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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

Santa Monica is the place where the highest concentration of early-stage startups are created if you consider also the contiguous geography of Venice Beach. It is 12,000 sq ft of indoor /outdoor space and we’re building into a community work environment. Startup Advice' We chose a location that fit our style.

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New Power: An Interview with Henry Timms

Startup Lessons Learned

It was my pleasure to talk with Henry about what he and Heimans have learned about how power structures are changing, how people can get started making the shift from old to new power, how the principles of new power are related to the principles of lean startup, and the responsibilities that come with all the amazing energy being channeled.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1.

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The Best Cities In America For Startups

YoungUpstarts

While there are some cities in America which are well-known for startups, some of them won’t be the best for everyone. These cities (which will go unnamed here, but are in California and Texas) may be famous for startups, but they are highly competitive and increasingly saturated with businesses just like the ones you want to start.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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The Tech Mentorship Gap: How Code2040 Is Solving. What You Can Do. And How LinkedIn Can Help

Hunter Walker

I’d love to see LinkedIn standardize the notion of community service as a field in your profile. 2013 Class 18 Fellows - CMU, Stanford, MIT, University of Maryland- Baltimore County, Virginia Tech, University of Pittsburg, Harvey Mudd College, UCLA, USC, Berkeley, University of Huston, CSU Channel Islands, Notre Dame de Namur.

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In Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Cofounders Find YOU!

davetroy.com

July 29th, 2010 | baltimore , business , design , economics , philosophy , software , trends My last couple of posts have been about finding technical cofounders, either at the start or over time. If there’s no speaker, make sure there’s a focus or targeted community you want to understand better. Be the speaker.