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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

Cheaper rents could make it a great place for the creative community and there''s no reason why it shouldn''t become as popular a destination for out of town events the same way that Austin has. These folks could become clients, funders, or good places to connect and work over the long term. Venture Capital & Technology'

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

This is going to be BIG.

I'll bet you don't know where the Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity is. 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. Ideas get poorly vetted because the funders aren't current on tech trends.

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Emotional marketing and an e-mail titan walk into a bar

TechCrunch

As an early-stage reporter, I honestly bet a lot on the potential of a savvy edtech founder or creative marketplace play. All Raise, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the footprint of women founders and funders, has released its annual report for 2020. Banana Capital’s debut fund is for internet-first founders.

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We’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city

TechCrunch

SaaS Stage: Considers how software-as-a-service unlocks creativity and efficiency with mobile apps, cloud-based resources, collaboration tools, creator communities, developer tools, e-commerce, low code, recurring revenue and marketing tools. CTA: Want to reach the biggest funders, founders and Disruptors?

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on.

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

Previously, we introduced the concept of flexible VC : structures that allow founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit and ownership optionality. Capacity Capital. Chattanooga, TN-based Capacity Capital was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the southeastern U.S. Compensation-based.

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Developing Rapid-Response Plans for Cities to Help Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses in This Time of Economic Crisis

Forward Cities

Evaluate the impact of these efforts, including increased access to capital, on stabilizing local entrepreneurs and small businesses across all demographics and geographic areas. Cities need to be ready to harness this creative energy as part of their response plans. Additionally, with crisis comes opportunity.