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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

Additionally, the tech startup community has grown so quickly that Utah has a new nickname: The Silicon Slopes. For technologically inclined businesses, Texas has increased its STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce by 34,000 since 2009. Austin in particular is a technological and cultural hub.

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You’ll Need At Least Two of These Four Qualifications to Get Hired By a Venture Firm

Hunter Walker

So I’ve found that when you’re not already ‘in the door’ at a firm (ie went to school with the senior GP’s kids, worked at a startup they backed) that there are four different types of “qualifications” they are seeking. Some other ‘birds of a feather’ community you’ve cultivated. Hiring for many roles in SF, North Carolina or Remote.

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Interplay Learning?—?Helping the Skilled Trades Rebuild a Bigger and Better Workforce

Austin Startup

Quickly Growing a Scalable, Highly Skilled Workforce Interplay Learning’s technology-based learning innovations, such as 3D simulations, virtual reality (VR) and gamification have been meaningful change agents for the skilled trades. At the center of this technology is Command Center, as recognized by Fast Company?—?a

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“Coming for the Content, Staying for the Community” Started With Video Games (Or Maybe Religion?) But Will Define Media This Decade

Hunter Walker

Second, that community is the most powerful retention mechanism available to game developers, because you see, these “soldiers” were players in an online WWII multiplayer simulation. had really emphasized how much play was about community. For example, Lenny Rachitsky writes a newsletter devoted to technology and product development.

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ATA Action Alert: Texas’ bathroom bill

Austin Startup

Sign on to a tech community letter On July 18, the Texas Legislature will begin a special session, and one of the topics they’ll consider is the “ bathroom bill ” — proposed legislation to restrict where transgender Texans can use the bathroom and weaken existing non-discrimination protections in Austin and other cities across Texas.

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Floods, Water Quality in Central Texas/NC/FL and Crowdfunding A Solution.

Austin Startup

‘Never Waste A Crisis’ Stages of Varuna Development In the last few months flood related water quality issues have ravaged Austin (more below), North Carolina , Florida , and many other states/countries outside the US. The EPA classifies 52,000 community water systems and 21,400 not-for-profit non-community water systems.

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The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Start a Business in for 2016

Up and Running

Grand Rapids is also home to StartGarden, a startup accelerator with the goal of turning Michigan into a flourishing business ecosystem. If you are interested in starting a business in Oklahoma City, check out these resources: Oklahoma Business Startup Guide. Community Development Resources Nebraska. SCORE Oklahoma City.

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