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How Philadelphia is Winning a Startup Renaissance

The Startup Magazine

Philadelphia gets called a lot of things. One thing this historic city doesn’t often get noticed for is its emerging Philadelphia startup scene. Philadelphia has two huge positives for startups tapping the local talent pool: a diverse metro population of more than six million and a host of area universities.

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"The Startup Way" is Headed to London

Startup Lessons Learned

Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals , Give and Take , and OPTION B with Sheryl Sandberg Since The Startup Way came out on October 17th, I’ve had a great time traveling with the book, speaking to audiences, and meeting amazing people creating change in all types of organizations.

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The One Video Every Silicon Valley Investor Should Watch

Both Sides of the Table

Magic spoke about how when he left basketball he wanted to bring businesses to African American communities that were lacking in basic services. 50% of all children born in California, Texas and New York are Latino and 25% of all millennial’s nationwide. He sold for a huge gain. Note: Upfront is an investor].

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

Since then, he has co-written several business plans with fellow classmates and recently served as team leader on a Wharton Field Challenge consulting project for PhillyCarShare, a Philadelphia-based car-sharing startup. Having never lived in New York, he very much looks forward to working and playing in the city. Jason Frankel.

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Diverse Startups Can Receive Tech Mentorship And Thrive

ReadWriteStart

Her company, Citizen Made , which makes tools to help companies sell custom products, won a L’Oréal Women in Digital grant , giving it the funding it needed to open a new office in New York City. Money wasn’t an obstacle for the Chicago-based founder, but as a black woman in technology, networking in a new city might be. “We

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Hyperbolic Headlines About Silicon Valley

Feld Thoughts

I’m sitting in a hotel in New York and, according to a recent article from Bloomberg, New York Will Never Be Silicon Valley. The real story is that you can create startups, and thriving startup communities anywhere. But it’s also not the only place you can create technology companies.

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How to Open a Successful Hair Salon

Up and Running

Dallas Alleman, the owner of Salon Du Beau Monde in New Orleans, and Avi Shenkar, the owner of Philadelphia-based BLO/OUT , have different backgrounds and different business models, but share similar strategies for success. However, he has opened two BLO/OUT locations in Philadelphia and is working on three other locations.