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

This is going to be BIG.

The phenomenon, they argue, will accelerate creativity across a larger network. Does crowdsourcing represent the beginning of the end of creative organizations? What are the most significant education technology trends of 2010 and beyond? So which is it? How are digital applications changing how professors teach?

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Lighting the torch of change: Youth volunteering in Haiti

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Jimmy has been with ADIVAH since 2010, after an earthquake that destroyed his community. He met the organization while he was becoming an aspiring leader himself in civic training school, and grew with the organization to become one of their educators. Recuperating after a devastating earthquake. Networking in action.

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Please go see “Waiting for Superman.” Here’s Why:

Both Sides of the Table

It’s the story of what’s broken with the education system in the US. They are often raised by single moms, grandparents or under-educated immigrant parents who want the same thing for their children that we do for our own. Yesterday I went to see the film Waiting for Superman. Wasn’t that the American promise?

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

In particular part three talked about what happened if we saw a double dip in 2010-11 or a “lost decade.&#. 2010 was the year of the “super angel&# and 2011 has to date been the year of unbelievably highly priced B,C & D rounds of venture capital. We did not. Fundings boomed. August 2011. What’s happening?

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

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Friedman said, [we have] “immigration policies that have our colleges educating the world’s best scientists and engineers and then, when these foreigners graduate, instead of stapling green cards to their diplomas, we order them to go home and start companies to compete against ours.&#. Crazy, huh? The world’s best brains are on sale.

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Excited to be an Investor in The Wing

This is going to be BIG.

It means a lot to me to find financial opportunities investing in companies that I can be really proud of--education companies like Tinybop and Tinkergarten , or companies at the forefront of fair labor practices like Homer Logistics. I'm thrilled to be an investor in The Wing --a Home Base for Women on Their Way.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

billion in 2010, Video Valley (the area of Lysaker right outside of Oslo) has churned out a lot of successful companies within the space. I think we especially have advantages in subsectors like proptech, energy, healthcare and education. Norway has a great track record within the video conferencing and audio industry.