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Stanford Launchpad Startups Go 10X

“What’s the proof?” demands the lanky man at the front of the room. “We’ve got the idea. But do you have a proof point? Did you sell anything? We saw that not only with you, but generally across the whole…

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Europe Talks Artificial Intelligence in San Francisco

The promise and perils of AI are a hot topic among experts worldwide. Will it improve our lives? Take our jobs? What about ethics? Last week in San Francisco there was a rare opportunity to hear a radically different view…

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MBAs Find Their DNA: The China-SF Immersion

Inspired innovation often requires relocating (at least temporarily) to a fresh place and adopting a new mindset where you can see and act on real pain. Last week, thirty-six international MBA students attending USF’s Silicon Valley Immersion Program flew 10,000…

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MAXed Out: When Planes, Servers, and Shoes Crash

Mother tech has been angry lately. In brutal, deadly terms, she’s been reminding us of the price of our over-reliance on software and the internet. Just this week, Boeing’s MAX 8 albatross dealt a lethal blow when a plane went…

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