Peter Thiel-backed MetaMed: Brilliantly Unconventional
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Peter Thiel-backed MetaMed: Brilliantly Unconventional

Update: Since I wrote this, a posting on hackernews around MetaMed has gained a buzz, join the discussion.  MetaMed is also on twitter. New York, NY: MetaMed, a start-up backed by PayPal co-founder and billionaire Peter Thiel and co-founded by Skype founder Jaan Tallinn, has begun accepting new patients who want to be certain they … Continue reading

Failcon: Failing Has Allure
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Failcon: Failing Has Allure

  Although SV seems to be a forgiving and at times failure promoting space, not too many people talk about their failures until they’ve “made it”. The SV culture has seen an influx of international startups this past couple years, and many of the fresh transplants have a keen interest to know about the failures … Continue reading

GAFFTA: Be a Part of the Summer of Smart Hackathon in San Francisco
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GAFFTA: Be a Part of the Summer of Smart Hackathon in San Francisco

Originally posted at: Be a Part of the Summer of Smart Hackathon in San Francisco | Dutiee San Francisco, CA: GAFFTA provided opportunity for Hacking for Public Health and Food Spaces. This is my first hackathon as a participant, after attending over a dozen of them in my life. Day one of the Summer of … Continue reading

RV chats with Startup Genome Guys + Tom Currier to SXSW
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RV chats with Startup Genome Guys + Tom Currier to SXSW

I am finally recovered from my road trip to SXSW from San Francisco and ready to share what I learned from my startupRV experience! SXSW interactive attracts startup folks, techies, designers, and tech groupies from all over the world.  Last year the conference attracted attendees from 63 different countries, more diverse countries than any of … Continue reading

HUB Trotting: HUB Milan Where Design and Entrepreneurship Flourish
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HUB Trotting: HUB Milan Where Design and Entrepreneurship Flourish

Originally posted late October 2011 at Dutiee.com here Italy is known for food, design and fashion – Milan its second largest city is considered the center of business and fashion. The current economic crisis has placed Italy in a negative light, this brings us to the people at HUB Milan who are working harder than … Continue reading