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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Milis Bio

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 1, 2020 People are rightfully concerned about the threat of coronavirus, which has so far killed about 2,800 people worldwide. What is your top goal for Milis Bio for 2020? What will be the most overhyped tech trend of 2020? Unable to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them.”

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Covid-19 is a marathon, not a sprint, for startups in US, UK and Israel

VC Cafe

The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP.

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2023 Predictions

Eric Friedman

I started making predictions for the decade ahead in 2020 , then made 2021 predictions , then 2022 predictions. This is a fun quote to start things off with because I began this journey with my 2020 predictions. Your entire experience and process will be governed by a authentication. Bill Gates. 2022 Predictions Legend = -1 = -.75

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2023 Predictions

Eric Friedman

I started making predictions for the decade ahead in 2020 , then made 2021 predictions , then 2022 predictions. This is a fun quote to start things off with because I began this journey with my 2020 predictions. Your entire experience and process will be governed by a authentication. Bill Gates. 2022 Predictions Legend = -1 = -.75

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Why Defense Could Now Be a Market for Startups

Steve Blank

The military awarded $445 billion in contracts in 2020. To attract interest the Defense Department is handing out unprecedented numbers of small contracts and in 2020 seeded 1,635 firms with more than $1.5 ai entered the defense market having already built a successful commercial business in the energy vertical.

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The Innovation State of the Union

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It wasn’t like we were packaging software we were producing the highest performing vertical axis wind turbine. Unfortunately the US government has muddied the waters by not implementing real industrial and technology policies. But it wasn’t an Atlas rocket either. In 2010 it was 4%.(1) Engineers are aging.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Lofty AI

Austin Startup

The Lofty AI team includes (from left to right) Jerry Chu , Alysia Silberg , Mark Keane , and Max Ball The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 Lofty AI serves both full-time and part-time real estate investors by helping them make more data-driven decisions yielding higher returns. What is your top goal for Lofty AI for 2020?