David Teten

JULY 29, 2011

Franklin Bi became passionate about venture capital and entrepreneurship after he spent a summer in Silicon Valley, working on an information services startup focused on innovation management. Prior to joining ff Venture Capital, Franklin was a summer analyst at J.P.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

I’m finally home after three solid weeks on the road which included Austin, Dallas, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. This comes on the heals of Upfront managing director Mark Suster’s great post titled Embracing Your Community as a Strategy which I encourage you to read as it is magnificent.

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Up and Running

JULY 7, 2014

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.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2016

While there are some cities in America which are well-known for startups, some of them won’t be the best for everyone. These cities (which will go unnamed here, but are in California and Texas) may be famous for startups, but they are highly competitive and increasingly saturated with businesses just like the ones you want to start.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Wilmington, Delaware is conveniently located between two other major cities (Philadelphia and New York). Because Wilmington is a city dedicated to reconstruction, the people of Wilmington are often quite receptive of new ventures, particularly if they involve artistic elements or community themes.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 6, 2018

The real story is that you can create startups, and thriving startup communities anywhere. Imagine the NYT article was titled “In a Moment of Introspection, Silicon Valley VCs Realize That There Are Tech Startups Outside of Silicon Valley.” And It’s Good With That.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. So, today we’d like to highlight a few main points to consider when building your startup team. Startup’s can be stressful and there may be many times when people want to quit.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2019 The 11th annual SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx brings together more than 50 of the world’s top startups who will present their emerging technologies before a panel of expert judges and a live audience on March 9–10. Orlando, FL Click here to browse the full lineup of startups for SXSW Pitch 2019.

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www.scottporad.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Mike, a entrepreneur from Philadelphia, wrote to me with a brief summary of a new business idea he’s working on, and then posed three questions to me about finding a programmer to help him develop the idea. If I were in Mike’s shoes, I would start by talking to people in the Philadelphia Startup community.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2013

The following list of organizations are currently making a big difference by helping youth-driven startups launch themselves to greatness: Enactus brings together students, academics, and business leaders to improve the quality of life and standard of living for people in need. Philadelphia’s Empowerment Group ).

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). Startup Basics Does College Matter for Entrepreneurs?

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 8, 2017

Highlight Community Members. Make sure you recognize specific members of the ambassador community for their efforts. Finally, highlighting community members helps spread brand awareness. The ambassador and other members of the community will share the story, bringing it to the people in their circles. By Brian Engard.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The “what” Troy Carter does also led him to be an early investor in Uber, Lyft, Dropbox, Warby Parker and several other great startups of the last era. So what did it take for Gaga to break out and what does Troy preach to startups? I think the common denominator and the one word is ‘hustle’ .

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 20, 2015

Recently, in my book Startup Communities , I asserted that you can create a startup community in any city in the world. Venture Capital chris shipley fred wilson marc andreessen religion silicon valley startup communities tech industry' Metaphorically, this is a risk of the Religion of Silicon Valley.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

The seven featured companies have already proven their worth as winners of the Blue Ribbon Award for innovative business practices and contributions to their local communities. The company operates a unique policy that requires each of its employees to spend at least one day each month volunteering in the local community.

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David Teten

APRIL 6, 2015

At the American Society for Cell Biology Conference last month in Philadelphia, they described their approach as emulating venture capital by maximizing investigator productivity and investing in a portfolio of strong investigators. Blood pressure screenings at churches are an often-used example of effective community-based partnerships.

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David Cohen

JANUARY 31, 2013

You can make a real difference and teach the Denver PUC the same lesson that community leaders supporting Uber have already taught similar groups in places like Boston and Washington DC and others: that the people of Colorado won’t stand for protectionist actions that prevent innovation. 1) Contact Gov.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Every startup that achieves momentum, say even ten people or more, begins to slot its talent into appropriate specializations. I’ve seen this in spades in the life sciences startups I have helped in the last three years. And, you too are in a position to create a community that will make your company stronger.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

I noticed when I sent out Tweets about the Beastie Boys or the Philadelphia Phillies I got Twitter Follows immediately. Tags: Social Media social networking startup technology Twitter. As a starting point if you’re captured the data from step 2 you might choose to follow that particular user.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Kim Strengari owns three successful restaurants in the Philadelphia region, including Stella Blu. Restaurant Owner Kim Strengari offers startup advice. A few ideas: Participate in community events and give out food samples. Funding: Generate enough startup capital. Share your restaurant startup advice with us!

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Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

An angel investor is a high net worth individual who invests their own money into startup companies in the hopes of gaining a return on their money. Many angels are entrepreneurs themselves, or executives and business or community leaders. I was the CEO of both startups, so it was my job to pitch to the angels. Tweet This Tip.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MARCH 1, 2010

Co-working spaces are a good option for many startup entrepreneurs. In an age of technology where it is so easy to become isolated, the co-working movement has drawn those who work independently but still seek to be a part of a stimulating community. Co-working spaces are being established all around the country.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 31, 2018 At the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event , 50 diverse startups will face off before a panel of industry experts. The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event takes place within the Startup & Tech Sectors track of programming. Tell us about the tech/startup ecosystem in the Netherlands.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

As CEO of Quintessence Group, Melinda educates entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies on subjects including small business startup, business development, and social media marketing. You got to understand that and be okay with that and not go through some melodramatic midlife crisis because you’re working in a struggling startup business.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Rochelle Keyhan , CEO of Collective Liberty , spent six years as a prosecutor of gender-based violence crimes in Philadelphia. By leveraging high-tech data collection and analysis solutions, they shift systems and improve public policy to ensure as a community we support survivors while stopping traffickers.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. In the startup world, this itself perhaps isn’t uncommon, but what made Kohort’s story unique is the fact that those thousands of users had no idea what Kohort was when they signed up. Here are four tricks startups have used to make it happen.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2012

One of the most important things we do with The Lean Startup Conference is make a livestream of the plenary talks available for free to groups around the world, supporting entrepreneurship communities everywhere. The number of hosts has grown annually, and this year, we have 200+ groups joining us on Monday, December 3.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2012

Most entrepreneurs know that it’s a good idea to incorporate a startup as soon as possible. But as you consider whether to be a C Corp, an LLC, or a Subchapter S, there’s a lesser-known business entity that might be perfect for your startup - the B Corporation (Benefit Corporation).

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2016

A few of whom work on organizing the 75 volunteer groups in communities around the country that work on these issues locally and spreading adoption of Code for America’s practices among government broadly. Seven of them have become startups that have spun out as successful companies. But most projects don’t spin out.

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