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The 4 Best Cities In America For Startups

YoungUpstarts

If you really want to make it, you need to go somewhere that allows you to network with the thriving tech community. Everyone knows that Silicon Valley has been, historically speaking, the source of much innovation. There is just one problem – you can’t do it alone. San Francisco is already well publicized.

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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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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. Ignite Portland 10 at Bagdad Theater and Pub.

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

Steve Blank

The differences between the Bend, Oregon region and Silicon Valley are obvious. The sheer density of talent, companies, capital and universities that exist in the Valley are second to none. Silicon Valley Transplants. But the real surprise was learning that for some Bend is a Silicon Valley bedroom community.

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Nike Accelerator – Powered By TechStars

Feld Thoughts

We’ve seen this dramatically accelerator around the world through the Global Accelerator Network and when I wrote Startup Communities: Building a Startup Ecosystem in Your City , much of what I used as the basis for the Boulder Thesis came from my experiences here. Announcing Ari Newman as TechStars Network Catalyst.

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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.

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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Vancouver

ReadWriteStart

When you talk about vibrant West Coast startup scenes, obviously Silicon Valley dominates the conversation. And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Portland too. The proximity to other tech hubs like Seattle and Silicon Valley may make it easy to overlook Vancouver. Then there's Seattle, of course.