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Human Capital: The Doorway to Financial Capital (Part 3)

Kay Koplovitz | Posted 05.22.2012

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Kay Koplovitz

What we all need to recognize is that capital is not based on meritocracy. It's based on relationships. Yes, the business has to be disruptive or at least scalable to attract venture capital. VC's invest in PEOPLE first, and businesses second.

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7 Real, Functional Robots You Can Buy Right Now

Time.com | Posted 02.13.2012

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You don't need top military clearance or a degree from MIT to use some of today's most advanced robots. There are machines that clean your house to...

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Roomba Feasts On Dust, Annihilates Dust Bunnies In New iPad Game

The Huffington Post | Jocelyn Richard | Posted 12.06.2011

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From headlines in The Onion to commercial parodies on Saturday Night Live, the little cleaning robot known as the Roomba seems to have bumped, turned ...

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Japan Taps U.S. Robots For Reactor Cleanup Help

AP | By JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 06.18.2011

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TOKYO -- In this country of break-dancing androids and artificially intelligent pets, nuclear cleanup crews on the tsunami-ravaged northern coast are ...

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My iRobot: Can A Useful Gift Be A Romantic One?

Holly Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Holly Robinson

I watched as the Roomba returned from the hallway, apparently satisfied with its job there. It was pretty cool, I had to admit. But was a useful gift the same thing as a romantic one?

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