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

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I'll bet you don't know where the Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity is. In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. It says so right on their website.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

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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. Unfortunately, there''s no hotel, conference, or venue space to allow a South by Coney Island.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

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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. Lack of diversity especially when it comes to immigrant and refugee communities. Ellen Bateman. Carina Boston Pinales.