Y Combinator general partner Jared Friedman recently praised Varun Vummadi, calling his venture one of the “first great AI companies…
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Haryana Woman Quits Her PhD Midway To Start A Healthy Snacking D2C Startup; Her ‘Puffd’ Has Clocked ₹2.5 Lakh Revenue In Just A Few Months
In a countest where snacking is almost a daily ritual, India’s crowded snacks market leaves little room for ‘one more…
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PTDF fully funded Overseas MSc and PhD scholarship for Nigerians in 2026
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has invited applications from suitably qualified Nigerian candidates for the Overseas MSc and PhD…
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ICL Year in Review Webinar; ITLOS – Nippon Foundation Programme; Climate Change Symposium; Legal Dimensions of Refugee Data Protection Conference; Enforcing Sustainability Standards in Cross-Border Trade Symposium; CfP University of Edinburgh Conference; Legitimacy of International Law PhD Course – EJIL: Talk!
1. International Criminal Law Year in Review Webinar. The ASIL International Criminal Law Interest Group will be hosting an International…
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This 19-Year-Old Skipped a PhD to Build a Nuclear Startup
If you believed the timeline this week, you’d believe Futilize Energy just closed a $70 million Series B at a…
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Indian-origin ex-Meta executive shares tips for building career in AI: ‘Don’t assume you necessary PhD’
An Indian-origin artificial ininformigence expert who spent over 15 years in research, academia and large tech has shared practical lessons…
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PhD as the Key in US AI Startup Circle
In the era of AI, a doctoral degree is replacing the MBA as the new “passport” for entrepreneurs, and college…
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Who is Varun Vummadi, IIT grad who rejected Stanford PhD and raised $61M startup?
In 2023, while many 20-somethings from India’s top engineering colleges were lining up for global PhDs and seven-figure jobs, 25-year-old…
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How Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Had Put His PhD On Hold To Found Google
Entrepreneurship is usually a gamble — most founders have to give up something in order to start their companies —…
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UK-based Creator Fund raises $41M to back Europe’s deep tech PhD founders — TFN
Creator Fund, the UK-based pre-seed investor dedicated to supporting PhD founders, has announced a $41 million raise for its first…
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