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How To Grow Your Economy. Build It, Don’t Buy It!

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We need to shi f t our economic development strategies to startup community building, (also referred to as entrepreneurial ecosystem building), as the primary approach to rebuilding our cities’ economies. The research and evidence supporting the impact and value of startup community building is strong.

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

Startup Catalyst

David Buchan-Swanson (2017) joined this number as a software engineer). Tex Andersen (2015) became CTO of Talentvine , a Brisbane tech startup that makes outsourced recruitment affordable, transparent and simple. It’s not all startups! Jessie Hughes (2017) continues her work as a VR filmmaker.

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Public Policy Quarterly: October 2023

Angel Capital Association

Working with the Eris (now GrayRobinson) team, ACA worked to protect early stage tax-treatment in 2017’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA). Through the work of its public policy team and committed members, ACA has become a leading voice on Capitol Hill for the early stage investing community, promoting a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem.