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The Future of Brick and Mortar

This is going to be BIG.

Some etailers, like Bonobos and Warby Parker, use physical retail locations as displays and showrooms for otherwise online distribution. I wouldn't be surprised if Meetup.com starts thinking about community centers for hosting Meetups--the Knights of Columbus/VFW 2.0.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

Ohio TechAngels (Columbus). The distribution of groups in the survey includes a relatively representative sampling of angel groups across the US and Canada. SeedStep Angels (Oklahoma). Queen City Angels (Cincinnati). Robin Hood Ventures (Phila). Vancouver Angels. New York Angels. Wilmington Investor Network (NC). Number: 30.

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Urban Technology: The Business of Smart Cities

The Startup Magazine

Improving grid management and optimizing power production through different sources and distributed energy production are critical to cost management. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Smart City Challenge, a $50 million grant prize that went to Columbus, Ohio, in 2016. Austin was one of seven finalists for the U.S.

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Software Eating Industries

Mucker Lab

Smaller companies like Warby Parker are taking on branded incumbents in eyewear by re-inventing and collapsing distribution and manufacturing channels. Hundreds of billions of dollars later, Amazon is one of the most valuable companies in the world. E-commerce is the canary in the coal mine.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Typically it goes one lead: $200K+, couple medium pro’s: $50-$100K, then strategic guys at $25K (sometimes $10K for ultra strategic / domain expertise / distribution / etc). I am a Sophomore art student attending Columbus College of Art & Design for Industrial Design. I think 6-8 is a good number. No matter what.