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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

That prediction obviously turned out pretty wrong, but it did drum up a whole lot of chatter about the right ingredients for building a startup community—about New York vs Boston on the East Coast and whether cities like Austin and Seattle would ever break through. What makes people like that want to live in any particular community?

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The New Creator Stack

Andreessen Horowitz

New technologies enable creatives to not only produce work and run their businesses, but also break down roadblocks that have historically stifled the ability to remain independent. Artists and creators now have more opportunities to work on their own terms without corporate capital, obligations or oversight.

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Share the mindset of success in EO Accelerator

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. Since Allen owns her office building, she started a garden in the back for her community to grow and harvest vegetables.

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Expanding the Possibility of Play: Scopely’s Winning Strategy

Revolution

A highly engaged user base has enabled Scopely to maintain exceptional retention levels and drive user monetization within its free-to-play platform. An Acquirer of Choice : Big acquisitions are always challenging, especially for culture-heavy startups.

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She Breaks Barriers: Enabling an Equal World for Girls in Sport

Impact Hub

We could not agree more with the International Women’s Day 2020 campaign theme for this year’s celebrations of female achievement: “An equal world is an enabled world.”. Bike Bridge is an organization that works towards “ bridging social and cultural gaps through cycling.” They were: Bike Bridge, Boxgirls Berlin and Parkour Creation.

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Bringing the Mediterranean Way to the Masses

Revolution

They believe communities everywhere benefit from accessible cuisine that’s proven to be among the healthiest and heartiest in the world. A commitment to culture: Ike, Ted, Dimitri, and Brett grew up in the restaurant industry. Those convictions evolved into a culture at CAVA in which quality of life and growth are priorities.

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Meet Revolution Growth’s Newest Partner: Fazeela Abdul Rashid

Revolution

Fazeela’s experience as an investor and trusted advisor to tech-enabled businesses makes her an invaluable addition to the team, strengthening our approach of providing hands-on company portfolio support. Revolution has a unique, collaborative culture where I knew I would fit in well. The people and the firm’s approach to investing.

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