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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

In 2011, I was part of the Presidents Council on Jobs and Competitiveness with several other leaders in finance and tech. Additionally, Revolutionpartnering with PitchBookfound that between 2011 and 2021, more than 1,400 new venture firms emerged from smaller ecosystems across the country.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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Make your ecosystem sustainable. In 2011, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce had a bold vision: to make Kansas City America’s most entrepreneurial city. Benchmarking and measuring progress in this way allows them to continue to secure funding, build on their impact and remain sustainable.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

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If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

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Just as Yves mentored me when I became his co-managing partner in 2011, he didn’t seek to ride off into the sunset either. Instead he championed our investment themes into sustainability and food technologies having invested in companies like Apeel Sciences and Ynsect. Wait, What About Yves?

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Startup Business Funding: 5 Business-Breaking Misconceptions

Dream It

Being self-sustainable has given us a new perspective on startup funding, especially compared to what I experienced on my first accelerator run. In 2011, he founded Pota-Toss, a Kickstarter-funded iOS game, released on the App Store on October 2012. The plan-sort of worked. If you can't build the best business you can create.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 These seven factors are leading to better and more sustainable opportunities in venture capital than have been present at any time in our investment histories. Morning in VC.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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&#. While he is publicly saying that he expects a modestly improved economy in 2011 , it’s hard to be too sanguine when you look at the data. Consumer debt relative to incomes has risen to an all time high reaching 138% of 2007 (obviously that’s not sustainable!)