Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2011

Even though the world is getting smaller, due to easy global connectivity, people still feel alone if not well-connected locally. There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.”

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

At 24 I was putting myself through college and running the creative services department at an energy systems engineering firm in Seattle when the company was purchased by a French firm. If manufacturers can increase productivity , they can produce more without increasing costs, then they are more globally competitive.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. The celebration for its unique culture and flourishing business community is very appealing, and many new startups are flocking to the city to embrace it as their own. The companies out here, they’re rooting for each other.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2017

We led the financing, and I joined the board to work more closely with Greg Gottesman, Geoff Entress, Mike Galgon, and Ben Gilbert to build a long-lasting and enduring startup studio in Seattle. Julie previously was a partner at Madrona Venture Group and is deeply involved in the Seattle startup community.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. As Smartphones Reach A Global Tipping Point, Why Your Product Isn't As Simple As You. Seattle Meetup. Seattle, WA. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Finding the right niche, and finding the community that this niche serves, is the way to make a small business a success. First Financial Bank, and Coastal Community Bank, and Neocova recently confirmed a series A funding round of $9.5m. Here are a few of the companies doing just that in 2020: Small banking solutions. Niche recycling.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Elon Musk touts launch of ‘SpaceX Seattle’ | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times crowdspring.co/1BadR6p. Invercote is using @crowdSPRING to challenge the global design community to improve existing consumer #packaging [link]. | Co.Design | business + design crowdspring.co/1tdA7OZ. 18G8Zip.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 24, 2014

But today we are intentionally engineering six distinct activities to support this tech cluster: entrepreneurial density, university, transportation, capital, accelerator, and business community. This effort was over a decade in the making and something that the local community fought hard for. University. Transportation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Even though the world is getting smaller, due to easy global connectivity, people still feel alone if not well-connected locally. There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” This is not just a fad.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 21, 2013

We were talking about the recent amazing Techstars Demo Day that we had just had in Boulder, and Brad – in a professorial tone – started hypothesizing about the importance of Techstars in the Boulder startup community. But Techstars generates tremendous cross-regional connectivity for Boulder to other startups communities.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

These designers help small to mid-sized brands design/develop quality product by exposing them to big company best practices and a global network of factories, trim suppliers, fabric sources, etc. I go to places in the community to speak about mental health treatment services where most other treatment providers would hardly ever consider.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

To determine which cities made the cut, I turned to Compass’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report for 2015. startup hubs, based on the city’s “clear emphasis on next generation tech companies specializing in education, energy and healthcare industries; high quality of life ratings; and a welcoming regulatory environment for startup communities.”

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2012

When we started TechStars in 2006, one of our premises was to help build a strong startup community in Boulder. I also believe that the best way to accelerate core technologies like what Nike has worked on is to build significant startup communities around their core products and technologies.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I was in Oklahoma City earlier this week with the entrepreneurs at the Blueprint for Business accelerator (it’s a member of the Global Accelerator Network ). Yesterday, I spent 30 minutes with one of the teams in TechStars Seattle that I’m a lead mentor for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2010

Even though the world is getting smaller, due to easy global connectivity, people still feel alone if not well-connected locally. There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community is spawning a new breed of startups. Marty Zwilling.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 21, 2020

On January 29th, the Gates Foundation pledged $10 million “to help frontline responders in China and Africa accelerate their efforts to contain the global spread.”. In our globally connected world, a slow response means catastrophic loss. In contrast, Bill and Melinda Gates acted decisively and quickly.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 16, 2020

Momentum Education’s Executive Director Robinson Lynn would never have imagined that 11yrs after the passing of his mom, the groundwork she had laid out would prepare him to become interim Executive Director and help so many people globally deal with traumatic situations. What makes you unique? What is your unique selling proposition (USP)?

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www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

With 1,100 lawyers, 150 practice areas and a global presence, Holland & Knight offers the experience and resources to handle your most difficult legal challenges. Connect with HU via email at CONNECT@HarrisburgU.edu to learn more about HU and its entrepreneurship and mentoring programs, too.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 16, 2020

Momentum Education’s Executive Director Robinson Lynn would never have imagined that 11yrs after the passing of his mom, the groundwork she had laid out would prepare him to become interim Executive Director and help so many people globally deal with traumatic situations. What makes you unique? What is your unique selling proposition (USP)?

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

For the market size, he states, “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.” He then goes on to calculate a global estimate for the historical taxi and limousine market. The global market would obviously be much larger. Today I only Uber.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

First, we had a contact from within the startup community read through our application and give us honest feedback on it. Dir, Global Partnerships, UN Foundation David Jones CEO, Havas & Global CEO, Euro RSCG Worldwide Raymie Stata SVP & CTO, Yahoo! It *is* important to demonstrate the team can produce product, somehow.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Scott Kubly is the Seattle Department of Transportation director and previously served as deputy director of the Chicago Department of Transportation. Denise Roth is a senior advisor at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. Not sure who your Council Member is?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

We’ve previously looked at the best cities in the US to build your startup , and we’ve even looked at some of the best cities globally. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report put Vancouver as the 15th best city in the world to start a tech company and for good reason. 25 best startup ecosystem in the world.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. Independent graphic designers from all over the world submit designs to our ongoing design competitions, and Minteds community votes to tell us what to sell. Product Passion - to many engineers, they have to be stoked about the idea to work there.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 11, 2012

When it comes to offline problems, one of the most frustrating ones for me was getting a cab in Seattle, until the arrival of Uber. If you need something done in your community, you should be able to find people willing to do it. Technology for Global Good. Derek Johnson , Tatango. Zaarly Scouts the Talent.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

John has rightly observed that many small companies, as well as foreign companies trying to get into the United States, have limited budget, and could use 25% of the time of a sales rep in each geography, say, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle. I like the idea, and recognize the problem.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

We’ve previously looked at the best cities in the US to build your startup , and we’ve even looked at some of the best cities globally. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report put Vancouver as the 15th best city in the world to start a tech company and for good reason. 25 best startup ecosystem in the world.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 30, 2014

Techstars has become a power player in places like Boston, Boulder and Seattle: The program, known as a startup accelerator, takes entrepreneurs and offers them office space, funding and advice, taking a stake in the companies in exchange. Rae gives a short but inspiring speech and sends the companies on to their uncertain futures.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

And since VC dollars tend to concentrate around high-tech R&D areas, it’s notable that more than 90% of the nation’s innovation-sector growth (2005-2017) is accounted for by just five metro areas — Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, and San Diego. local/state QSBS) to encourage high-risk, early-stage investing.

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thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

I flew out from Seattle, where I lived, to Boston to Paul’s lecture on the back of his essay,” Phil tells me. The site is now the world’s largest live-streaming community, with a reported number of over 40 million registered users, and is still ran by original co-founder Shear. 10 of the Most Disturbing Communities on the Web.

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