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America’s Farmstand, The Online Farmer’s Market

YoungUpstarts

Many of us love farmers’ markets – it’s often the only way to get access to all those organic, natural, artisanal produce fresh and direct from independently-run family farms. But the trouble is that they don’t get organized often enough, and even if they do, traveling to find them can be quite a hassle.

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You’ve graduated from the incubator cocoon… now what?

The Next Web

Incubators and accelerators have provided a tremendous boost to the start-up ecosystem, but the arena also requires another medium to step in for those accelerator graduates – one that helps them scale, go global, and gain critical traction to attract market interest and investment. In Turkey alone there are 200+ Groupon-like companies.

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The First Step, No Matter How Small, Is Crucial To Success

crowdSPRING Blog

Ulukaya was born in Turkey and was an accomplished feta-cheese-maker. He lived in Upstate New York when he saw an ad for a closed Kraft yogurt plant. business chobani hamdi ulukaya marketing success' Ulukaya initially threw the ad away. But his gut told him to go see the place. Business Owners: Only Two Numbers Matter.

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Why International Startups Love NY, and NY VCs Love International Startups

David Teten

New York is now the second-most-active tech ecosystem in the US on all key metrics, after the Bay Area. New York venture capitalists like HOF Capital recognize this trend, and more and more of us are opening our doors to invest in startups with international roots. Colorado and Massachusetts have similar programs.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

They achieve product/market fit while based abroad, and then sometimes gradually move key business functions to the US and Western European tech hubs. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. markets: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

They achieve product/market fit while based abroad, and then sometimes gradually move key business functions to the US and Western European tech hubs. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. markets: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

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Israel Innovation Roadtrip – 15 Startups Pitching for Funding

VC Cafe

Organized by Bootcamp Ventures, a small advisory firm for startups, fifteen Israeli startups will pitch their ventures to an audience of investors in Boston and New York. event, following 14 similar ones in Israel, Turkey and Europe. This is the firm’s first U.S. Israel Innovation Road Trip company list.