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Startup City Discussions (7)
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Free Webcast: Lessons from Real Life - Tuesday, June 14, 2016There's theory, fiction, and fantasy. . .and then there's real life. Life's lessons—successes and failures alike—have much to teach us. Sin… Started by Michael Levin |
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Kiosk Mall Push - An idea from Bradlee SargentBrad wrote: I noticed that in the Florida Mall, there are a lot of kiosks and the sellers there want to sell their stuff. I also see a ton… Started by Michael Levin |
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Oct 31, 2011 Reply by Michael Levin |
Startup WeekendCoincidently, I was reading an article about "Startup Weekend" when I received the email from Mike about demo city. http://startupwe… Started by Tom Duerr |
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Mar 6, 2011 Reply by Mario Talavera |
Your Startup - Web PresenceDoes your startup need an elegant web presence? It's amazing that some very simple websites are hugely effective. Take Hearts Brew Beer Sup… Started by Michael Levin |
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Mar 1, 2011 Reply by Michael Levin |
Living the Dream ::: Websites that generate revenue hands-freeWe have a unique opportunity to run a business hands free on the web. Atomic Zombie is a good example. They sell bike plans that download (… Started by Michael Levin |
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Basic Website MonetizationHave you put up a website and tried some of the following simple, common monetization techniques? Let's talk case studies. Please give us s… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Feb 28, 2011 |
Demo begins today!There's a conference for entrepreneurs called Demo. The idea is that entrepreneurs have 6 minutes to pitch their great ideas. The object is… Started by Michael Levin |
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Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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By Amitai SternArticle: How to Compute Without Looking: A Sneak Peek into Secure Multi-Party Computation
This article shows how you can compute a function across multiple parties that do not trust each other without forcing them to share their individual inputs. This technique can be used to split secrets among parties, perform logical operations, or count votes in a way that ensures data privacy is preserved.
By Debasish Ray ChawdhuriMistral AI Launches API for LLM-Based OCR of Multimodal Documents
Now available on Mistral AI's la Plateforme SaaS, Mistral OCR aims to provide an OCR solution for digitizing complex documents that interleave text and images, tables, mathematical expressions, and advanced layouts. This makes it particularly suitable for digitizing scientific research, historical documents and artifacts, user manuals, and more, the company says.
By Sergio De SimoneAzure AI Foundry Supports NVIDIA NIM and AgentIQ for AI Agents
Microsoft and NVIDIA have teamed up to integrate NVIDIA NIM microservices and AgentIQ into Azure AI Foundry, streamlining AI agent application development. This partnership accelerates project lifecycles, optimizing performance and reducing costs. The toolkit enhances AI efficiency through real-time telemetry, enabling effortless deployment and advanced functionalities for developers.
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