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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

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Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. The financing will be used to help students finance their Entity Academy tuition, which typically costs $15,000.

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Melon's Goal To Connect Your Brain To Your Smartphone, And Help You Focus

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We caught up with founders Arye Barnehama and Laura Michelle Berman earlier this week to hear more about what Melon is hoping to do with its brain-reading headband. Arye Barnehama: Melon is all about turning the invisible activity of the mind, into something visible and meaningful in your everyday life. What is Melon? He''s out of MIT.

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What SAAS Companies Need to Know About Network Management?

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A recent study of IT professionals reported that over 30% of their workplace environment is virtualized. We’ve even created an acronym for these kinds of services: software as a service (SAAS). Usually, a company provides subscription based access to subscribers allowing these subscribers to use software in the cloud.

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What Tech Entrepreneurs Could Learn from Chamillionaire

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We also talked about getting more young African Americans interested in entrepreneurship & technology. He studied the errors that other people had made and tried to improve on them. It made me confident about what would work. He would get a call from the stores asking about a new album coming out.

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

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Let’s talk about kids for a moment. There have been many studies done on the topic including looking at twins raised in separate families. There have been many studies done on the topic including looking at twins raised in separate families. I have also seen studies on “birth order.&#.

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Fixing Tech’s Gender Problem Starts With Company Culture

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It wasn't until the early 1960's, when men realized the power and prestige associated with software development, that women were not so subtly pushed out of the profession. Despite men's inroads into software development, many women continued to make significant contributions in the field of software design until the early 1970's.

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Interview with Jonathan Zweig, AppOnboard

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Traditionally, the way that app developers get downloads for their apps is through banners, interstitials, and even videos--something we pioneered at AdColony many years ago. I traveled the world, enjoyed time with my family, and I really never though about working again. He talks a lot about this. It's all about who you know.

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