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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

The state’s economy, government incentives and training, business regulations and workforce are other crucial factors. Additionally, the tech startup community has grown so quickly that Utah has a new nickname: The Silicon Slopes. Government is a large employer—given the state’s proximity to Washington, D.C.—and North Carolina.

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Weekend Reading on Startup Communities

Feld Thoughts

So this weekend was about startup communities with a bonus book on the startup visa tossed in for good measure. I don’t like the title – it’s too intentionally provocative for my tastes because I’m not anti-Silicon Valley but rather pro-building startup communities everywhere – but the book is excellent.

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The National Day of Civic Hacking

Feld Thoughts

Over 5000 people in 87 locations will be joining up to use their talents to make their communities a better place. The National Day of Civic Hacking is the first of a yearly event created by the White House to gather Citizen Engineers and have them use newly accessible government data to improve their communities and our entire society.

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Statisticians make the world go round

The Startup Magazine

Statistics have been vital to the way our governments have provided their citizens with information on the pandemic. They make the rules that govern everything we do day to day. It may come as no surprise that the most common employer of statistics students is usually the government. North Carolina, Raleigh. New Jersey.

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Austin’s secret sauce… it’s the WHY

Austin Startup

Some are running away from skyrocketing tax rates, dysfunctional government, and devastating wildfires. As a result, he thought that many people in Silicon Valley aren’t as invested in the community or focused on making it better for their children and their neighbors. Austin is positioned to be the biggest winner of them all.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

23: Raleigh, NC Sept. City governments connect with local entrepreneurs, corporations, and community leaders to grow and sustain a vibrant startup economy. Techstars enables entrepreneurs, large companies, and city governments to access proven resources to innovate faster and accelerate their business success.

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