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8 Steps To Starting A New Venture With Limited Funds

Startup Professionals Musings

Advisors and investors need to see your whole story in as few as ten slides. You need to recruit advisors, key partners, and cofounders well before approaching investors. Technical entrepreneurs need to surround themselves with people who have the financial, marketing, and operational experience in managing a business.

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Going Beyond Facial Recognition – Why The Future Of Security And Possibilities Lie In Video Analytics

YoungUpstarts

Fast-forward to 2018 and we have experts surmising that 2FA scratches the surface and that MFA (Multifactor Authentication) should be the new standard. He previously cofounded Scintera, a fabless semiconductor company in 2001. The options moved from voice recognition to fingerprint identification, and facial recognition.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

Research from BCG, Harvard Business Review, First Round Capital, the Kauffman Foundation, and Illuminate Ventures shows that investors in diverse teams get better returns: Paul Graham , cofounder of Y Combinator (2015): “Many suspect that venture capital firms are biased against female founders.

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10 Keys To Finding That Perfect-Fit Business Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

I realize now that these two were near-perfect co-founders, with Bill having the technical passion, and Steve bringing the business experience from his prior stint at Procter and Gamble. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/02/2018. Their skills and interests were complementary, and their trust in each other was palpable.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Pierce Burnette knows the meaning of “humble beginnings” and has combined her intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), entrepreneurial spirit, and technical knowledge to forge successful careers in engineering, information technology, and education. She is committed to improving representation in Austin’s technology landscape.

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How Tech for Campaigns Has Helped 3,000+ Techies Make a Difference in Progressive Politics

Hunter Walker

I met Jessica Alter when was running FounderDating, which helped solo founders discover their perfect cofounders. Jessica, along with two cofounders, started Tech for Campaigns , which connects tech volunteers with the campaigns of progressive candidates for skill-based volunteering.

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Opportunity Hub Partners with Capital Factory To Bridge Opportunity Gap

Austin Startup

Opportunity Hub (OHUB) | Inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship and investment for all Tech recruiter mentors HBCU@SXSW cohort on building soft skills during 2018 SXSW Opportunity Hub’s Growth and Mission Opportunity Hub was co-founded in 2013 in Atlanta, GA by Rodney Sampson.

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