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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

mashable.com

World Featured in US & World Featured: Facebook Year End 2011 Awards. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Trending Stories.

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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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[Event] Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 To Hit Record 123 Countries

YoungUpstarts

The entrepreneurship movement around the world is growing from strength to strength, and much of that momentum can be attributed to the annual Global Entrepreneurship Week. 14 – 20, 2011. during Global Entrepreneurship Week include: Startup Weekend: Twenty U.S. Some of the events that will take place in the U.S.

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The Midas List Then and Now

View from Seed

Interestingly, it looks like the Midas List skipped 2010 and changed methodologies considerably in 2011, so you’d need to wait until 2021 to do a true look back. 2009 was the nadir of the global economic crisis, followed up an unprecedented bull market. First, let’s set the stage for this time period.

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

Amanda Foley is a writer and marketing associate at audience.io , a New York and London based audience development company. When launching Listly in 2011, co-founder Shyam Subramanyan says that “listly.com” wasn’t available, but they were okay with choosing an alternative. Opting for the often used “.ly” Believe.in. Believe.in

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

The new FinTech Innovation Lab , an annual program run by the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture, had their launch event on Thursday night. My rough notes follow: Mike Dubno , CIO, Global Markets and Research Technology & Operations, Bank of America. Previously CTO, Goldman Sachs.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Examples are Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion, New York for finance and today, Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurship. Innovation Clusters. Industries have a competitive advantage when related companies cluster in a geographical location.