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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 33 Flatbush. Picture: Benjamin Norman for The New York Times.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. ” That always stuck with me. That seems very Brad to me.

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7 Creative Financing Options for New Businesses and Startups

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You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. Creative financing options for new businesses. If a bank doesn’t believe in your idea, the startup community might — and there’s a good chance they’ll give you a lot of money if they do. Angel investing and venture capital (VC).

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. And that is precisely my thoughts for Seattle and what I plan to deliver on Thursday night: Which few key community leaders are going to step up and get those neurons properly firing and connected? My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1.

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Turning the Camera on Chris Dixon

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6. Chris then discussed his current approach to angel investing in that he tries to do everything through Founder Collective (FC), unless it is out of the purview of the firm’s investment thesis, then he’ll do it on his own. an opt-out method) or through an opt-in method like Hunch, which stores users’ taste profiles.

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The Fantastical, Stupendous, Wonkariffic Tale of How Ample Hills Creamery Raised a $4 Million Venture Capital Round

This is going to be BIG.

Creativity is at the heart of everything they do. Leading an investment into an ice cream chain, however, that's another beast. What made is possible was actually my investment in another food company, Hungryroot. After getting to know Ben from the tech community, he pitched me his concept for a CPG food company.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Think of them as the starting point of a much larger conversation. Read the post for details on leveraging AI wisely. The post EO’s Most Popular Inc.