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Creative capital is the secret sauce, not venture capital

TechCrunch

To create a pathway for market success, startups need two essential assets groups: venture capital and creative capital. Creative capital comprises the design and development assets that bring an ingenious idea to life. So what is creative capital? Why creative capital? Advisory expertise for investors.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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

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My Dad was drafted into the Air Force and was given accelerated citizenship. university in math or science — instead of subsidizing their educations and then sending them home&#. Subsidize their education and then send them home. They come from smart, creative, inspired risk-takers. He was fortunate. Crazy, huh?

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. Home to the Internet’s first true “accelerator,” Idealab led by Bill Gross. Outline your key attributes.

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EO Hosts International Entrepreneurial Summit at the United Nations in Support of UN Sustainable Development Goals

Entrepreneurs' Organization

On 25–26 June 2019, EO presented a two-day International Entrepreneurial Summit at the United Nations focused on inspiring, educating and connecting business leaders to promote sustainable business practices. Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

There’s a cottage industry of folks figuring out how to stack tax credits from the inflation Reduction Act to accelerate sustainable initiatives. Many climate-focused industries and technologies are so new that policymakers are still learning what they are, making education and proactive outreach essential.

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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?