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Why Investors are Loving Austin as an Innovation Hub!

Austin Startup

Ruben relocated to Austin from Chile in early 2020, prior to the start of COVID, after receiving the opportunity to join the International Accelerator with Beereaders. Each of these startups receive investment of up to $100,000 and access to gener8tor’s global network of mentors and investors to take their business to the next level.

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Creating the Next Silicon Valley – The Chilean Experiment

Steve Blank

I spent two weeks of December in Chile as a guest of Professor Cristóbal García, Director of EmprendeUC at the Catholic University of Chile , which just signed up a 3-year collaboration partnership with Stanford’s Technology Ventures Program. Chile has decided that it wants to be an innovation hub in South America.

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Separated at Birth: Techstars and Startup Weekend

David Cohen

Today we announced that Techstars has acquired UP Global, which includes Startup Weekend and many other fantastic events and programs. Startup Weekend is my absolute favorite global event for entrepreneurship. A few years later, Andrew had scaled Startup Weekend into a global phenomenon. Events were happening all over the world.

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The United Nations: a Network of Networks

Reid Hoffman

I’m the founder of LinkedIn and a partner at the venture capital firm, Greylock Partners. To succeed, we will need innovation that is both original and deployed at global scale. Or these business models might just fund the global availability of products and services with minimal profits. Networks of capital.

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Why VC Isn’t Right for Most Startups, The Place Where Taylor Swift, Gwar & Cypress Hill are Equals, and Parrothead Memories (RIP Jimmy)

Hunter Walker

Chile’s Shantytowns Are a Last Resort — and Growing Fast [Eduardo Thomson/Bloomberg] – Historically sitting here in the US we’d expect to read stories like this about places distant from our own country. These tomas are growing at a dizzying rate all around Chile.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

In the business-efficiency category, Israel scored very high in availability of skilled labor, finance skills, entrepreneurship of managers and venture capital. The Bank of Israel played an important role guarding the Israeli economy from the effects of the global financial crisis.