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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Not only did I want it to include people working on the future of digital media at ABC, but I also had in mind the roll that other types of creative people have in the inspiration of a city. "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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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

The people with the time, energy & creativity to build organizations like TechStars need to bring their ideas to fruition. Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. You can be part of the creative destruction.

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

TechCrunch

In 2011 , as Twitter hit the 100 million active users mark, the entrepreneur left to pursue new projects with Obvious Corporation , a startup incubator and investment vehicle that had included fellow Twitter co-founder Evan Williams and former Twitter exec Jason Goldman. The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium.

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Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

TechCrunch

Some of them — including Grammy Award-winning artists such as Jay-Z , The Chainsmokers , Nas , and others like Snoop Dogg — have launched various funds to invest in startups in the U.S., Ajebutter22 , a Nigerian-based music artist and rapper whose real name is Akitoye Balogun, agrees with Mr Eazi’s philosophy of investing in creatives.

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

David Teten VC

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. if you are the first person to refer the company to us and we invest.”. Lightspeed.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Eric Parker

Ecosystem Builder Hub

He is currently building a mesh network of grassroots collaborative incubators in mid-size communities across the Southeast to develop a more inclusive regional economy and improve investment dealflow. Eric Parker is one of the leading Innovation Architects in the nation.