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Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

venturebeat.com

The Bing Fund, Microsoft’s newest incubator, to be headed by VoodooPC founder Rahul Sood. After playing coy and dropping hints for weeks, Microsoft has finally announced its newest incubator, the Bing Fund. Additionally, he’s looking for companies that have a long-term potential to be Microsoft partners or acquisitions.

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SXSW Startups: My SideKick

Austin Startup

For about a year and a half, I worked in downtown Detroit and it was a 10-minute walk to and from my office. Anyone you surround yourself with, whether advisors or mentors, biz partners, potential hires, programmers, business incubator, anyone you give equity to, etc.?—?treat I was harassed daily, no matter what route I took.

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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

This is going to be BIG.

There was a computer training lab run by a company called Prosoft, but that's like having an Apex Tech and expecting to be the next Detroit. Companies can't find the partners and employees they need. Sun's space was for it's customer assistance unit and Cornell just had a demo space patched into a supercomputer back on campus.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

www.xconomy.com

View More in Detroit ›. San Diego’s Free EvoNexus Tech Incubator Gains Qualcomm Expertise. Managing Director, Enterprise Partners. Detroit Events ›. Subscribe for Free. Xconomy San Diego. Our Cities ▾ Boston ›. Ministry of Supply Puts MIT Engineering Cred Into Dress Shirts. View More in Boston ›. New York ›.

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The Maker Movement Is A New Mecca For Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Events for enthusiasts, called Maker Faires, now stretch far outside California to places such as Detroit, New York and even Shenzhen, China. Network with potential cofounders and strategic partners. A recent California event packed in 100,000 people. I believe the Maker Movement and startups are made for each other.

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Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley – Going to Where the Action Is

Steve Blank

Silicon Valley, Herzliya in Israel, Zhongguancun for software and Shenzen for hardware in China are examples of technology clusters, but so was Detroit for cars, Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion.). For example, a few years ago Mercedes partnered with Tesla in batteries for electric vehicles.

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Mission Creep: How Nonprofits Can Stay True to Their Missions

Board Effect

Nonprofit Quarterly points to an example of mission creep at a Detroit, Michigan nonprofit that recognized mission creep was occurring and eventually turned things around successfully. They partnered with a parks and recreation program to provide transportation, homework assistance and meals. Cunningham and Eleanor M.

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