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1:00pm

Thu April 18, 2013
Entrepreneurship

Why startups are weeds and how innovation is like sex

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Startups are like weeds. Entrepreneurs are like fruit flies. Innovation is like ideas having sex. Greg Horowitt has a lot of colorful metaphors to describe the world of startup companies and entrepreneurship.

Horowitt is a venture capitalist and entrepreneurship mentor from southern California. He helped start the CONNECT innovation network in San Diego. He's since started the spinoff Global CONNECT and has traveled the world to help set up innovation communities.

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3:54pm

Mon April 8, 2013
Startups

Shopping app wins first ever Startup Labs competition in USA

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An Ithaca-based grocery shopping app has won the first ever Startup Labs competition to be held in the United States.

Rosie was announced as the winner of the competition at CenterState CEO's annual meeting today in Syracuse. The startup will take home $200,000 for the accomplishment.

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