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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). People are voting with their feet.). On question #2, it’s too early to tell.

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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. The good news is that these new metro centers are significantly less expensive than Silicon Valley or the East Coast. .

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Entrepreneurial Journey Takes Melvin Brewing To Denver’s Heights and Beyond

The Startup Magazine

Jeremy’s entrepreneurial journey has led Melvin Brewing to recently be named the Brewmaster and Brewery Group of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival. As the founder of the company, he has been steadily expanding the company’s reach through the building of new brewpubs and breweries in many Western cities.

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[Event] FOCUS100

YoungUpstarts

Now in its third year, FOCUS100 was launched by entrepreneur Kathryn Finney, who was named a Champion of Change by The White House in 2013 for her leadership in building a growing pipeline of urban tech entrepreneurs. This year’s event will take place in the City University of New York Graduate Center’s historic B.

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

You don’t need to look further than the studio’s homepage for an example of this: it features a live webcam that shows what’s going on in New York-based studio right at that moment. Headquarters: New York City. Locations: London, New York City, and San Francisco. Headquarters: London, UK.

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Friday Roundup: More advice on being more productive, corporate tax cuts, Silicon Forest?

Up and Running

Portland, Ore has become “Silicon Forest,” New Orleans is “Silicon Bayou,” and even Iowa is taking on the name “Silcorn Valley.” In the New York Times: Will small biz pay for big biz corporate tax cuts ? My instincts tell me yes.

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Flings Pop-Up Recycling and Trash Bins

Feld Thoughts

First off, how could you NOT love a company named TrashCo? Seriously, what a great name. And they are available at most Safeway stores in Seattle, Portland, and Northern CA; at most Vons in Southern CA; at most HEB’s in Texas; and at all Price Choppers in New York State/Western CT.

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