AMITA’s Women Entrepreneur Panel Tonight 6:00 p.m.

AMITA, the Association of MIT Alumnae, is holding a Women Entrepreneur Panel tonight, on Thursday, March 24, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at IBM in Foster City, CA. Come to network and be inspired by a panel of distinguished women from a variety of industries who have taken different paths to success. Sramana Mitra will

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Roundtable Recap: March 24 – 75th Session Spotlights The Midwest

This week’s One Million by One Million roundtable was our 75th session, and we worked today with three entrepreneurs from the Midwest region of the United States. Our co-host for the program was TiE Midwest based in Chicago. First up, Priyanshu Harshavat from Evanston, Illinois, presented Socioclean, a service for cleaning up your reputation on

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Business Incubator Series: Interview With Kerry Rupp, Managing Partner, DreamIt Ventures – Philadelphia And New York City (Part 1)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Praveen Karoshi I am talking to Kerry Rupp, managing partner at DreamIt Ventures, which is an intense three-month location-based program where entrepreneurs receive seed funding, mentoring and peer support, and introductions to potential investors and partners. DreamIt’s goal is not only to support entrepreneurs’ efforts but to truly challenge

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Seed Capital: Mark Solon, Co-Founder And Managing Partner, Highway 12 Ventures — Boise, Idaho (Part 6)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do you have a preference for capital-efficient companies? Mark: For the most part. We’re in a couple of companies that haven’t been the most capital-efficient businesses, but they’re still great outcomes. We’re not a big enough fund to play in companies that raise $50 million or

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March 24 Roundtable Recording

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Become The CEO Of Your Own Destiny: LiveOps CEO And Former eBay COO Maynard Webb, Santa Clara, California (Part 7)

Sramana: You mentioned that you are in the process of building an angel fund. What is the philosophy behind that fund? Are you going to follow the meritocracy philosophy? Maynard Webb: I have two things I will focus on. One is my foundation, which aims to help the world’s underdogs achieve their goals.

Seed Capital: Mark Solon, Co-Founder And Managing Partner, Highway 12 Ventures — Boise, Idaho (Part 5)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Mark: It probably takes getting to $20 million or $30 million in sales before a larger technology company would be interested in acquiring a company. You’re going to have to get at least part of the way there. It’s hard to draw a line in the sand.

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1Mby1M Deal Radar: Digital Photo Academy, New York City

Typical studies of of the economic contribution of the arts tend to focus on the income jobs in the field produce. This approach is wrong, says Financial Times columnist John Kay, and reveals only a poor understanding of wealth creation. As funding for libraries, museums, and public school programs in art and music is cut,

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