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“Along the way, technologies are changing, the market is changing direction and sometimes, once a century or so, there is also an epidemic.”

The i3 Equity Partners fund is not afraid to take high-risk investments, provided the company has the potential to change the rules of the game and create a competency gap that will make it more difficult for competitors. Meanwhile, Adam Fischer of Bessemer and Ille Waldman of Melanox are boasting…

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The ‘PayPal Mafia’ formed in the early 2000s, and includes everyone from Elon Musk to the Yelp founders. Here’s where the original members have ended up.

Since working at PayPal in the early 2000s, these 23 entrepreneurs have all gone on to impact Silicon Valley and the startup world by founding companies and backing new ventures. Known for their entrepreneurial mindset and anti-establishment attitude, this elite group is known as the “PayPal Mafia.” Some are household…

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You would never have guessed a startup like this was possible: Now take ideas for yours

Skinnovation combines two exciting things: skiing and startups. The first startup conference on skis takes its participants on the slopes and speakers in the ski huts. From the fourteenth to the sixteenth of March, the conference went into its fifth edition – and gathered three hundred startups in Innsbruck. Innsbruck…

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You need to meet this social startup: Why are these getting all the attention?

The Balkans are known for their tasty ajvar, but not for organic agriculture. The Viennese social startup BioBalkan, founded in 2018, helps farmers in the poorest region in Europe to switch their agriculture to organic and brings organic Balkan delicacies to Austria. Organic Ajvar with social impact Ensuring quality and…

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