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ACA Releases 2023 Angel Funders Report

Angel Capital Association

“The AFR continues to be the definitive source of angel investing in North America. The ACA dedicates the incredible time and resources necessary to the project in order to bring out the science of angel investing to drive better outcomes. It’s supported in large part by the Angel Investor Foundation.

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Prog.ai wants to help recruiters find technical talent by inferring skills from GitHub code

TechCrunch

Prog.ai , as the company is called, allows recruiters to search for developers based on their technical skills, libraries they have used or simply the contributions they have made to projects on GitHub. A core selling point for recruiters is the ability to connect with software developers, and for that Prog.ai

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Book Review: Creating Startup Junkies

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Creating Startup Junkies focuses on the unique proposition of creating sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems in unexpected places — in the parts of the country sometimes referred to as the “flyover states.” There is no special training required to be a Startup Junkie.

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Five Tips to Activate New Angel Investors

Angel Capital Association

When the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) was founded in 2018, the aim was to activate new angel investors. There was a need to connect entrepreneurs coming out of a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) training program to investors and funding. It’s even more important in attracting people new to investing.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. Today’s higher education is responding by making more courses online and available to people outside of physical boundaries.

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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. Local developers and constituency groups have been foaming at the mouth to weigh in on what should happen with all of these properties.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. People referred to them as the invoicing company.”. Siemiatkowski left undeterred.

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