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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ). Deflationary Economics now favors us. Stuff you may not know about LA?

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

ReadWriteStart

Outsourcing is spreading at a frantic pace today with a global footprint and players like oDesk and eLance have made it very easy for companies to connect with outsourcing vendors. Now, if the communication can be smoothed, the entire process will become a great deal more productive. Toward that end, they have created two products.

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

brrhodes : IceRocket search engine founder and CEO Blake Rhodes tweets about his insights into social media and the online world. corbett3000 : Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs discusses engaging communities through innovation on @corbett3000. Foundations, Associations & Non-Profits. Business Advising & Resources.

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

crowdSPRING Blog

The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. The celebration for its unique culture and flourishing business community is very appealing, and many new startups are flocking to the city to embrace it as their own. Boulder, CO. The companies out here, they’re rooting for each other.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: New Assessment Tool For Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

ShareVolution As for the pitches today, first, Daniel McPherson from Australia pitched ShareVolution , an app store for the Microsoft SharePoint community. MyTab Next, Heddi Cundle from San Francisco, California, discussed MyTab , an online gift-registry of sorts to raise money for travel. He currently has a 1999 strategy. Discuss.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. San Francisco, California. → Learn More. The Funded.

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