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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, South Bend, Austin, Houston, and so forth. ” Well, ok, that’s an exaggeration. And that’s usually just 2 weeks worth of travel!

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Cybersecurity Firm Infocyte Sold to Datto Holding Corp.

SiliconHills

Datto, a cybersecurity and data backup company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, did not disclose the purchase price. Infocyte, founded in San Antonio in 2013, moved to Austin in 2018. Air Force veterans, has been acquired by Datto Holding Corp. Chris Gerritz and Ryan […].

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Apogee Buys Campus Televideo

SiliconHills

Apogee, higher education’s largest provider of residential network services, announced Friday it has purchased Campus Televideo of Stamford, Connecticut. The Austin-based company did not report the financial terms of the deal. Campus Televideo, founded in 1984, will now operate as a division of Apogee.

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Episode 105: From Corporate to Captain with Chris Murphy

Mike Michalowicz

He is co-owner and Director of Operations of Maximum FX Salons Spas in Austin, Texas and Founder of MotivePoint. As a leader in marketing systems and Internet lead generation through social media platforms, MFX has been recognized by Salon Today Magazine, Modern Salon, Strategies Magazine, and Austin American Statesman. Show Links.

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Episode 14: Be Your Own Boss, Restaurant Owners, and Friendliest Cities for Businesses | The Bcast

Up and Running

Number four, Austin Texas. Peter: Austin. Peter: Number three, New Haven Connecticut. Jonathan: Yeah, what’s interesting is they’re also number two when it comes to employment labor and hiring, and number two in zoning regulations. Kind of interesting to see why they’re not much higher on the list.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

techcrunch.com

Other cities like New York, Boston, Seattle, LA and Austin TX also have pretty strong startup communities. In my case, I grew up in Connecticut and spent a fair amount of time in New York – all the while trying to start companies, relatively unsuccessfully. To be blunt, find a way to move to Silicon Valley.