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Girls in STEM and Cyber Security Among Top Startups at Eureka Park 2018

Tech.Co

In a study by the US Department of Commerce , women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more money than women in non-STEM positions. Near the nation’s capital, Arlington, VA has a thriving startup community that supports female-led companies, startups in STEM, cyber security, defense, and everything in between aimed at improving the status quo.

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GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven

TechCrunch LA

GM confirmed to TechCrunch that it has started to wind down Maven. ” Maven was designed to bring and expand several of GM’s existing test programs under one brand. It also started Maven Gig in hopes of tapping into a growing demand from rideshare and delivery app drivers.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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Reflections On 2017: Krisztina 'Z' Holly, MAKE IT IN LA

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We also started offering Factory Tour Workshops to entrepreneurs, with nearly 100 applying for the pilots. And I'm especially proud to have received our 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the I.R.S. What are you looking forward to most in 2018? Check out the entertaining video here.)

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8 Ways To Instill A Sense Of Purpose In Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Starting a new venture and thriving in today’s economy is hard, but the best have figured out that customers and employees need to feel that you have a sense of purpose, to complement the company’s pursuit of profit. Build a skilled team to design and develop what is needed. Building a solution and a company is not a solo exercise.

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Origin wants to make accessible physical therapy women’s new normal

TechCrunch LA

Gender bias in medicine is systemic,” says Carine Carmy, the fast-talking CEO and co-founder of Origin , during a condensed chat about her startup mission to make physical therapy for women and mothers accessible and affordable across the US, both online and through a network of physical clinics.

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OK, So Maybe Not ALL MBA Entrepreneurs Are Oxymorons

InfoChachkie

I too have taken shots at MBA’s, describing why they are not typically well suited for startup life in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs. However, as we talked, he opened my eyes to the fact that an impressive number of very successful startups were founded by graduates of top MBA programs. “When M.B.A.’s