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Techstars Music Opens Up Apps For New Class In LA

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into 10 startups, or $120,000 each, and invite them for its 13-week program in Los Angeles starting on February 3, 2020. The new class of the accelerator is being backed b Warner Music Group, Q Prime Management, Bill Silva Entertainment, Sony, Concord, Royalty Exchange, RecoChoku, AVEX Inc., Peloton and Entertainment One.

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How Valence Aims to Provide Better Access and Funding for Black Founders & Executives

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At Upfront we believe in improving access for founders and entrepreneurs to networking, professional development, and economic opportunities, and that’s what Kobie set out to do with Valence , which he incubated in our offices. in this video from the 2020 Upfront Summit. yes, THE John Legend?—?in And Ahmaud Arbery.

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Reflections on 2019: Scott Alderton, Preccelerator

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Today, we share the thoughts of Scott Alderton , Managing Partner of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP (www.stubbsalderton.com), which also runs the Preccelerator (www.preccelerator.com) startup incubator. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020? It is incredibly exciting! READ MORE>>.

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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

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The group says they took inspiration from similar community-oriented tech incubators in Atlanta like the Russel Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs , PROPEL Center and Gathering Spot , but Collab Studio will focus more specifically on the entertainment industry. Image Credits: Robiiiworld (Brandy Merriweather via BStarPR).

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

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She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020). Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup.

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Interview with Matt Kozlov, Techstars Space Accelerator

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One of those already has enough capital and their technology roadmap laid out to have their first satellite launched by mid-2020. I have worked as an entrepreneur in mobile gaming and an executive in the entertainment industry, and worked at Yahoo and also as a management consulting.