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ASH 2017 Highlights: CAR-T Competition, Myeloma, Hemophilia & More

Xconomy

Note: Ben Fidler co-authored this report.] Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma The first competition in the CAR-T field will be in adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Gene therapy and more standard forms of care are up for discussion, too. If you’re not ASH-saturated by now, stay tuned: We’ll have more hematology coverage later this week.

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Biggest conferences coming up for startups in 2017

StartUp Beat

2017 has already witnessed a load of successful and exciting conferences, including World Domination Summit, Startup+Fest and CEO Space. It’s a competition where entrepreneurs take the stage and proceed to pitch their startup ideas and their visions for the future. But the year is still not over, and the best is yet to come.

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6 Reasons Earned Social Engagement Surpasses Paid Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

While Pinterest and Tumbler have seen activity increases approaching 100%, The Verge reports that Facebook usage has declined in the U.S. by 15 million users since 2017, as young people ages 12 to 17 migrate to Snapchat and Instagram. That won’t build any competitive advantage. Maybe they just don’t care. There is no free lunch.

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Six ways to make your site-app-product go viral.

Berkonomics

From its start in 2015, the number of registered users has “suddenly” climbed from 45 million in 2017 to a reported 300 million by the end of 2020. That compares with a reported 330 million for Twitter which had a nine-year head start and so much more free press from famous users over the years.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Theodore Schleifer at Recode reported a rare deep dive into the internal intrigue at a prominent VC firm, in this case Mithril Capital. Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.”

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6 Ways The Business Social Media Players Are Changing

Startup Professionals Musings

While Pinterest and Tumbler have seen activity increases approaching 100%, The Verge reports that Facebook usage has declined in the U.S. by 15 million users since 2017, as young people ages 12 to 17 migrate to Snapchat and Instagram. That won’t build any competitive advantage. Maybe they just don’t care. There is no free lunch.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC. With thousands of shareholders, dealing with critics is an onerous challenge.

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