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The best-connected person in your ecosystem might be its biggest weakness
On a recent Builders Live episode, ecosystem leaders pushed back on the “charismatic connector” model, and offered some advice: Build systems that outlast any single organizer.
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This Air Force veteran wants to close the gap between government and tech
Toni Benson recently “forward deployed” into the private sector. Now she helps mid-career women leverage the power of transferable skills.
Data centers are driving demand for electricians. A union leader explains what it takes to get started.
IBEW Local 24 manager Mike McHale talks about apprenticeships, career paths and realities of construction work in the latest edition of How I Got Here.
What if locations could talk back through augmented reality? Mooves is making it happen
Delaware entrepreneur Marcus Smith shares how he grew his platform into a tool for events, brands and in-person experiences.
How urban planner Eli Epperson is building a life sciences pipeline for Philly teens
Epperson details his unconventional path to the STEM Equity Collective-funded project in the latest edition of How I Got Here.
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Crypto is becoming a campaign issue as midterms loom
Lawmakers are trying to figure out how to regulate digital assets, and highlighted their plans at the Blockchain Summit in DC.
House vote puts SBIR funding for startups back on track after months of uncertainty
The Senate already passed reauthorization of the key federal program offering non-dilutive grants, so the measure now heads to the president’s desk.
Mapped: Where H-1B hires are concentrated, as visa lottery opens with new rules
The wage-ranking change and $100,000 petition fee will hit startups and small businesses hardest, per a new analysis.
What are Trump’s ‘ratepayer protection pledges’ for data centers?
Tech giants and the administration struck a deal they say will ensure companies shoulder buildout costs. There are no details on how it’ll work.
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