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Rebuilding the California Dream 

Andreessen Horowitz

And so, to me, America was this place of idealism and opportunity, and California was this deeply optimistic place. We’re proposing to build a dynamic walkable community on a portion of the property, and then surrounded with open space and renewable energy, both wind and solar. Why am I working on it now?

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland. Fundraising platforms such as Investiere have boosted the angel community support of early funding rounds. It grants up to CHF 130,000 per company.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

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. My company was not well executed enough to achieve venture capital financing—and that wasn’t the city’s fault, it was mine. I was there, too. Misconception #2: There’s no tech talent in NYC/Wall St.

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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. 33 Flatbush.

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The Unified Theory of Food Investing for Tech VCs

This is going to be BIG.

What are the biggest opportunities? That's why Sherbrooke and Benchmark just put $8mm into Farmingo , to support these food communities via social software. Even if you're not a part of a food community, you could be buying a lot more local than you think. You buy a tower, connect it to a community, now others want it.

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