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  • featured_research: <a href="https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/06/10/early-investors-can-forecast-future-of-startup-companies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Early investors can forecast future of startup companies</a> <a href="https://magazine.foster.uw.edu/insights/dynamic-silos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Remote work makes organizations more siloed, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing</a> <a href="https://magazine.foster.uw.edu/insights/ipo-or-ma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPO or M&A? How venture capital shapes a startup’s future</a>
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