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August 28, 2012 | Vol. 4, Issue 34
FEATURE
Universities Report $1.4-Billion in Earnings on Inventions in 2011
August 28, 2012 | Chronicle on Higher Education
Universities and their inventors earned more than $1.4-billion from commercializing their academic research in the 2011 fiscal year, collecting royalties from new breeds of wheat, from a new drug for the treatment of HIV, and from longstanding arrangements over enduring products like Gatorade. Northwestern University earned the most of any institution reporting, with more than $191-million in licensing income.
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As Kickstarter and Other Crowdfunding Sites Grow, so Does Scrutiny
August 26, 2012 | Denver Post
Denver resident David Van Duzer has backed nine Kickstarter projects over the past two years. Three have delivered the goods, and six have not, including one that's probably "dead in the water." Not exactly the best batting average, but it is the nature of crowdfunding, where online donors pledge as little as $1 to help kick-start an artist or entrepreneur's sometimes far-flung idea. In return...
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Facebook Stock Decline Shows Wall Street Is Wary of Give-it-away-free Approach
August 22, 2012 | Washington Post
The dizzying stock decline of Facebook, a wealthy company with nearly a seventh of the world’s population as users, has revived a key debate of the Internet age: Can anyone get rich while giving their product away? Investors have cut Facebook’s value nearly in half since its May public offering.
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Questions Raised by North Carolina State Pension Fund Investment in Facebook
Third Frontier Leaders Want the Flexibility to Make Big Bets for Ohio
August 25, 2012 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Leaders of the Third Frontier Commission, coming off a consensus-building retreat, say they need to be able to react quickly and creatively to business opportunities to achieve their mission of driving Ohio into the new economy. Such flexibility will require changes in an organization that may take up to 18 months to reach a funding decision, they say, but nimbleness is one of several traits cited as keys to success.
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CincyTech Wins $5.5 M for Startups
State Approves Coalition’s $4M Funding for Dayton
Fred Wilson: The Problem with Venture Capital - "Too Much Money in Too Few Hands."
August 23, 2012 | Technology Review/Business Insider
Fred Wilson, managing partner at Union Square Ventures, is a preëminent figure in venture capital. In a recent interview in his Manhattan office with Technology Review. Wilson offered some ideas for fixing venture capital.
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Big Investors Rethinking Social Media
Musings of a VC on Lockups and Insider Selling
It's Hard Out there for a Venture Capitalist
Top Cities for Technology Start-ups
Once-Dominant VC Firm Kleiner Perkins Gets Blown Up In Groupon, Zynga, And Facebook
A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley
Dave McClure Says Most VCs Are 'Stupid, Insufferable, Arrogant' And Terrible At Making Money
Start Garden Venture Capital Fund in Grand Rapids Inspires Ideas for Businesses
From Incubator Program, UT Grad Student Turning Idea into a Real Company
Inventor Challenges a Sweeping Revision in Patent Law
Tech Giants' Spending Brings Tax Windfall as Silicon Valley Booms
Tampa Bay Innovation: Ocean Exploration, Medical Technology, Defense Businesses
U. of Utah Holds Out Hat for Tech Transfer
The Crowdfunding Ecosystem Needs Contraction and Organization
Wisconsin Warns of Future Scams Capitalizing on 'Crowdfunding' Trend
Y Combinator’s Young Startups Tout Revenue Over Users
Immigrant Entrepreneur Sees Great Opportunity in St. Louis
Agency Working to Develop Wisconsin 'Investment Capital' Legislation
Philadelphia Super Angel Consortium Seeks to Fill Life Sciences Investment Void
Entrepreneurial Tightrope: Web a Key Part of Expansion Plans
Mexican IT Industry Sets Sights on San Diego
Romney Campaign Treads Carefully on 'DREAM Act' Lawsuit
Pittsburgh's Immigrants Cautious About New Policy
Informal Incubators Foster Collaboration
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Fundability
Office Luddites: When Technology Is Your Worst Enemy
Silicon Valley Techies Fight to Save a Popular but Illegal Haven
Michigan eLab Connects Silicon Valley VC to U-M Entrepreneurs
Farm Bill Struggles for Support Outside Rural Areas
Dark Days for SolarWorld, Anchor of Oregon's Solar Sector
Investors Seek Profit Possibilities from Drought
High School Grads Miss Mark
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