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A university’s role in an emerging startup community and other conversations

Startup Catalyst

It was just quite extraordinary to give students the opportunity to go to Silicon Valley, see what’s happening in firms, and to do a startup weekend in the middle. Tex Andersen (2015) became CTO of Talentvine , a Brisbane tech startup that makes outsourced recruitment affordable, transparent and simple.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

the free YC Startup School courses). Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g., The number of accelerators has more than doubled since 2014 , while the number of accelerator-backed startups in the U.S.

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Turns at Albuquerque: How I Measure My Career

This is going to be BIG.

It''s my favorite thing to teach as well--and I''ll be giving a class at Startup Institute this Tuesday night about it. They''re a career accelerator, which is a pretty neat concept--doing what YC and Techstars do for startups, but for your career. Anyway, 2015 marks a couple of big career anniversaries for me.

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How Detroit’s Cory Tincher is Facilitating the Growth of Startups in Our Region

StartupNation

Detroit’s future is in the hands of young, dynamic doers who embrace the opportunity to achieve their personal goals and contribute to the greater good of the local community. Tincher’s story exemplifies the magic that occurs in a young person’s life when he or she is given the opportunity to blossom. .

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The Four Cities Every Startup Should Invest in Visiting

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Zappos also offers opportunities to learn about its company culture, which you can apply to your business. Boulder is quickly becoming a startup mecca on par with Silicon Valley — largely due to the Techstars accelerator, which has cultivated the city’s startup ecosystem. Boulder, Colorado. Nashville, Tennessee.

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Public Policy Quarterly: October 2023

Angel Capital Association

ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community. ACA continues to foster good lines of communication with the SEC and good relationships at the SBA. House and Senate staff turned to ACA to understand the impact of changing the definition on the angel community.

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Public Policy Quarterly Newsletter Issue 2

Angel Capital Association

This letter emphasizes how vital immigrants are the to the US economy, the startup ecosystem and the Angel community. This rule focuses on helping those in underserved communities who are highly entrepreneurial but still face barriers in accessing capital needed to start or grow their business.