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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. They can have some longer term impacts through educational institutions. Angels can’t do it alone.

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AgTech Plant Health Startup Croptix Announces Milestone Investment Led by Advancing Eco Agriculture

American Entrepreneurship

AEA invested in Croptix because of our confidence in the current capabilities and future potential of its innovative technology and its highly committed and talented team,” said AEA Executive Chair Paul Bergman. Series Seed round, demonstrating their strong commitment to and confidence in the company’s future success.

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Accel, BoxGroup, Cowboy Ventures, Pear VC and Yahoo to judge Startup Battlefield at Disrupt

TechCrunch

With over 20 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience in technology and media, Jim Lanzone has a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. Rich Wong joined Accel as a partner in 2006. Jim Lanzone , CEO of Yahoo (the parent company of TechCrunch). Rich Wong , partner at Accel.

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How AT&T is Supporting Small Businesses

Smart Hustle Magazine

AT&T small business is providing innovative and business-changing solutions. That was a number one priority as they reached out to local government education spaces. From entrepreneurs to emerging businesses to small businesses — this is where innovation comes from. Disruptive Innovation. Keep reading to learn more.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

Amsterdam has tech industry “schools” such as Growth Tribe , The Talent Institute and THNK for educational courses, as well as accelerators like Rockstart, Startupbootcamp and Fashion for Good. Adyen launched in 2006, and in June 2018, it was listed as one of Europe’s largest tech IPOs with a value of €7 billion.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. As a technologist he felt the US was “ground zero&# for technology innovation. In 2006 we sold the company to a French services company. He spent a bunch of this time in Canada.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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