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Focus on Cultivating Persistence, by @MarenKate
Grad News Roundup: January 31st, 2012
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LA and NYC Founder Institute Application Deadlines Approaching
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TheFunded.com’s Top Startup Investors of 2011
Video of FI Grad Spinnakr’s Winning Founder Showcase Pitch
Grad News Roundup: January 24th, 2012
3 Lessons Learned from the Founder Institute, by Vladimir Blagojevic
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