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Out of the Crisis #13: Alpha Lee on remembering the 2003 SARS epidemic and his opensource COVID-19 Moonshot

Startup Lessons Learned

In January of this year, he arrived in the US with his co-founders as part of the winter 2020 YCombinator batch. As Alpha explained, it's "not in any way tied to PostEra's commercial operations. Alpha Lee : I'm Alpha Lee, a co-founder of PostEra. It's solely used to make and test compounds against COVID."

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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

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by Emmanuel de Watteville, co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures. One of the most effective ways to spot solid potential in an early-stage startup is by checking out the working technology, as well as the current operating model, making sure it’s seamless and user-friendly. Measure the traction to be gained from the product or service.

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25 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

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He began his operations from a one-bedroom apartment, where the disruption process began. Vitalik Buterin is the founder of Ethereum, a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of fraud or third-party interference. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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The Austin Startup Diversity and Inclusion Pledge

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The core idea is that startups will pledge to take a few concrete measures in the way they operate their company that should, over time, increase the number of minorities, women and people who identify as LGBTQ in the startup community.

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How to Get Funding from Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban and Other Stories

Up and Running

Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. In 2003, Ben Luftman, fresh out of law school, started Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP, with partner, Jeremy Heck. It just feels right,” says Mike Whitehead, FINEX founder. After all, what have you got to lose?

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[INTERVIEW] Eldon Mascoll, Toronto Entrepreneur, Founder Of Freedom Park Media Group

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a nonprofit organization that helps disadvantaged communities learn about and experience culture. He returned to his hometown of Toronto in 2003, where he has since led multiple ventures, including the launch of “Games On Wheels Canada” ( gamesonwheels.ca ).

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Business Advice Podcasts: Why Every Entrepreneur Should Tune In

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In 2003, the journey of the podcast began, and by 2007, “The Ricky Gervais Show” made headlines with a record-breaking audience 260,000 listeners. What they know can directly impact how you operate and succeed. Engage with the business community. Beyond information sharing, podcasts are all about community.