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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. On the other hand, if you are into solar technologies, there is probably an advantage to being in Phoenix or a similar location.

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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. On the other hand, if you are into solar technologies, there is probably an advantage to being in Phoenix or a similar location.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

Designed as a work space for writers, Paragraph takes up a 2,500-square-foot loft space in New York City. 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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5 Companies That Could Become The Next Apple

YoungUpstarts

Same-day delivery has been so successful that Amazon decided to expand this program in other major cities, such as San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle-Tacoma, Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Indianapolis, Washington DC, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta.

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What You Need to Know About Google Local Services Ads

Duct Tape Marketing

Current cities include: Phoenix, AZ. New York, New York. Google recently expanded their Local Services ads (formerly known as Home Services ads) to include 17 cities, with plans to expand to 30 cities by the end of 2017. Los Angeles, CA. Riverside, CA. Sacramento, CA. San Diego, CA. San Francisco, CA. San Jose, CA.

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10 Ways to Stay Productive While Working Remote

Up and Running

Brett Farmiloe is the founder of Markitors, a digital marketing agency in Phoenix, Arizona. And don’t just take it from us—read this article on “When a White Coat Isn’t Just a White Coat,” published in The New York Times. When does it need to be done? Take video calls.

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7 Ways it Pays to Build a Socially Conscious Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, eleven states, including New York and California, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs.

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