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How To Make The Most Of Your DNA As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

His framework seems to be picking up some traction, and is already in use informally by several entrepreneurship platforms, universities, and even high school programs. You go all over the country, the world, and the Web searching for “best practices” in marketing, finance, planning, and funding. Internal forces (your startup team).

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5 Keys To The Startup Mindset Required For Breakthrus

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund. But we all know that these are not solutions by themselves, but require integration into an innovative framework to solve real customer problems. But let me assure you, the real joy, satisfaction, and full potential comes from breakthroughs that change the world.

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Nervana’s $400M+ Buyout Reflects Key Tech Trend in Machine Learning

Xconomy

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out. Just over a year later, Jurvetson led the Series A round of venture funding for Nervana Systems.

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Not All Entrepreneurs are Cut From the Same Cloth

Startup Professionals Musings

His framework seems to be picking up some traction, and is already in use informally by several entrepreneurship platforms, including StartupAmerica , and CoFoundersLab. You go all over the country, the world, and the Web searching for “best practices” in marketing, finance, planning, and funding. Internal forces (your startup team).