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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. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 55 Washington Street.

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The Unified Theory of Food Investing for Tech VCs

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I don't think that there's much of an investable ecosystem around poop unless you're doing biofuels or chemicals around environmental remediation. The industries involved in getting food literally from farm to table is enormous--bigger than most areas tech VCs are investing in now. An investor in Farmingo is investing in commerce.

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Subscription carbon offsetting platform Ecologi hits $8M total raised, includes General Catalyst

TechCrunch

startup Ecologi , which uses the funds to plant 1 million trees every 10 days in places like Africa and Latin America, as well as doing things like protecting peatlands in Indonesia. In April, Ecologi closed a seed investment round of $5.75 That’s partly the thinking behind U.K. million (£4.05

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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

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When Marc Cenedella first started TheLadders, he build the first version himself after investing $350 in MySQL and PHP books to teach himself to code. They just booked some space at NYU, threw up a fundraising page on Kickstarter, and started talking it up in the community. Step #2: Pitch investors. It’s a recipe for failure.

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EO Members Share Entrepreneurial Trends for the New Year

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Travel is going to be one of the biggest investments companies will make, and it will be well worth it. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in this sector for commercial-scale facilities. This will result in community successes. David Fastuca, EO Melbourne, CMO and co-founder, Locomote.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

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I grew up here, went to school here, and have worked hard over the last 5+ years to help build up the NYC innovation community. Much of the equity investment that goes on happens through people you’d never think of. Do you have a Bose radio at home? New entrepreneurs need to learn how to turn over rocks better. > Life is a tradeoff.

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5 Tips for Making Time to Make a Difference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Yet, since late 2016, he has also worn the hat of chairman of the Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKIB) , a position that lets him serve as an agent and driver of social and economic change for rural communities throughout his home state in India. Maximize your impact by investing your time wisely.

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