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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

He began a venture fund in 2012, VTF Capital , which invests in other businesses interested in joining the Nevada scene. Chicago’s 1871, created in 2012 to support Chicago’s startup community, ranks 1st in the U.S. Minneapolis, MN. Living in Nevada is significantly more cost-effective than most other places in the country.

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The Year of Startups Everywhere

Feld Thoughts

When the phrase “Startup Communities” started to become mainstream around 2012, I made the strong assertion that you could create a startup community in any city with at least 100,000 people. But there is a trend that feels inevitable to me: “Startups everywhere.”

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Improve Your Business by Getting the Most Out of Your Data

Duct Tape Marketing

Since then, he has helped grow his company, Three Deep Marketing by 500% to $6 million in revenues, being named to the Inc 5000 list for 2010, 2011 and 2012. Sauer was named the 2012 CIO of the Year in Minneapolis/St. Sauer was named the 2012 CIO of the Year in Minneapolis/St. Paul for emerging companies.

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Our 2016 Foundry Group Fund and A Little History

Feld Thoughts

Our 2013 fund was originally raised in 2012, but we didn’t start investing it until 2013 so we renamed it 2013. Each is roughly invested 1/3rd into companies in Colorado, 1/3rd into companies in the bay area, and 1/3rd into companies in the rest of the US (Boston, NY, Seattle, LA, Portland, Austin, Minneapolis, Washington D.C.,

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The origin story of 48in48

Jeff Hilimire

I called the organization MATCH (Marketers Aspiring to Change Humanity), officially starting it in 2012, and over a few years we had 17 teams helping over 40 nonprofits. In 2017 we held four events: Atlanta, New York, Boston, and Minneapolis. Today, there is a staff of 3.5

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