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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

This is going to be BIG.

They don't have a stake in it--and by not actively putting themselves out there as a source of capital, they're not in the information flow. You can get just about any wealthy person to part with some small portion of their wealth to put into risky investments, but these people don't contribute back to the ecosystem.

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Massaging the Octopus: Jiro Dreams of Startups

This is going to be BIG.

You can jump into an incubator program and take it to the next level after just three months. In the NYC tech scene, you can quit your Wall Street job, move into a coworking space, and call yourself an entrepreneur all in the same day--good idea optional.

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New EntreWorks Insights Now Available

EntreWorks Consulting

This issue examines the power of place in economic development, and discusses how we can use work spaces,such as our offices, business incubators, and coworking spaces, to help build social capital, build community, and advance the cause of economic development. You can learn more and subscribe here.

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

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Incubators / Accelerators. Coworking spaces. A community culture that reinforces the idea that you can fail fast, often, and still advance your ideas. Investor networks. Universities. Service providers (consulting, accounting, legal, etc.). Funding providers (loans, grants, etc.).

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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Kate’s organization, Lake Forest College’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation program, has been actively engaging and forming partnerships with the local Chamber of Commerce, local business leaders, local incubators, and local entrepreneurs. “As She shared an experience she had with this in Buffalo. “We

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

In an ecosystem, there should be multiple entrepreneurial support organizations, coworking spaces, incubators/accelerators, investors, etc.communicating about the resources they have to support entrepreneurs. Ellen Bateman. My biggest frustration I encounter is silos in ecosystems. Gabe Munoz.

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

TechCrunch

It requires accelerators and incubators and coworking spaces to help nurture early ideas, and it needs VC firms investing across stages. 406 Ventures, a venture capital firm that focuses on Series A investing, says the schools are a huge advantage for Boston. Greg Dracon, a partner at.406