Both Sides of the Table

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. It’s a very smartly designed debenture program.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2022

Fueling Your Growth With Facebook Groups And Communities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John is the VP of Community & Impact Partnerships at Facebook. 7:58] What are some other places along the customer journey that you think groups or communities fit that maybe people aren’t thinking of? [12:31]

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Design a loyalty program Establishing a loyalty program is another amazing strategy to foster customer engagement and retention. Another idea to make your loyalty programs more effective is to incorporate tiers that users can progress through as they gain more points or purchases.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

Mission-driven organizations strive to serve their communities and constituents with integrity and purpose. Consider this: When boards embrace diversity, the pulse of our communities strengthens, and our impact magnifies. Far beyond corporate strategy; it’s about fulfilling missions effectively.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

With its utilization of Dart, a modern and efficient programming language, Flutter offers developers a vast array of pre-built UI components to streamline development processes. By partnering with JayDevs, businesses can expedite their digital transformation endeavors and gain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The ABA Banking Journal offers five elements of secure technology for community banks and other financial institutions. Along with every other type of industry, community banks are relying on cloud-based and remote employee access programs. These programs create new opportunities for cybercrime.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Keep your eyes and mind open to free sources of innovation in every ecosystem, including open-source software, university cooperative programs, and the many incubators and accelerators supported by volunteers and communities. Invest in communication skills and use all platforms. Establish a governance process to support efforts.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

In recent years, there has been growing recognition of volunteering’s impact on sustainable business practices and community advancement. They might suggest implementing recycling programs, using renewable energy sources, or adopting more sustainable practices in their operations.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

We are looking to bring on board a versatile new team member to support the varied internal operations of the firm as well as collaborate with the partners on our external programs and communications with the broader entrepreneurial community.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. – SignUp.com is an organizing platform to quickly mobilize and coordinate people in their community, school, religious organization, or other social networks. I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands. Why is that?

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community. Connectors – who will help teams rapidly grow their networks to gain new insights from unique partners not yet discovered.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For instance, top nonprofit CRMs have fundraising thermometers, donor fundraising programs, analytics, and much more. These influencers are more likely to partner with your nonprofit if they believe in your cause. Nonprofits should look to partner with entertainment venues in their communities. Social Media Marketing.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Small retailers are the bedrock of our communities, and consumers will still choose to shop retail when the experience is worth it. Not only that—they took things a step further and launched their Run Squad membership program. Local delivery has also been a saving grace for a lot of retailers with close ties to their community.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

A few months ago, VC Cafe launched a series on startup engagement and outreach programs of large tech companies. Amazon startup outreach and engagement programs. AWS is a market leader in Cloud technology, and as such the company has a range of Go To Market programs to help startups scale. Investing and m&A.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2020

CEO Warner Baxter believes a company is only as strong as the community it serves. As a result, Ameren invests in and builds up its surrounding regions — and the company benefits from the community’s positive momentum. If your community has robust job growth and economic development, then you’ll have more potential customers to serve.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Pre-swag surf group photo of HBCU@SXSW students and Spike Lee at Capital One House Over the past several years, tech communities across the United States have attempted to make significant progress towards increasing diversity and inclusion in their industries. Sampson states, “We’ve done good work, but we can do more. We must do more!”

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

In this post, I’ll try to organise the various startup engagement and outreach programs at Google. Marketing partnerships – Google curates agencies or companies who pass exams to become certified partners or resellers of Google marketing products. How can startups engage Google (credit: VC Cafe).

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

I'll bet you don't know where the Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity is. In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. It says so right on their website.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

We’re hopeful that by sharing our story, others in the tech and philanthropic world can get some ideas for ways they can use lean principles to help their communities through this trying time. As soon as Eric and the Lawsons had agreed to tackle the problem, Eric began talking to people in the tech community who were willing to help.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

She launched her financial practice, FARO Associates LLC (Latina/woman-owned/Minority Business Enterprise), and new fintech project, SHENIX, on her culturally-relevant financial services research and community needs. Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2010 Emerging Leaders Program Selection. My own experience.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. This probably sounds illogical. After all, people rarely say they are mad because they are not being heard.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The initiative launched by Transformify and supported by its valuable partner, Genashtim, will help those who can not afford the skills training to access it on - line. Genashtim is also a certified B Corporation, an international accreditation for companies using business to do good for its employees, the community, and the environment.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The following day, I delivered a four hour workshop on capital sources and pitch strategies for fifteen entrepreneurs in the Propel program. Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. We had a lovely time in Northern Ireland.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

As part of Lean Startup Week’s “Future of…” series, we asked Kelly to tell us more about the future of how city governments work with and relate to their communities, what a civic MVP looks like, and why she so badly wants to disrupt how we think about local government. This interview is part of a “Future of….”

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 20, 2020

I recently was in an email thread where a Black founder had a powerful and clear response to the question from one of her corporate partners. The question was: How can our (the corporate partner’s) team better support diversity in our work, particularly in our sourcing, diligence, and onboarding efforts? It follows.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

” — Jill Abbott, CEO, Abbott Advisor Group NSBA adds, “Education authorities, school leaders and teachers need thoughtful guidance to help their communities realize the potential benefits of incorporating artificial intelligence in primary and secondary education while understanding and mitigating the potential risks.”

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Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2019

We’re proud to be working with local leaders to develop more consistent LGBTQ+ community events that extend well beyond Pride Month. The LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum started off with a networking lunch, which then led to a Keynote speech from distinguished investor Joel Fontenot , Managing General Partner at Reditus Ventures.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 2, 2021

With events in over 45 cities around the country, the Small Business Expo has built a community that supports the growth of small businesses and brings people together all across America. 5:47] How do you build that strong kind of community that’s like cheering for you to come back? [6:44] Check it out here. Like this show?

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There is a wealth of resources that are unique to this town and a vibrant community of hackers, product designers, business people, and investors at various stages in their career. Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. Olin College Foundry Program. The Grand-daddy. MIT Start Lab.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

There is a wealth of resources that are unique to this town and a vibrant community of hackers, business people, and investors at various stages in their career. Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Olin College Foundry Program.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The web developers determined to make the duties of the wonderful people they worked with easier by making a program to help them lead their organizations more efficiently and effectively. Together, they worked on a concept for a software program to ease nonprofit board duties, and BoardEffect was born.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

30 nations currently have investment-based citizenship or residency programs. Strong relationships with clients and business partners are essential for international entrepreneurs to ensure the long-term viability of their enterprises. The industry of citizenship by investment is rapidly expanding and constantly changing.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 5, 2018

Is your organization full of Hackathons, Shark Tanks, Incubators and other innovation programs, but none have changed the trajectory of your company/agency? Over the last few years Pete Newell and I have helped build innovation programs inside large companies, across the U.S. Think of this as the innovator’s support group.)

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Our passion for helping our clients extends from our firm to the community as a whole. A big part of our community involvement is educating the public about their rights following a work-related injury. We piloted this program for our Women and Investing series in 2019. #2- Education seminars. Photo Credit: Louis Scott, Jr.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Community is one of the driving forces at Foundry Group. We want our programming to be impactful, relevant, and able to serve our community in a way that promotes growth, development, collaboration and ultimately successful company and fund outcomes. The full job description is below. And please help us get the word out!

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