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Meet the Xconomy Awards San Diego Digital Trailblazer Finalists

Xconomy

The finalists in the Digital Trailblazer category of the Xconomy Awards San Diego highlight the wide variety of healthtech ideas emanating from local startups and big companies alike, ranging from virtual coaches for physical therapy patients, to experimental software designed to address Alzheimer’s symptoms.

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Google Launching Its Own Computer Science Courses on Campuses

Xconomy

Early next year, twenty students will have the opportunity to study machine learning for 10 weeks with Google engineers, college professors, and coaches—free of charge. The bootcamp-like machine learning course is part of a broader Google initiative to bring computer science instruction that it designs.

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5 Steps To Get You From Your First Idea To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

His challenge is to focus on one market, with a specific design, cost, and price. Build your own personal brand image through blogging, industry forums, and networking. For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. in Physics who talks passionately about starting a business producing nuclear powered batteries.

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8 Keys To Providing Consulting Services To Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

A client relationship suggests that the consultant is in charge, whereas the customer designation recognizes the more modern model of the customer in control. There are expert blogs and curation sites, like this one, covering every aspect of business and leadership. Treat a startup as a customer, not a client.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

Both Sides of the Table

They walked through 4 minutes of PowerPoint garble (of a 5 minute pitch) before unveiling a beautifully designed UI. ThereNow has build a platform (physical camera + software platform) to help remote coaches help improve teachers. The classroom activities are recorded and the video is appended with comments from a remote coach.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. They are designed to help good companies to get access to investors but also to make bad companies look good. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I hustled.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. They are designed to help good companies to get access to investors but also help to make bad companies look good. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I hustled.