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Startup

Flatiron Health: Finding the Cure for Cancer

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Alice

Odds are you know someone who was diagnosed with cancer. Learn more about one start-up taking on this deadly disease. Flatiron Health is a healthcare IT company using data to find the cure for cancer.

Rocket Internet – a copycat business model

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Markus Maier

Rocket Internet created a business model of “stealing” business models and combining them with a hyper-effective operating model!

23andMe: Evolution of a genomics company

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Maggie

What started as at-home DNA testing has evolved into the next generation of personalized medicine.

Y Combinator: Accelerating Innovation

Posted on December 2, 2015 by ajoshi

Merits of the Startup Accelerator Model

Off-Grid Electric’s Mobile Power

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Ankit

A startup in Tanzania seeks to provide affordable electricity to households, by replicating the success of prepaid cellphones.