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July 17, 2012   |   Vol. 4, Issue 28
 
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Where’s the Venture Capital?
July 15, 2012 | Chief Executive Magazine
Stanford University graduates Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger were able to launch a company called Instagram that obtained seed capital and within 18 months, able to raise $50 million in funding from venture capital funds. That placed a value of $500 million on the company. Then, a week later, in April, Facebook came calling and offered $1 billion for the company. A Cinderella story, to be sure.
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Halo Report: Angel Investing Holds Steady in First Quarter

U.S. Venture Capital Has Its Biggest Quarter Since Dot-Com Days


Angel Investors vs Venture Capitalists: Targeting Funding Sources
July 13, 2012 | Early Growth Financial
When you’re looking to fund your start-up, should you pursue funds from an angel investor or a venture capitalist? Your first response may be: whoever will give me money! Sure, you may be at the point where you feel ready to take money from whomever will give it to you, but it’s actually more complicated than that. Before targeting a potential funding source, there’s a lot to consider. You may want to begin by thinking about the following:
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Microsoft Creates Bing Fund to Nurture Startups
July 14, 2012 | E-Week
The Bing Fund will serve as an angel investor in U.S.-based startups that are developing online or mobile innovations, offering access to Bing APIs and the resources of Microsoft Research.
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Shale Gas Boom May Quickly Go Bust, Speaker Warns City Club of Cleveland
July 12, 2012 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
With drilling derricks rising like dollar signs in the countryside, and some analysts predicting an energy boom, many in Ohio see shale gas as an economic force and a lucky strike. In a methodical presentation at the City Club of Cleveland, Deborah Rogers argued that the numbers of jobs to be created, the amount of gas to be produced, and the safety of the drilling operations are vastly overstated.
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Education's Collaborative Effort Focuses on New Science Standards
July 16, 2012 | Fort Worth Star Telegram
"The reason I take science so seriously at school is no matter what career you end up doing, if you want to be an informed citizen you have to understand science," said Varada Salimath, a Denton High School sophomore who is considering a career in neuroscience and says her dream college is Princeton University.
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More Than Facts and Formulas

Sallie Mae Survey Finds College Costs Shifting to Students

Backlash Builds as For-profit Schools Rake in GI Bill Funds

Strengthening the Link Between Industry and University Research

Universities Reshaping Education on the Web

Looking at the Venture for America by the Okie from Muskogee

A Boot Camp for Veterans to Learn Business Basics

States Urged: Cultivate Entrepreneurs, Encourage Startups

DOE's Big Bucks Available for Small Businesses

Silicon Beach Emerges as a Tech Hotbed

What the Mobile Enterprise Really Means

TechColumbus Expands its Aid

With Millions to Invest, Ohio's Third Frontier Stalled

CincyTech Makes its Case

4 Reasons VCs Should Check Out Ohio

St Louis' Entrepreneur's Frustration Turns to Success

Google’s Marissa Mayer Becomes Yahoo’s Chief

Getting Investors to Yes: Six Elements of a Persuasive Pitch

Health Care Ruling, Elections Dominate Governors’ Meeting

Richard Florida's Creative Class, 10 Years Later

Small Business Branding Lessons from Zappos

Tech Investors Brace for a Cruel Summer

Pension Concerns Grow with New Law

CalPERS Earnings Fall Way Short

MedStartr Offers Crowdfunding for Health IT Firms

Small Businesses Owned by Immigrants Booming in Metro Orlando

A Fight in Silicon Valley: Founders Push for Control

Maryland High-Tech Company Has Big Plans

Global Cleantech Investment Drops 25 Percent from a Year Ago

US Drought Reaching Highest Levels in 50 Years, Pushing Up Crop Prices

Slow Job Growth Hampering Consumer Spending

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