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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

I built a 3,000 person tech networking organization in NYC back in 2006 and was one of the first 100 members of the NY Tech Meetup back in 2005 so I’ve participated in a lot of these conversations. In 2005, it was a risky bet to join Union Square Ventures and plant my VC career here in NYC. Angels can’t do it alone.

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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

Both Sides of the Table

Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%. million and my A Round in 2005 was only $500,000 (and that’s all I ever raised). The skills and networks inherent in making the early bet are consistent with the funds that play in this category.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

New York has quickly become one of the best places in the world to start a company, but if you look at demographics, Brooklyn is a unique area whose innovator and maker population outnumbers most other cities in the country. Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network.

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Impact Hub Recife leaves global network

Impact Hub

After six years of collaboration, the global Impact Hub Network and Impact Hub Recife are now parting ways. This decision was made as the Recife team’s expansion goals focus on real estate and innovative ways of work rather than on the social, economic and environmental impact. Impact Hub Brasilia. Impact Hub Curitiba.

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Impact Hub Oakland leaves Impact Hub network

Impact Hub

Impact Hub Oakland has always been a lighthouse for driving the inclusion and equality agenda of the Impact Hub Network in North America. After six years of successful operations, we are sad to see Impact Hub Oakland leave the network. The post Impact Hub Oakland leaves Impact Hub network appeared first on Impact Hub.

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Impact Hub Honolulu Rebrands as They Depart From Global Impact Hub Network

Impact Hub

After 5 years, Impact Hub Honolulu has decided to depart from the global Impact Hub Network in an effort to localize their focus and best serve their local community. . Our vision is a space where members can access multiple locations throughout the islands as they build their business and network. Impact Hub Minneapolis-Saint Paul.

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The UK Is a Fintech Regulatory Superpower

Andreessen Horowitz

That success has been bolstered by the fact that the UK is among the world’s most innovative financial services regulatory environments. Regulation is generally a blocker to innovation. The UK has had real-time payments since 2005, via the Faster Payments network. A full 8 years earlier than the U.S.)