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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

A partnership of Startup Weekend , Startup America , TechStars and Udacity , Startup Weekend Next brings four weeks of amazing hands-on training learning to build your startup to cities around the world. And Udacity has put their awesome production resources behind the class and hosts the Lean LaunchPad online lectures.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

Organizations such as TechVancouver and HackerNest Vancouver host tech socials and monthly meet-ups. tests new technology on a province-wide scale for industry and government. Companies like SaskTech work closely with government and post-secondary institutions to help contribute to the number of qualified tech professionals.

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Understanding 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations

Board Effect

While all 501(c) organizations are tax-exempt, the federal government established various IRS subcodes to designate the specific type of work a nonprofit does. Social welfare organizations are classified as 501(c)(4) organizations because their primary purpose is to provide social benefits to communities rather than charity.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Are Incorporating Social Entrepreneurship in Their Business

Hearpreneur

At FLYJETS, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are the driving force behind everything we do, and we seek to be proactive about delivering impact. 2) Our social goals include promoting access to aviation, promoting the advancement of radio communication technology and safe and sustainable flight via The Fly Foundation.

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. Highlights from the show Jen describes her background in government-tech partnerships. (2:52)

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Startup Day Across America on August 29

Feld Thoughts

have a hard time agreeing on anything, those on both sides of the aisle seem increasingly keen to support entrepreneurs and their communities. Politicians in our federal government are listening to entrepreneurs, but we very rarely see congressmen personally sit across the table from early-stage tech investors and their founders.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. This probably sounds illogical. After all, people rarely say they are mad because they are not being heard.

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