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Progress of Bitcoin in North Carolina

The Startup Magazine

For example, BitPay, one of the largest cryptocurrency payment processors in the world, is headquartered in Raleigh. Blockstack was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York. This welcoming attitude has led to a number of Bitcoin-related businesses popping up in North Carolina.

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A Google Docs interview with Richard Simms, co-founder of Tech Talent South

Jeff Hilimire

Right now, we run programs here in Atlanta (where we started the company) as well as in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville, NC. On October 20th, we will be launching our fifth 8-week Code Immersion Program for adults here in the Atlanta area as well as a new Intro to Website Design & Creation Class. We already have!

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Here we go!!! The 5th annual 48in48 event kicks off tonight :)

Jeff Hilimire

Additionally, this weekend for the first time we’ll be running three events simultaneously – Atlanta, Raleigh, and New York #fistbump. A huge thanks to the team at Cox Enterprises for allowing us to have the event at their beautiful headquarters! Let’s do this!!! The post Here we go!!!

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Today marks the 4th Atlanta 48in48 event! WHAT?!

Jeff Hilimire

2016: Atlanta and New York. 2017: Atlanta , New York , Boston , and Minneapolis. 2018 (first half): Raleigh, Bloomington (Illinois), and Boston. 2018: Atlanta and New York this weekend, and London on Nov 2nd. To bring you up to speed, here’s the history: 2015: Atlanta.

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The origin story of 48in48

Jeff Hilimire

The next year (2016), we put on an event in New York City and another event in Atlanta. In 2017 we held four events: Atlanta, New York, Boston, and Minneapolis. In 2017 we held four events: Atlanta, New York, Boston, and Minneapolis. Today, there is a staff of 3.5

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

New York City, NY Sept. 10: Techstars New York?—?New New York City, NY?—? 23: Raleigh, NC Sept. RSVP here Sept. 5: Dallas, TX?—? RSVP here Sept. 6: Houston, TX?—? RSVP here Sept. 10: Silicon Valley Bank?—?New RSVP here Sept. 11: Startup Week?—?Washington Washington D.C. 18: Startup Week?—?Denver,

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Weekend Reading on Startup Communities

Feld Thoughts

Timothy Sprinkle interviewed me early in his process and then set off on an almost one year trip across the US where he spent real time in Detroit, New York, Las Vegas, Austin, Kansas City, Raleigh-Durham, and Boulder.