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A startup basketball league to be founded in Cleveland says that they plan on competing with the NCAA. These athletes will be college students, as
Robert Phillips has an article on The Guardian that makes some great points about why it seems that there are so few university graduates creating
Rap snacks is a new chip company that features the names and faces of many popular rappers/singers. These chips have recently become increasingly popular
You have an idea, and you’re ready to make money by selling that idea, great! Before you quit your job and throw away any other
There are a few skills that are essential to being a great entrepreneur that are also essential to being a great professional athlete. This is
Two Houston entrepreneurs, Marshall Law and Aaron Knape, have created a startup that could really change how people at ball games and other events order
This is the headline of an article I found written by Eric Newcomer on Bloomberg.org. In the article Newcomer elaborates on how tech startups that
Bill Gross, founder and incubator of hundreds of startups wanted to evaluate which factors matter most for company successes. Gross looked at these five essential
When visiting family in Colorado over Thanksgiving break I spent an afternoon at TinkerMill, the state’s largest maker space. I was really impressed by the
The Pasadena Angels is a non-profit entity founded in 2000 that is devoted to helping forward-thinking innovators and entrepreneurs. They are one of the top
Jon Kolko, the vice president of design at Blackboard, the education software all Obies are familiar with wrote a book entitled “Well-Designed: How to Use
Idealab is a technology incubator in my hometown, Pasadena CA. It was founded in 1996 by entrepreneur Bill Gross. Gross is an alumni of Caltech
Sejal Hathi is a great example of a social entrepreneur. She founded the nonprofit Girls Helping Girls and the social enterprise girltank at age 19. She
On November 1st I attended the second annual Leadercast Women event at The New Russia Township Lodge in Oberlin. President Carmen Twillie Ambar sat on
First-years have their pals; Junior and Senior have respective programs helping planning future careers. It seems that at Oberlin, Sophomore is ignored based on the
On Sept. 21th, I went to Startupweekend with no pitches in my mind. Though attracted by the whole concept of solving
https://www.bluetreealliedangels.com Blue Tree Allied Angels is a group of investors that primarily research and fund projects in western Pennsylvania. Their investments vary in size and
https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2018/10/24/cleveland-clinic-unveils-top-10-medical-innovations-for-2019/ The second breakthrough on this list by the Cleveland Clinic mentions the prospective benefits of further implementing artificial intelligence into medicine. Tasks that often
https://www.sustain.ai/solutions/engagement/ Sustain targets Fortune 1000 companies that want to make meaningful and sustainable changes to daily operations. Sustain’s mission is to provide these companies with
https://nikolapower.com “In the current state of the sustainable energy industry, the biggest challenge we face is the intermittent nature of renewables. Nikola Power solutions are
https://node.eco This Seattle, Washington based startup has revolutionized the way we think about home design. Node provides comprehensive planning, design, and construction of “closed-loop, regenerative,
https://www.biocellection.com https://www.forbes.com/profile/biocellection/?list=30under30-social-entrepreneurs#633b2ffd7d8d BioCellection claims that 97% of consumer plastic and 79% of industrial plastic waste is not recycled, but rather ends up in landfills or
In the San Francisco bay area, residents are lucky enough to be surrounded by stunning natural landscapes like the ocean, the desert, the mountains and
In terms of product innovation, I was thinking a lot about incentives when we made our
OraSaifu | All in One Smart Hardware Wallethttps://orasaifu.io/ https://www.backerkit.com/projects/orasaifu-first-all-in-one-smart-wallet This product capitalizes on the human desire for security, consolidation and ease of access. It allows
