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Magazine: Summer 2012 | Volume 18, No. 4

COLUMN: Letter from the editors

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By Peter Kinnaird, Inbal Talgam-Cohen

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By XRDS Staff

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The role of academia in the startup world

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By Daniel Gooch

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How to be an "entrepredemic"

The life of an academic entrepreneur can help you avoid a false choice.

By Jonathan Friedman

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Tags: Computer science education, Computing industry, Computing occupations, Information science education

An interview with Mendel Rosenblum

An interview with Mendel Rosenblum

The co-founder of VMware and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford explains how an academic research project evolved into a commercial idea.

By Asaf Cidon, Tomer London

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Tags: Communication hardware, interfaces and storage, Computer science education, Model curricula, Networks

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Jumping into the water

Jumping into the water

How a Ph.D. graduate went from theoretical computer scientist to water-sensor analyzer.

By Amitai Armon

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Tags: Computers in other domains, Computing / technology policy, Computing occupations

An interview with Peter Levine

An interview with Peter Levine

Peter Levine, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and lecturer at Stanford, shares his insights on how startups should assemble their initial team and create their first product.

By Asaf Cidon, Tomer London

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On education in entrepreneurship

On education in entrepreneurship

Jessica Mah started her first company, internshipIN.com, at the age of 13, shortly after she began her studies in computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Currently Product Architect and CEO of inDinero.com, which she co-founded during her undergraduate studies, she discusses the value of her computer science education and how it affected her entrepreneurial path.

By Christina Pop

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Tags: Computer science education, Computing and business, Enterprise computing, Model curricula

Make your own story

Make your own story

When it comes to startups, sometimes failing can make you a better entrepreneur.

By Saar Drimer

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A linear function for the toughest choice

A linear function for the toughest choice

As you journey along your career path, how will you decide which way to turn when you reach the academia-industry fork in the road?

By Pierpaolo Baccichet

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Tags: Computer science education, Computing occupations, Model curricula

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