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Using full-body MRIs, Ezra can now detect 11 cancers in men and 13 in women

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When Ezra first launched about six months ago, the company was using magnetic resonance imaging machines to test for prostate cancer in men. The scans take about an hour and costs just $1,950, compared with the $5,000 to $10,000 that a full-body MRI scan can cost. Insurance companies won’t pay for Ezra’s screens… yet.

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Video Interview: Jeff Cohn, Syndicated Maps

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Jeff Cohn , the founder and CEO of Syndicated Maps (www.syndicatedmaps.com) previously helped start up the Tech Coast Angels' efforts and company screenings in Los Angeles. He gives other entrepreneurs advice about making a startup successful, and what he's learned over the years of bootstrapping his own startup.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. no, I''m not talking about SVB, Comerica, Square1 and the like. start-ups are overvalued. Big difference.].

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How I Gamified My Own Brain to Lose Weight & Improve Fitness

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Socially distant hiking in Sedona (we drove there) I recently wrote about my weight-loss journey over the past 18 months where I lost 65 pounds without a fad diet and returned to my college weight. If you want to get in better shape and haven’t read that you might start there. I separately wrote about some food plans I use.

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Check Your Entrepreneurial DNA Before You Start Up

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To confirm the value of checking yourself, I find more and more investment organizations and startup incubators, including StartupAmerica and CoFoundersLab , already use a formal process, such as StrengthsFinder , as part of their screening process. The Builder excels at constructing a business from the ground up.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

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Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. But first you need to know about Reg D filings. I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic.

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Some Quick Thoughts on Exits for Technology Startups

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Startup Exits: A Primer from msuster. I speak privately a lot about getting an exit at a startup. I haven’t spoken publicly about it much but since Rincon asked – I agreed. We also are going to talk a lot about startups getting exits and ultimately: Companies are bought, not sold.

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