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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. Frankly, the scale of it has snuck up on the U.S. That will take a long time to settle.

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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

The Capital Factory Center for Defense Innovation is an unprecedented collaboration between the public and private sector that brings together entrepreneurs and government innovators shoulder-to-shoulder in a coworking environment where they can learn from each other. You can see a much larger list at the end. What gives?

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Does DC Know Startups?

Seeing Both Sides

I have been to DC a few times with the policy business group I helped co-found, The Alliance for Business Leadership , and every time I’m there, I’m struck by the contrast with the more thrilling, action-oriented world of startups and venture capital. Successful companies – to inspire, partner with, poach from and/or sell to.

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Small business Congress-watch: Two Reasons to Call Your Representative!

crowdSPRING Blog

On occasion we take a look at recent legislation coming out of our Federal government in Washington. Small business people rarely hire lobbyists, and rarley have the time or resources to visit Washington DC themselves to meet their elected representatives. The Federal Government actually supporting new businesses by investing in them?

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“Growth and scaling are the hardest things to get right” - Chainalysis’ Michael Gronager

Cracking the Code

Proximity to Washington DC was going to be key for US government customers and the heart of finance was in New York so it made sense to set up shop there. With the crypto ecosystem, you’ve got a big buyer in US government agencies, Chainalysis’ European roots, the UK’s GCHQ, and a lot of crypto activity in Asia.

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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

Venture Capital ?—? The Capital Factory Center for Defense Innovation is an unprecedented collaboration between the public and private sector that brings together entrepreneurs and government innovators shoulder-to-shoulder in a coworking environment where they can learn from each other. What do I search for? Startup ?—?

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 13 – ONR– Rear Admiral Lorin Selby

Steve Blank

It is the “venture capital” of the Navy and Marine Corps. Founded in August 1946 in the aftermath of World War II, ONR provided support of research projects at universities when government funding to universities had dried up. And then at some point, back in DC, a vacancy opens and they say, “Hey, you can apply for this job.”