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Los Angeles investors and entrepreneurs launch PledgeLA, a diversity and inclusion program

TechCrunch LA

In an attempt to boost diversity and inclusion efforts and civic engagement between the growing technology industry in Los Angeles and the community that surrounds it, over 80 venture capitalists and entrepreneurs joined the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, and the non-profit Annenberg Foundation to announce PledgeLA.

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8 Ways New Venture Founders Create Whole New Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

This is a statement that they are willing and able (and successful) at projecting market and technology turns, not just straight-line innovations. Richard Branson’s adventurer escapades are legendary, and Steve Jobs made new product presentations an experience, as well as a sales pitch and an education.

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5 Strategies For Business Growth Many People Forget

Startup Professionals Musings

In this age of constant market evolution and new technology, there is no such thing as a static business that is self-sustaining. Introduce disruptive technologies to this domain. The traditional approach of implementing stable and repeatable processes, so that your business can run itself, no longer works.

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Milken’s Global Conference | Inspiring, Surreal and Transformative

Tech Zulu Event

Technology advocate and celebrity Will.I.Am. Joining him on the panel was Kimbal Musk, CEO of The Kitchen Community and co-founder of PayPal and SpaceX. Education & Tech. Education and Technology were also hot topics at the conference. Disruptors and Innovators. Transforming Communities in Urban Centers.

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OK, So Maybe Not ALL MBA Entrepreneurs Are Oxymorons

InfoChachkie

” – Elon Musk, Founder Tesla Motors and SpaceX. Ventures In Which An MBA Education Is A Plus. Minimal Science / Technology – Other than the technology associated with ecommerce, most successful MBA startups do not rely on technological innovations or fundamental, scientific discoveries to achieve a competitive advantage.