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** Welcome to 1776 Insights.
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April 24, 2015

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Happy Friday, and welcome back to your weekly 1776 Insights. Keep on reading for the latest in trends and startups innovating in industries that matter. You'll also find some events and classes, where we hope to see you!

We are exactly 14 days out from the Challenge Festival (http://www.1776.vc/events/challenge-festival-2015/) , which kicks off on Friday, May 8 with an amazing Opening Party. With the best food trucks, D.C. brews & Virginia wines, and two awesome local bands—all for free—this night has "fear of missing out" written all over it! Luckily, you can still snag a spot at the Opening Party (http://www.1776.vc/insights/the-return-of-the-pen-pal-for-the-internet-age/) , or even a weeklong badge (http://www.1776.vc/events/challenge-festival-2015/) so you don't miss out on any of the events throughout the week.
Once you've registered, keep reading for an inside scoop on the 4 health trends (http://www.1776.vc/insights/challenge-festival-health-startups-developing-devices-empowering-patients-and-more/) you'll hear at Challenge Festival, as well as for perspectives from three of the competitors—PenPal Schools (http://www.1776.vc/insights/the-return-of-the-pen-pal-for-the-internet-age/) , Strauss Energy (http://www.1776.vc/insights/winner-spotlight-strauss-energy-wants-to-put-solar-panel-roofs-over-peoples-heads/) , and Fluid-Screen (http://www.1776.vc/insights/disrupting-healthcares-gold-standard-with-real-time-bacteria-detection/) .

If you don't already, make sure to find us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/1776) , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/1776dc) and Instagram (http://instagram.com/1776dc) , where we have the latest on what's powering our ideas at 1776 and our community.

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Editor, 1776
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** (Un)Schooled: How Young Adults Are Setting Sights on Entrepreneurship—Both In and Out of Traditional Colleges (http://www.1776.vc/insights/unschooled-how-young-adults-are-setting-sights-on-entrepreneurship-both-in-and-out-of-traditional-colleges/)
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by Chelsea Tyson
The quality of an entrepreneurial education doesn’t depend on what institution a student attends. For an entrepreneur, after all, learning is not synonymous with good grades and a degree.


** Insights
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* Education

** The Return of the Pen Pal for the Internet Age (http://www.1776.vc/insights/the-return-of-the-pen-pal-for-the-internet-age/)
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by Joe Troyen, PenPal Schools
Powered by the Internet, pen pal exchanges aren’t just back on the map. They’re better than ever.
Best Reads This Week: Education (http://www.1776.vc/insights/best-reads-this-week-april-19-24/#education)
* Energy

** Winner Spotlight: Strauss Energy Wants to Put Solar-Panel Roofs Over People's Heads (http://www.1776.vc/insights/winner-spotlight-strauss-energy-wants-to-put-solar-panel-roofs-over-peoples-heads/)
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by Dena Levitz
Every house has a roof—so people might as well use these roofs to generate energy. That’s exactly the premise on which Strauss Energy was founded.
Best Reads This Week: Energy (http://www.1776.vc/insights/best-reads-this-week-april-19-24/#energy)
* Health

** Disrupting Healthcare’s ‘Gold Standard’ with Real-Time Bacteria Detection (http://www.1776.vc/insights/disrupting-healthcares-gold-standard-with-real-time-bacteria-detection/)
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by Monika Weber, Integrated Microfluidic Devices
We can't afford to wait days to know whether our food, water or drugs are contaminated. Fluid-Screen is the solution.
Best Reads This Week: Health (http://www.1776.vc/insights/best-reads-this-week-april-19-24/#health)
* Cities & Transportation

** Are Transportation Startups a Harbinger of Social Inequity or a Transit Solution? (http://www.1776.vc/insights/are-transportation-startups-a-harbinger-of-social-inequity-or-a-transit-solution/)
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by Emily Brown
Public transportation is an incredible amenity, but extremely expensive for cities to build and update. Can public-private partnerships offer a way out?
Best Reads This Week: Cities (http://www.1776.vc/insights/best-reads-this-week-april-19-24/#cities)
* Challenge Cup

** 4 Health Tech Trends You'll Hear in the Pitches at Challenge Festival (http://www.1776.vc/insights/challenge-festival-health-startups-developing-devices-empowering-patients-and-more/)
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by Danica Smithwick
When it comes to health tech, these startups have a knack for increasing efficiency and lowering costs.

Read more insights (http://www.1776.vc/insights/)


** Events
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** Challenge Festival 2015 (http://www.1776.vc/events/challenge-festival-2015/)
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Ideas—Impact—People...They all collide at Challenge Festival, a week of events about big challenges & bigger solutions. RSVP to join us!
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** Tech in Motion: Cybersecurity & its Growing Role (http://www.1776.vc/events/tech-in-motion-cybersecurity-its-growing-role/)
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In this cybersecurity discussion on Monday, April 27, expert panelists will provide an in-depth look at the growing cybersecurity industry and its increasing importance.

More events at 1776 (http://www.1776.vc/events/)
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** General Assembly
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** Intro to the Data Science Community (https://generalassemb.ly/education/intro-to-the-data-science-community/washington-dc/11611?utm_source=1776&utm_campaign=Ongoing+Partnership+[washington-dc]+1776)
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No matter who you are, this free event will help you get acquainted with the world of Data Science, including key events, industry leaders & career paths.
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** Startups: How to Avoid the Top 10 Legal & Business Mistakes (https://generalassemb.ly/education/ten-top-legal-and-business-mistakes-startups-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/washington-dc/12670?utm_source=1776&utm_campaign=Ongoing+Partnership+[washington-dc]+1776)
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The class will offer lots of basic and practical information about startup law and business, from creating the company to exit strategies.

More events at General Assembly (http://www.1776.vc/events/?event=13)


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