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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

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How To Find The Best City For Your Type Of Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

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Why Every Company Needs A DevOps Team Now

Feld Thoughts

A year or so ago I read an early draft of a new book titled The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win. You can get the whole story in my book, The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win ). An increasing number of companies we are investors in are focused on DevOps.

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Venture Capital compensation data and recruiters list

David Teten

Phoenix grp intl. Earn more consulting revenue from expert networks. NPA Network. KEA Consultants. Korn Ferry. LHI Executive Search. Madison Search Partners. Odgers Berndtson. Odyssey Search Partners. Orbis Talent Partners. Oxbridge Group. PER people. Pinnacle Group. Pinpoint Partners. Presidio Search Group. Quest Groups.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

With a humongous 75,000-square-foot space in SoHo, WeWork bills itself as “the physical social network,” a place where people can get connected and work live and in person. Creatives searching for a coworking spot in Phoenix can check out Co+Hoots, offering possibly the most cost-effective office space in downtown Phoenix.

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Taking Other People’s Money Changes Your Life

Startup Professionals Musings

Remember “ The Social Network ” movie about Facebook? Today’s article is presented by the founder of Stealthmode Partners in Phoenix, Arizona. Often these shufflings are good, because they bring in experienced management. But sometimes they bring in management with no industry expertise, and they destroy both morale and your vision.

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Employment Gaps Raise Red Flags, But They Can Be Overcome

YoungUpstarts

by Steven Starks, Senior Career Counselor at University of Phoenix. As a senior career counselor at University of Phoenix, students and alumni often ask me how to deal with employment gaps on their résumés when going through the application process. Steven Starks is a Senior Career Counselor at University of Phoenix.

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