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This Week in the New York Innovation Community – February 1st, 2010

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Welcome to Social Media Week --the one week out of the year where we get to tweet and blog about social media! Current undergrads who participate can attend the Tech Meetup for free and some guest entrepreneurs even stop by once in a while. Bootstrapping a community from zero users. Try the waitlists. Launch of a social site.

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Next Level Entrepreneurship: Investing in a New Generation of Startups

Entrepreneurs' Organization

For many established entrepreneurs, establishing a purpose and passion beyond business is a fulfilling way to truly make a mark. Ravi Machani , an EO member in Bangalore, India, is one entrepreneur who has done so admirably. The program forges strategic collaborations between startups and established entrepreneurs,” explains Ravi.

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Garry Tan is the next president and CEO of Y Combinator

TechCrunch

Beyond co-founding Initialized, which raised a $700 million fund (its sixth) last year and has over $1 billion in known assets under management, Tan was also co-founder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter in 2012. Ralston continued. Next year, I'll be going back to Y Combinator as President and CEO.

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Are CSR and Sustainability the New Magnets for Top Talent?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Forbes has reported that millennials “put an emphasis on corporate social responsibility, have a great reverence for the environment, place higher worth on acquiring experiences than material things, and are adept at building communities around shared interests.”. Engaging and retaining millennials is the new business productivity puzzle.

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In My Words: Aaron Lee on How EO Accelerator Altered His Journey

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In the summer of 2010, just after graduating into EO, I was standing on a cliff enjoying the amazing view in Positano, Italy, when it hit me. One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur. I joined EO Accelerator in 2009, when I owned a business and my business owned me.

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How early should you connect to a VC? Here's some data.

This is going to be BIG.

I went back across the 21 investments I''ve made both at First Round and at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --a period that dates back to January 28, 2010, when I closed on Backupify. You might be surprised that I don''t get more inbound deals given all the work that I put into my blog, Twitter, and newsletter. So what''s taking so long?

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CEMEX-TEC Award is Accepting Applications for the 2020 Contest

Impact Hub

CEMEX-TEC Award is the most important award in Monterrey, Mexico, for social innovation and social entrepreneurs. Since its creation, CEMEX and Impact Hub Monterrey have received 3,765 applications from more than 74 countries, and supported 128 projects from 23 countries, as well as collaborated in the improvement of 73 communities.