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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. cities (outside of Silicon Valley and the East Coast), to build your startup.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

ReadWriteStart

Today, building Internet businesses, or businesses that are primarily marketed through the Internet, is viable for entrepreneurs all over the world. It is no longer Silicon Valley's exclusive domain. Seattle, Portland, Austin, New York City and Chicago have come up in the U.S. Kolkata and Hyderabad are behind.

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

This post and the two that follow highlight what Dino has learned about the characteristics of the startup and investing landscape in a regional market, and what it takes to intentionally engineer a thriving regional tech cluster. The differences between the Bend, Oregon region and Silicon Valley are obvious. What’s Different.

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Mentoring the mentors: Advice and inspiration for startup mentors

siliconflorist.com

Silicon Florist. Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest. Related posts Cloudability’s day in the sun: Portland company lands $8.7 0) Just hack it: Nike launches Nike+ Accelerator powered by TechStars in Portland. Marketing Manager. Beer and Blog Portland.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

Today James Hickey from San Diego, California, pitched Parallel6 , a company that does social media marketing services for brands and also has a white label mobile app that can be customized and branded for their clients' mobile and social marketing needs. Misty Denson from Portland, Oregon, presented NameYourRentNow.com.

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Nike Accelerator – Powered By TechStars

Feld Thoughts

Several years ago David Cohen , Jason Mendelson , and I started talking about the idea that the same principles of an accelerator model could apply to specific vertical markets or companies. Based in Portland, the program is just a short drive away from Nike World Headquarters.

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114 Entrepreneurs On 1 Train For 8 Hours Pitching Ideas

ReadWriteStart

That's exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph. to Vancouver, where passengers "rethink business" among like-minded entrepreneurs and investors. here's the evidence.

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