crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

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. Combined, these factors point to available money for business owners to invest in their ventures. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention.

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VC Adventure

MAY 1, 2012

California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado. When building an entrepreneurial community one needs to take a 10+year view of the effort. That’s the order of states with the greatest dollar value of seed and early stage investment according to a PWC MoneyTree study that my partner Jason blogged about today.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. Think about venture capital. That seems very Brad to me.

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Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

It hosts an environment which many other communities have attempted to emulate, although they haven’t and won’t. Many other communities are entrepreneur-friendly and, by any measure, have the tools in place to spawn new high growth companies. The Valley has been a unique place for over half a century.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

Meanwhile, Philly quietly chugs away drawing entrepreneurs and venture capital (VC) dollars. In the past, large numbers of Philly’s top students flocked to California, New York, and Chicago after graduation. An Abundance of Entertainment, Community, and Recreation. Image by David Mark from Pixabay.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

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. Combined, these factors point to available money for business owners to invest in their ventures. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

Before moving to Bend last year, my career took me from engineering development roles at defense contractors in the 80’s to product management and executive marketing roles in companies like Qualcomm in the 90’s, to the world of venture capital at several firms including Bay Partners, Formative Ventures and Vulcan Ventures.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

The nation is in a sharing mood — and start-ups are capitalizing on it. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Neville Clubwala, a Taskrabbit worker in New York City, delivers cupcakes from Butter Lane bakery and champagne, to a recipient who received a promotion. Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights. Thats real money."

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they drawn to Texas or moving away from California? Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. I expect to see more announcements of big name people and companies moving to Texas every month in 2021.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

Tom Perkins is one of the founding members of the venerable venture capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins. He just had his Mitt Romney moment and his name will forever be etched in the collective consciousness of the tech community for this terribly insensitive and tone deaf letter to the Wall Street Journal. ”". Kleiner Perkins.

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David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2011

Despite the fact that the grant community looks impossibly messy for a startup to navigate, a good starting place is Grants.gov , where you can find a fairly comprehensive directory of federal grants (especially SBIR-related solicitations), searchable by keyword/agency/funding-type/date. o New York Grant Watch. California.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 25, 2010

You are now free to marry the soon to be released Apple Tablet in California, New York, Arkansas, Ohio, Maine and Vermont. 10AM through the weekend Crisis Camp Haiti NYC-New York technologists helping the Haiti relief effort. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. RSVP: [link]. RSVP: [link].

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… New York. SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. Find New $LINKTEXTFIND$ » smaller. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. and Verizon Communications Inc. Deutschland.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

A similar pattern exists for venture capital funding: In 2020, just three regions — the Bay Area, New York, and Massachusetts — accounted for 70%+ of total venture funding in the U.S. Venture capital. Silicon Valley didn’t create venture capital, and venture capital didn’t create Silicon Valley.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

of partners at venture capital firms in Canada are women , which more than double the US rate of 6%. The significantly lower cost of R&D, compared with other major startup cities like Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston, makes Toronto an alluring choice. ” Montreal. .” ” Montreal.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. If you are interested in sponsoring the course, would love to hear from you as being part of a state institution in California provides its own special challenges. Venture Hacks. ProfessorVC.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. The time has come for the Texas startup community to band together to change the world once again.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Veteran investor Timothy Draper says venture-capital firms are taking notice of Silicon Beach. He has hired engineers from Loyola Marymount University , CalTech, University of Southern California and UCLA , he says. Our vision for the school is to support the local ecosystem and our community, so this is fabulous," he says.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

of partners at venture capital firms in Canada are women , which more than double the US rate of 6%. The significantly lower cost of R&D, compared with other major startup cities like Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston, makes Toronto an alluring choice. ” Montreal. .” ” Montreal.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Like virtually the entire tech industry, I am particularly in favor of Startup Visa , which has the goal of stimulating our domestic startup community through acts to keep our foreign-born entrepreneurs in the United States. New York has an extremely active Meetup culture; almost every night there are 3-10 tech-focused events.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As it turned out, patients liked the new format as it helped with unforeseen instances of transportation, missed work, and childcare. Most notably, it provided access to underserved communities and rural areas, and inner-city areas, all of which have long-standing issues with a lack of medical services contributing to health inequities.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

corbett3000 : Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs discusses engaging communities through innovation on @corbett3000. Spreading the good news on Twitter are several CEOs of foundations, nonprofits, and even industry associations. FrancisBoulle : CEO of FundMine Francis Boulle talks angel investment and venture capital on @FrancisBoulle.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The scene is the siren song of the innovation community. Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. New York, California different toilet, same s#@t. The scene will kill you.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Create a profile for me in the Journal Community. Personalize your own news page. People In The News. Journal Community. Loading… New York. Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. I grant you, it’s not like Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto – but there is a burgeoning tech community much as you’d find in NYC these days. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

If you are ever interested in sharing your message with the start-up community in Atlanta, I would be more than happy to help. Martin , on June 15, 2009 at 10:24 am Said: Silicon Valley culture is not the only culture implicated in this manner as a contributor the disintegration of family and community.

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David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. In December 2010, Richard Kane, then-President, Harvard Business School Club of New York , asked me if I’d like to found an HBS alumni-affiliated angel group in NY. 5) Closer ties to the Harvard community.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

cities to start a business in for 2016 ), you will need to focus more on access to angel and venture capital funding, business incubators and accelerators, and a climate that is supportive of startups. Silicon Valley, California, USA. New York City, New York, USA. Up New York City.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

Or perhaps it’s New York City — where companies like Foursquare, Warby Parker, and Rent the Runway got their start. Austin has approximately 600 fewer funding sources than both Silicon Valley and New York (144 compared to 785 and 739, respectively) and an average deal size half that of other major metropolitan areas’ ($5.4M

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

New York is now the second-most-active tech ecosystem in the US on all key metrics, after the Bay Area. One of the drivers for that growth is that for European, Israeli, Latin American, and Eastern Canada-linked companies, the East Coast is much closer than California. Colorado and Massachusetts have similar programs.

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Austin Startup

MAY 3, 2017

All that said, I have started and moderate the Texas Startups group , as the uniqueness of the Texan economy, the distinction of our collective schools, the opportunity presented by the industries herein, and substantial migration of people from the coasts in to Texas, are all driving our new economy; an economy of innovation driven by Texas.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

However, the individual above was adamant that we should have a PR campaign to let the entrepreneurial community know that we dont participate or support this practice. Im also a strong believer that your track record and reputation are your most valuable assets in the venture community. Venture Hacks. What do we get?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2020

Ryan Sarver was a partner at venture capital firm Redpoint. Thanks to thousands of donations, the people who are dedicated to feeding their communities have the opportunity to serve their food to the people providing critical healthcare. Have you found ways to be in a community of practice, in spite of those obstacles?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

And oddly it took an investor in New York to highlight to me Cornerstone OnDemand – one of the most successful software company in my home town of Los Angeles! It is company 500px who has a beautiful product and a burgeoning community on the iPad and web. 23:00 Discussion of California’s social media privacy laws.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

12:30 PM: Conversation with Michel Gondry 18ABCD – Elvis Mitchell, film critic at tthe New York Times interviews the director of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind&# Cool. 12AB – A discussion about the new media democracy, citizen journalism and the wisdom of the crowd. 12:30 PM: Who Needs Venture Capital?

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Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

They are well educated, well paid, well connected, and often regarded by locals as the vanguard of an invading army (“local” being a relative term when only 37 percent of San Francisco residents were even born in California, according to the 2010 census). California alone lost a million jobs.

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