This Scientist Is Using Open Sourced Software Techniques To Turn Bugs Into Patent-Free Drugs

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Chemist and “semi-recreational” codemonkey Isaac Yonemoto is running a crowdfunding campaign called Project Marilyn to create open sourced, patent-free cancer drugs.

Silicon Valley will destroy your job: Amazon, Facebook and our sick new economy

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The "sharing economy" makes Silicon Valley rich and takes from the rest of us.

In Latin America’s Booming e-Commerce Sector, Start-ups Aim to Improve on Logistics

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When Latin America’s e-commerce heavyweights make the headlines, reports often focus on the multi-million funding rounds they keep raising again and again from high-profile global funds. However, not much is said about how this capital influx is reshaping the logistics sector across the region.

artemisia

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No mundo das startups, vale a máxima de que primeiro é preciso identificar um problema para depois desenvolver a solução.

My Day Interviewing For The Service Economy Startup From Hell

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I was running to the interview, worried I’d get there late. My temp job was over as of a few days prior. Rent was due at the end of the month, and I needed a new source of income, fast. I was sending out multiple applications per day and I finally had a bite.

Com dificuldades, aceleradoras de negócios buscam alternativas

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Aceleradoras de negócios são formadas por investidores interessados em ajudar start-ups (empresas iniciantes de tecnologia) a crescer para lucrar depois, quando as companhias são vendidas ou faturam alto.

This Explains Everything

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Ever wanted to know more about what makes your users tick? This free course will get you up to speed.

All Design Lessons - Hack Design

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Welcome to HackDesign! Lesson 0 will prepare you for the lessons you'll start to receive every week, which will guide you towards design literacy and proficiency. Excited? This week, it's just one link.

Maior fundo do Vale do Silício vem para o Brasil

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Uma das maiores firmas de venture capital (capital de risco) do Vale do Silício, nos EUA, a Sequoia Capital desembarca no Brasil em julho.

DUMP THE ALPHABET ALREADY!

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Is it a seed? An A? A Seed 2? Praise be to Marc Andreessen’s tweet and Mark Suster’s reply on what a funding round is called. It’s confusing and misleading.

AceleraTech contrata Arthur Garutti como diretor

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Arthur Garutti assume o posto de diretor na aceleradora de startups AceleraTech. O executivo será responsável pelo AceleraCorp, projeto de aceleração corporativa.

The #1 Metric for Startup Fundraising — Game of Startups — Medium

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Recently I attended a quintessential early stage startup event. Exactly when I entered the event space I realized I hadn’t attended one in a long time. The event concluded with an open Q&A of a well known seed V.C.

Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule

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One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them more. There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's schedule and the maker's schedule. The manager's schedule is for bosses.

Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule, Investor’s Schedule

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You know it’s a really good blog post when the engineers are sending it to the product managers instead of the other way around. PG’s Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule was one that rocketed around YouTube teams when it was originally published summer of 2009.

Low profit margins, unstable broadband hindering m-commerce

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The growth of mobile commerce (m-commerce) in Brazil has been hindered by unstable broadband, limited profit margins for small and medium retailers and their general lack of awareness of the potential of the medium, industry players said this week.