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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. I commented that many young entrepreneurs I talk to these days have a desire to “go plural&# and create an incubator. We talked about patents. I think this makes no sense.

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Tilofy: Making Sense Of The World Around You Using Location Data

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Ali Khoshgozaran: Before we started the company, me and my partner had participated in the USC Viterbi startup competition. About 100 teams participated in that competition, and 10 teams were selected to be part of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage program. How did Tilofy come about? What drove your interest in this area?

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6 Drivers For Aspiring Entrepreneurs To Finish School

Startup Professionals Musings

They provide peer group organizations, usually called incubators, with free resources, practice environments, and outside mentoring that can help you learn and pivot with minimal cost. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors. Every school recognizes the power of “hands-on” work to help you develop your own ideas into a business.

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Music Prodigy Beats 70 Startups To Bring Music Education Technology to the Masses

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Rock Prodigy is Music Prodigy’s pioneer product and is a revolutionary interactive music app powered by patent-pending polyphonic pitch-recognition technology that allows musicians of all skill levels to use any instrument and provide instant performance feedback to accelerate learning. Practice, Right Skills & Experience.

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8 Ways Your Old School Can Energize Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. They can also connect you to area businesses. Visibility to startup job opportunities and career guidance.

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8 Potential Entrepreneur Assists From Your Alma Mater

Startup Professionals Musings

Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. They can also connect you to area businesses. Visibility to startup job opportunities and career guidance.

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How To Make The Most Of Your DNA As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

These are the ultimate chess players in the game of business, always looking to be two or three moves ahead of the competition. Too many Innovators are like Dean Kamen , still struggling with the Segway Human Transporter , while holding over 1000 other device patents. The Builder loves building a business from the ground up.