Community Related Topics 
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.
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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. ” That always stuck with me. That seems very Brad to me. In Summary.
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NOVEMBER 4, 2012
I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. Failure in startups seems to now be embedded in startup communities like NY and LA. I’m absolutely certain it is critical to any startup community. I remember this lesson well. You can watch the video of us discussing this and other topics here.
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
You need to constantly ask yourself whether your actions in rapidly scaling an online community are worth the potential downsides of destroying trust amongst your users. There are some communities in which “anything goes” is the norm (think Reddit) and others where a zero tolerance approach is required (Disney).
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MAY 31, 2013
Fortunately the LA tech community and Angelenos agreed! The core idea behind the event is to tap into the hacker spirit in each community in a way that leverages the latest tech and open data to strengthen our democracy and communities across the country. But, as in every civic endeavor, real change starts with the people.
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APRIL 13, 2011
I do something I now call community hours. And so that is a steady import of talent but even more interestingly what it really did is it re-energized the entrepreneurial community.”. Venture Capital in Boulder and other smaller communities. “So And they made an early investment in Yahoo.“ “….a Was it David Cohen’ Idea?
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JUNE 27, 2013
It is 12,000 sq ft of indoor /outdoor space and we’re building into a community work environment. Like many modern VCs, we’re committed to investing in the community and in our portfolio companies. We chose a location that fit our style. We will retain the cement interior and exposed feeling and complement it with wood.
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