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Mark Cuban Is Dead Wrong On Powerball Advice

Mark Cuban is obviously a smart guy. You don’t go from teaching disco dancing to a net worth of $3 billion by making stupid fiscal decisions. That […]

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DreamIt was Second-Most Active Health Care Investor in 2015

Whether it’s a mouthpiece that detects concussions, pill bottles that blink when it’s time for patients to take medicines or wearables that track diseases, health care […]

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Baby Boomers, Not Techie Millennials, Most Likely to Start Businesses

Our perception of life after 65 has changed drastically in the last 30 years, with only 14 percent of baby boomers viewing retirement as a time […]

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Meet the Woman CEO Standing Tall in Philly’s Male-Heavy Tech Industry

Lucinda Duncalfe can’t help but stand out from the crowd. It’s not because she’s a former University of Pennsylvania basketball player who stands six-foot-one. Nor […]

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How Philly Can Be the Capital of Gender Equality in Tech

If you’ve been watching certain aspects of the news over the last 18 months that aren’t focused on the Pope coming to Philadelphia, the race […]

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Luxe Valet is “Pausing” Service in Philadelphia

Any startup leader will tell you that if you’re going to fail — fail fast. Armed with a sleek smartphone app and a team of drivers dressed […]

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Why Philly’s Dropping Rents Are Great for Retaining Talented Millennials

Although Philadelphia is going through an obvious real estate boom, with cranes in the air throughout downtown and luxury homes sprouting up in previously unlikely neighborhoods, it’s […]

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Confidence Is Key to Raising Startup Cash, Say Philly Entrepreneurs

Speaking at Founder Factory (a daylong conference of local entrepreneurs presented by Philly Startup Leaders) yesterday, three Philly entrepreneurs shared their successes — and failures — in […]

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Attention Undergrad Startup Founders: Here’s How to Win $15,000

Jirsak/Shutterstock If you’re a Philly undergrad with a great business idea listen up — there’s an upcoming competition where you earn $15,000 in prize money. The […]

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Startup Execs on the Importance of Hiring Superstars, Not Duds

A panel of local startup executives and founders sent a clear message on Thursday: Hiring decisions can make or break a fledgling business. Speaking at Founder Factory (a […]

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Meet the Co-Founder of “Green Yelp”

It’s not everyday that a college thesis becomes a thriving business. But that’s just what happened to Morgan Berman after she graduated from Philadelphia University in 2014 with […]

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8 Takeaways From First Round Capital’s “State of Startups 2015” Report

Are we in the midst of a tech/startup bubble? Founders say so and also believe it’ll be much harder to get investment cash in the […]

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Stats Show that Philly is a Rising Tech Hub

By plenty of measures, Philadelphia’s technology and startup market is growing exponentially. While it still doesn’t rival the titans like San Francisco or New York, it’s […]

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Get Sage Advice from Startup Founders and Investors Next Week

If you’re working for a startup, thinking about launching a startup or just interested in the Philly startup scene — listen up. On Dec. 10, […]

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Startup Checklist: 10 Legal Issues Founders Need to Know

Startup founders make countless decisions about their businesses. Here’s a list of 10 legal issues that can make-or-break their businesses: