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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

An individual standout founder who has the ability to recruit their first ten employees can build something interesting to a point where they’ll have no trouble getting funding, more employees, and customers just about anywhere. Top founders want to live in a place where employees are serious about working hard.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

You need to have rock-solid expectations of in-office or at-home work hours and specific skill sets your new employee should have — from languages and platforms to design and UX/UI abilities. Twitter Now Has 300 Employees Cloudera Secures $25M in Funding PayPal Announces Micropayment System. Auto-Tune the News" Curates: Our Fav.

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How to Make Community the Secret To Success

Duct Tape Marketing

Every business today has a community that is made up of its employees, customers, supporters, networks, suppliers, and mentors. Each year for last five years WDS types trek to Portland Oregon to commune at the World Domination Summit. A town, a church, a school, a collection of hobbyists, have all long been identified as communities.

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Instagram Marketing: A Small Business Guide

Up and Running

In terms of your photo, this can be your logo, your storefront, your products, or even some of your employees. Take a look at this post from Portland-based coffee roaster Stumptown’s Instagram : Image via Stumptown Coffee on Instagram. Create great Instagram posts. Focus on top-quality visuals. Offer promotions to your followers.