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Kensh?, ‘the antithesis of Goop,’ launches a research-based guide to natural medicine

TechCrunch LA

The startup has also collected information to construct a research-backed guide to holistic health, something the team believes has been missing from the natural health sector. then affirms the providers use research-backed methods and that they have vetted peer references and clients who can provide positive feedback.

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Pasadena's ArtCenter College Of Design, 3D Avatar Site IMVU Team

socalTECH

The ArtCenter College of Design , based in Pasadena, and social networking and 3D avatar site IMVU announced on Tuesday that the two have launched a new "studio partnership", which will let students in a course design their own, 3D experience in the IMVU world.

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Reward success and failure. Punish only inaction.

Berkonomics

And there are limits of course. But should we reward a research team that fails for the fourth time to find the solution to a nagging problem – on the way to a new product? If he had been a research employee reporting to you, at what point would you have pulled the plug on the project, or become disillusioned with the person?

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Investors Do Not Fund Research And Development

Startup Professionals Musings

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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Angel and VC Investors Won’t Fund Your Research

Startup Professionals Musings

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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7 Ways Academic Connections Can Assist A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Universities are a rich source of new ideas from their students, their professors, and their own research, and they value entrepreneurs from the real world to decide which ones are viable in the marketplace. Product research and prototype development. Business plan assistance.

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Research and Development are Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the first goal of the new business is to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer research. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology.