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MSBAI Snags $1M Contract From USAF

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Los Angeles-based startup MSBAI, which is developing artificial intelligence tools for assisting in engineering reports it has received a $1M US Air Force grant. MSBAI was part of the Air Force Techstars 2020 program. MSBAI is led by CEO Allan Grosvenor.

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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working

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This round values the startup, which was founded in January 2020, at $11 million post-money. Powering up. Can solid state batteries power up for the next generation of EVs? ” In January 2020, Terry quit her job and started ChargerHelp. The company said it has raised $2.75

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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

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Most of you prefer to ignore the feedback from analysts that your chances of creating the next unicorn startup may be as low as one in five million. Customers line up to believe and buy from people who are viewed as leaders or experts relative to a specific solution. Facilitate rapid growth through contracted resources.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change.

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Dreaming of Mars, the startup Relativity Space gets its first launch site on Earth

TechCrunch LA

At the time they were working from a WeWork in Seattle, during the darkest winter in Seattle history, where Ellis was wrapping up a stint at Blue Origin. That contract, awarded by The 45th Space Wing of the Air Force, is the first direct agreement the U.S. The two had met in college at USC in their jet propulsion lab.

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8 Business Execution Strategies That Lead To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m sure you have all seen entrepreneurs and startups with great ideas that never seem to live up to their potential, while others with more mundane solutions seem to take off quickly and never slow down. If you tell me that you have been working on your startup for two years, but can’t quite quantify the progress, I’m not impressed.

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6 Drivers For Aspiring Entrepreneurs To Finish School

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A continuing question I hear from young entrepreneurs is whether a university degree is important to startup success, or just a distraction in achieving their purpose in the world. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors. Find employment connections with other startups.