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Energy Is the Startup Resource That Actually Matters

Friday, 27 February 2026 by
And no, I don’t mean your Series A. Some wonderful conversations lately about energy. That it connects all things… that it’s the origin of the universe… that matching frequency is how people find partners, close friends, and love. There’s a word that gets thrown around startup ecosystems like cocktails at a launch party – passion
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New Mexico Didn’t ‘Find’ Startups, It Built the Future: From Nukes and UFOs to Quantum Capital

Monday, 08 December 2025 by
If you still think of New Mexico as a quiet desert between Texas and Arizona, you’re about 80 years behind. This is the state that built the atomic age, test-flew the rockets that defined the Cold War, turned a supposed UFO crash into a tourism engine, and is increasingly the heart of quantum computing. New
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Significant Developments in Midwest U.S. Chicago and Wisconsin

Monday, 16 December 2024 by
Monday Ventures: Weekly What’s Shaping the Startup Economy Chicago’s Ambitious Quantum Computing Hub Initiative Chicago is set to establish the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) on a 128-acre site, formerly U.S. Steel’s South Works, according to The Wall Street Journal. This initiative, led by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, aims to position Chicago as a
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Make America Texas Again

Tuesday, 12 November 2024 by
The story of the Alamo is one etched into the American consciousness, a tale of courage and defiance against overwhelming odds that has inspired generations. In 1836, Texian and Tejano defenders faced off against the Mexican army in a siege that would ultimately result in their tragic defeat. But the Alamo’s legacy transcended that single
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