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Miami: A hot spot for venture capitalists

David Teten

(from my guest column in the Miami Herald ). A few weeks ago, I had my first-ever opportunity to visit the Miami startup ecosystem. You might assume the event took place in Sao Paolo or Mexico City, but no, it was in Miami, and will be again in 2014. The decision to host the conference in Miami is hardly unfounded.

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“It’s okay to take profits and not hodl forever.” Does this make Alex Taub a web3 contrarian or just reasonable?

Hunter Walker

When I befriended Alex Taub in 2013 he lived in New York City, didn’t have children, and certainly did not yet have thousands of dollars invested in virtual race horses. HW: Then you moved to Miami, where I hear you’re breeding horses, just virtual ones. AT: Love Miami. Clearly you’ve redpilled web3. We are staying.

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

crowdSPRING Blog

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. Don’t let the sand, sun, and tourism of the South Beach distract you from Miami’s reputation as a great place for new businesses.

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Doing The Top Of Mind Drill At TechStars New York

Feld Thoughts

On Tuesday, I spent the day at TechStars New York. David Cohen and I then hopped on a train, cranked on emails and interviews all the way to New York, and then I finished the night (after some more email) with a one hour lecture by Skype to a class of San Diego based students.

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10 Companies Want To Show You The Money

YoungUpstarts

TaskRabbit is available in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. She is a regular contributor to the Miami Herald and co-hosts pFunkCast on Klangbox.fm , a radio show and podcast that showcases the arts, education, entrepreneurship and technology communities.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Don’t let the sand, sun, and tourism of the South Beach distract you from Miami’s reputation as a great place for new businesses.

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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” Today, we would add places like Miami and Salt Lake City to that age old debate.

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