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Virgin Galactic Returns To Space In Fourth Test Flight

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Mojave-based Virgin Galactic , the spaceflight and space tourism company founded by Sir Richard Branson, has returned to space , after its fourth test flight on Thursday. Virgin Galactic said the flight also represented its first, revenue-generating flight, due to four space science and technology experiments for NASA on the VSS Unity.

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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

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Others, such as Walt Disney and Richard Branson never even enroll. As Clay Christensen aptly points out in The Innovator’s Dilemma, a large company’s defense of its legacy clouds its ability to appropriately assess the potential impact of disruptive technologies. Richard Branson – “My mother was determined to make us independent.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

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The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Working on it. And being ambitious.

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Reflections on 2018: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's technology industry. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? I remain VERY bullish on SoCal's tech community.

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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

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They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. They include people like Sir Richard Branson , born in 1950, who has founded over 400 companies, and claims to be just getting started.

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Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

Startup Professionals Musings

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. They include people like Sir Richard Branson , born in 1950, who has founded over 400 companies, and claims to be just getting started.

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5 Ways To Make It Easier To Do What Matters At Work

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Sir Richard Branson , who controls over 400 active companies, never appears to be even working. The technology is here to do most hard things effortlessly in business, but I find many business owners stuck in the past, refusing to change. This leads to business growth, and happier people, typically due to more and higher-paying jobs.