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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Building a startup community, or startup ecosystem, is no easy task and requires a lot of intentional work. An interconnected startup community is one that shares common values and whose interests support the entrepreneurs, their ventures, and the startup community as a whole. What is a startup community? Universities.

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Villgro Philippines, IDRC of Canada launch accelerator program AI4Health Asia

AsiaTechDaily

Led and owned by women, Villgro Philippines is gender-smart incubator that funds, mentors, and supports impact startups in building innovative solutions to address the most urgent social and environmental challenges.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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

TechCrunch

Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g., Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. building companies in-house) or incubator (e.g., the free YC Startup School courses). Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Eric Parker

Ecosystem Builder Hub

An Ecosystem Builder is someone working to make resources available to support entrepreneurs in their community. Short answer: I believe that by helping people start business we build communities of people that care about each other’s welfare instead of people focused on how they can exploit one another for personal gain.

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Behind the Scenes: Building an Angel Experience You Will Never Forget

Angel Capital Association

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The programming team for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing is full of experienced, respected angel investors and ecosystem providers, and they are hard at work creating a virtual experience that will change the way you think about angel investing.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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