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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

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Each of these represents a significant governmental effort to strengthen American competitiveness by affirming the idea that cities can be renewed and rise again if they develop a vibrant startup culture. In 2011, I was part of the Presidents Council on Jobs and Competitiveness with several other leaders in finance and tech.

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. Markets develop for a complex set of factors that are often beyond all of our control.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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On the podcast Breaking Down Barriers , Dell Gines, senior community development advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, explained: “You can’t say you’re an ecosystem builder if you’re not an inclusive ecosystem builder. These resources can help you get started: IEDC’s Playbook for Equitable Economic Development.

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Reflections of America this July 4th

Both Sides of the Table

I have always had a strong affinity for Japanese culture, perhaps because I grew up in Northern California. I love these little cultural idiosyncrasies. And cultural gaffes. Or if you’re a developer perhaps you could donate time by dedicated to their hack-a-thon? So one of my bucket list items was to live in Japan.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

In my mind, Randy Newman said it best, “ I love LA &# – idyllic weather, a mélange of cultures and big industry. But one common theme I’m hearing from there in 2011 is that it’s impossible to recruit. But we do have great technology developers. million in SF Bay Area ). Hit some bumps in the road?

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Want to Build Employee Engagement? Invest in Your People Holistically.

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Glazer has established himself as a leader who invests in his team and in the culture of his organization. . He shared how to develop a “best place to work” in a recent Octane post. For me, that point came in 2011, when our company, Acceleration Partners, was doing about $1 million in revenue and I joined EO.

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Eliminating gender-based violence in Peru one ‘sonrisa’ at a time

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

My two friends and I started Tejiendo Sonrisas, a Peruvian nonprofit organization, on March 1, 2011. Our goal is for women in our community to be able to fulfill their aspirations and achieve their own welfare, by promoting their participation and development of capacities that will determine their autonomy and future sustainability.