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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

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What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program. Courtesy of Sphero & Disney. Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit.

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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

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The primary stipulation is that each Thiel Fellow must drop out of college, for at least two years, and pursue their “entrepreneurial ventures, research and self-education.”. For many entrepreneurs, college has little appeal. Others, such as Walt Disney and Richard Branson never even enroll. Entrepreneurs are misfits.

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Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College?

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Should millennial entrepreneurs go to college? Given the stellar startup careers of non-college graduates like Zuckerberg, Ellison, Disney, Gates, Jobs, Branson and Dell, the answer to this question might surprise you. I asked them to devise reasons an entrepreneur should remain in college.

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Getting in the Game: Entrepreneurs and the Video Game Industry

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Saturday, May 12, 2012 -- Getting in the Game: Entrepreneurs and the. Panel includes: Joshua Glazer - Co-Founder and CTO, Naked Sky Entertainment; Matthew Hanneus - CEO and Co-Founder, Sleepy Giant; Brian White - Director, Technology, Disney Mobile. Video Game Industry. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. See [link] (more)

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Four Questions Entrepreneurs Should Answer Before Dropping Out Of College

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Are you an entrepreneur that is thinking about dropping out of college? The startup careers of Zuckerberg, Ellison, Disney, Gates, Jobs, Branson and Dell make it seem that the path to entrepreneurial success is enhanced by avoiding a college degree. However, as made clear in Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College?

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. Andrew & Petri posed a question to me, “If Walt Disney were starting his company today, what kind of company would he build?” The Walt Disney Corporation. Plus physical.

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Understanding Your True Character as an Entrepreneur

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He was also surrounded by business colleagues: Maker Studios employees, Disney leaders, YouTube leaders, VC investors and so forth. And you could tell that even though his Disney relationships were formed in business there is a close mutual trust and respect of all of his colleagues. I can’t recommend reading it enough.