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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen. They also had much experience before that. Clear path to execution. Ability to build without a massive budget. And Seriously.

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Boston Startup School Launches | Education 2.0

Tech Zulu Event

Over the past few months Boston Startup School and it’s founders have reviewed hundreds of applications for their first class all while working very hard to get to know each and every candidate. .” -says Shaun Johnson, Co-Founder and COO of Boston Startup School. Something a “corporate” job would not do.)

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

InfoChachkie

Tech entrepreneurs' consternation with MBAs does not rise to the level of loathing. Rather, entrepreneurs' frustrations are often due to an incongruence between an MBA's expectations versus the value they can deliver to a startup. As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word. Look For MBA Outliers.

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How More Women Are Becoming Angel Investors, with Eva Yazhari

socalTECH

My participation has been on the impact investing and education side, where I''ve been involved as a mentor. It''s not only an education program, but it''s also a source of funding. We have a few innovations we provide, such as being able to do high quality, due diligence for virtually no cost.

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Interview with Alan Horsager, Episona

socalTECH

Our first product is called Seed, which is a screening test for male infertility. We've translated that into a screening test, which started offering out in October of last year. Where was the technology for this developed? The onus for us is really about the technical validation of the assay. What is Episona?

USC 100
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StoryBots And The Future of Learning,With Gregg Spiridellis, JibJab

socalTECH

It might look a little bit like StoryBots (www.storybots.com), the new kids educational and entertainment service just launched by JibJab (www.jibjab.com). The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. We have four free ones up right now on StoryBots.

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This Philanthropist Is Winning Skirmishes With Poverty By Tapping Into An Inner City’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

InfoChachkie

It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". We have a rigorous screening process, and we only fund the very best programs that are able to quantify their impact. ABC is applying entrepreneurial principles to the art of charity.