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The 4 Best Cities In America For Startups

YoungUpstarts

For both lifestyle and business, Miami has a lot going for it. Miami has had an on and off relationship with dot com development for over 25 years. Miami has had an on and off relationship with dot com development for over 25 years. This city is probably best known for its trendsetting nature.

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Founder Interview: Bill Walsh on Eliminating Small Business Failure

The Startup Magazine

We interviewed Bill Walsh, CEO/Founder of Business Coaching / Venture Capital firm Powerteam International. On March 11, at our Rainmaker program for entrepreneurs in Miami, Florida, I watched the hotel occupancy go from 90% to 15% in one day! Here’s more from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview series.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

I got a job at a bank, and I worked in their corporate finance group. We had a finance group for all of the bank branches based in San Diego, and I wrote programs to download stuff from the mainframe so we could do analysis three days faster than they could send us the data. Comp sci in the 80s was terrible.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. They don’t assign tasks and then whisk off to Aspen or to Hawaii or Miami or wherever else tech gatherings are happening. Yes, great leaders need to travel more than programmers or finance directors.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

in the last four years we’ve seen a 250% increase in venture capital funding and have doubled the number of startup development organizations in our community.” It is the tech hub of Texas and has the most local venture capital and attracts the most venture capital. billion invested across the state.

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Founder Interview: Richard Lavina Innovating Accounting Services with Taxfyle

The Startup Magazine

Richard: I went to school for accounting and followed a path after graduation that those of us in that major typically follow: I started working for a CPA firm in Miami. TSM: What inspired you to start Taxfyle? I learned the ropes there and eventually got an offer to work at one of the Big Four.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

That’s why I continue to be bullish on Silicon Valley and perhaps not so bullish on Miami, despite the great progress that city has made recently. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent. I think a lot of entrepreneurs don’t fully understand how venture capital works.