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The unicorn club has expanded at an unprecedented rate. How do entrepreneurs get their hands on such large sums of cash?
With the cost of an MBA $200,000 or more, tech geeks are turning to accelerators to fast-track business success. The lure: mentors and funding.
As the start-up boom intensifies, entrepreneurs are looking increasingly at the best-performing accelerators for mentorship and support.
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These start-ups are on the cutting edge of big consumer and business shifts — and already worth billions.
As robots enter daily life and workplaces, some have been victims of abuse by people in the workplace.
In 2016 space start-ups received a record-setting $2.8 billion in investment, with no signs of a slowdown.
