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How Minority Founders Overcame the Challenge of Finding VC Investors

July 10, 2014 by

July 10, 2014

Entrepreneur.Com

How Minority Founders Overcame the Challenge of Finding VC Investors

We collected tips from Cunningham, fresh off of a $850,000 fundraise ...

Hardware Startup Birdi Seeded to Build a Better Smoke Alarm

June 28, 2014 by

June 28, 2014

Wall Street Journal

Hardware Startup Birdi Seeded to Build a Better Smoke Alarm

Tech entrepreneur and investor Mitch Kapor said he backed Birdi ...

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.@Sikorsky, a @LockheedMartin company, and @RainIndustries demonstrated and tested autonomous wildfire suppression techniques using Sikorsky’s optionally piloted MATRIX flight autonomy system layered with Rain’s wildfire suppression planning software.

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#Oakland, you’re up next!

The SMASH AI Innovation Challenge is coming Sat 3/22 to the Kapor Center! 🔥 Learn from tech mentors, tackle real AI challenges & win big prizes (Apple Watch, Nintendo Switch & more)!

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True Link Financial offers a debit card with spending controls expressly designed for people with dementia, other cognitive deficits or addiction issues. It also manages special needs trusts.
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18 Feb 1891731210453516312

Great @mercnews piece on first-time homebuyers Wilmer Tejada and Alexa Young using TurboHome to save $39K vs. the list price. One thing that comes across is that our agents are expert negotiators + aren't incentivized to get you to pay more than necessary since we charge a flat…

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