Companies backed by venture capitalists ("VCs") have a disproportionate influence on our economy; they provide funding to less than 0.25% of new businesses, but more than 47% of US companies that went public between 1995 ...
Economics & Business
May 16, 2024
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The importance of immigrant entrepreneurs and diversity in management has been widely demonstrated in academic literature. When management teams are diverse, they are able to bring a variety of perspectives to the decision-making ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest scion of the Kennedy clan to seek the presidency, has a set of unusual fans: some of the most influential tech executives and investors in America. Kennedy's ...
Political science
Jun 19, 2023
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Startup companies have traditionally looked for the most experienced venture capitalists (VC) they could find to get their businesses off the ground and support their growth. That's not always the case anymore, according ...
Economics & Business
Oct 11, 2022
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The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes, dubbed the "Oscars of Science," were announced on Thursday and will split a total of more than $15 million.
Other
Sep 22, 2022
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To spur decarbonization, public investments must go beyond government support of research and development and expand into the manufacturing and deployment of new technology. To do this, governments must move beyond the myths ...
Environment
Jul 15, 2022
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Success comes in many forms.
Economics & Business
Jun 10, 2022
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Companies in the software industry, where novel ideas are prized, use linguistic tactics to develop new labels for their innovations to stay ahead of competitors. Using language to signal that something is "new and different" ...
Economics & Business
Mar 10, 2022
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What matters more to venture capitalists: a slick presentation or the company founder's actual experience and expertise?
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2022
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The short message service Twitter has played a prominent role in US politics in recent weeks and months and attracted a lot of attention. Even in business, Twitter users' tweets are being closely followed and used as a basis ...
Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2021
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