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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. Everything I learned about startups I learned by making mistakes at my first one. I remember this lesson well.

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. One of those partnerships is with Startup America , who was also featured at the lunch. Startup America is an example. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 And especially if you are dealing with early stage firms where partners might have different areas of specialization but they might have a lot of connective tissue across things. was starting.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1.

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Supporting the Zane Access Inaugural Pre-Capital Program Cohort

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been involved in gender inequity issues since I joined the National Center for Women & Information Technology board in 2005 shortly after it was formed. Today’s is from Donna Harris, a long time friend who I met through our work on the Startup America Partnership. In every community. The hurt is everywhere.

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How Community Involvement Can Help Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

When we think of giving back to the community, we often think of dramatic relief efforts like those that supported the victims of Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. How does this translate to startups? Almost across the board, startups have little disposable cash and even less influence. Sponsor community events.

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make. Are you working on a startup? In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). Some startups are destined for failure. Whats This? By Lauren Drell 2013-06-10 14:46:07 UTC.

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