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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

Both Sides of the Table

He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. Funny story, after Bill presented at TED (back when Amazon was still a small company) Jeff Bezos was in the audience. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC. Overture (Goto.com).

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CCNY Student-Led Start-up Organovis Wins USD25,000 Top Prize at Standard Chartered 2023 Women in Tech Incubator Competition

American Entrepreneurship

Organovis hopes to transform drug testing by making it more precise, ethical, and affordable NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 – The City College of New York (“CCNY”) student-led start-up, Organovis has won the 2023 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition. We are thrilled to be named the winner of this year’s Women in Tech Incubator competition.

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Maximum Impact

This is going to be BIG.

Run an accelerator/incubator? Qualified people don't know about the opportunities that startups present, kids coming out of college don't have the right skills--there's so much to do here, but I just don't know how best to address it and get myself fed. However, that's where I am at this stage in my career. See recruiting.

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Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures

TechCrunch

The company announced today it has raised $10 million in Series A funding co-led by Alpha Wave Incubation and edtech-focused GSV Ventures. One of the Jakarta-based company’s goals is to improve educational standards in Indonesia. This marks the first time both have made an investment in Indonesia.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

We had more than 700 resumes, short-listed 65, interviewed 16 in one-hour meetings had 6 full-day interviews including a presentation by the candidate on a selected market opportunity and we did 3 finalist dinners to test cultural fit. I am a very big believer in education and especially higher education.

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How a bot-fighting test turned into edtech’s most iconic brand, Duolingo

TechCrunch

Luis von Ahn, an entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to scaling free education, has probably annoyed you more than once. His mother spent most of her income sending him to “fancy private school” as he puts it, and he estimates she spent over $1 million on his education over his lifetime. Image Credits: Duolingo.

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10 Signs Your Company Needs a Business Accelerator Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Steer clear of any accelerator and incubator programs that invest in their participant businesses but also take ownership. That’s wonderful, but it’s not helpful in the present. Education is one of few things that can’t be taken away from you. You need investment to grow but don’t want to give up ownership.