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7 Advantages For Being A Socially Responsible Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

A few examples of well-known benefit corporations in the USA include Kickstarter, Etsy in New York, Patagonia in California, and Seventh Generation in Vermont. We all know the cost of retaining customers is far less than the cost of new customers. Customer loyalty is highest for socially conscious startups.

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What it’s like to found a startup in Estonia

The Next Web

In the US, San Francisco is synonymous with startups, and the attitudes and opinions that permeate the tech space, from New York to Austin to Silicon Valley, is largely derived from what’s considered the norm in the 415 area code. In California, you are admired, rather than shamed, for your failure. The startup attitude.

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The One Video Every Silicon Valley Investor Should Watch

Both Sides of the Table

Magic spoke about how when he left basketball he wanted to bring businesses to African American communities that were lacking in basic services. 50% of all children born in California, Texas and New York are Latino and 25% of all millennial’s nationwide. He sold for a huge gain. Note: Upfront is an investor].

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The Future of Government: Hayward & the Lean Startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Kelly McAdoo is the City Manager & CEO of the City of Hayward in Alameda County, California. My challenge to other local government CEOs is to have conversations about how to create organizational environments that facilitate disruptive change and are more responsive to the changing nature of our communities. Absolutely.

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

crowdSPRING Blog

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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Why This New York Venture Capital Firm is Investing in Canada

David Teten

We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm. Central Canada has many of the assets of other entrepreneurial hubs: a flourishing creative community, an active local VC community , strong engineering talent and quality universities, such as University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and Ryerson University.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.