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10 Entrepreneur Beliefs Restrict Innovative Thinking

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur believes in their heart that their startup is more innovative and creative than their competitors. Yet none knows exactly where creativity comes from within, or how to pick and motivate the most creative people for the team. Most believe and follow one or more of the popular myths on business creativity, even though none of them have much scientific evidence.

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Q2 VC Funding Soars in San Diego (After Revisions), and Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

What a difference a megadeal (or two) can make. After the national MoneyTree Report was released last week, PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Ryan Spencer said he spent time on a call with Thomson Reuters, which provides the raw data, trying to figure out a change in the numbers for venture capital activity in San Diego. PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association use the Thomson Reuters data to prepare the MoneyTree Report on venture capital activity every quarter.