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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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New Year, New Entrepreneurs: Five tips for supporting early-stage entrepreneurs ?

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To effectively support any entrepreneur, you must develop an infrastructure of resources in your community. Identifying and connecting the resources in one central network makes it easier for entrepreneurs of all types to find assistance for the hurdles they face. Cultivate an inclusive network with culturally competent support.

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Lessons for Brooklyn: Information Spillover at the Roots of NYC Tech

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With all of this news about Brooklyn 's tech scene , I've been thinking a lot about what made the NYC innovation community grow so quickly. Talk of buildings and incubators reminded me of the story of Building 20 from "Where Good Ideas Come From". ".Legendary is a space that sees information spillover as a feature, not a flaw.

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Small Business Resources Essential for Starting a Business

American Entrepreneurship

Some grants target underrepresented communities, others are open to all small businesses and others are tied to early technology research. Its mission is to foster vibrant small business communities through free mentoring and education workshops for small business owners. Small Business Administration. Full list of U.S.

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500 Founders: Rick Kiessig, Hannah Hunt, Matthew Jackson & Jenni Matheson

NZ Entrepreneur

Use the information you learn to refine your product, approach, and pitch. Grow reciprocal relationships in your support network before you need them. Find and grow your support network with people and associations that have the experience and knowledge that you will benefit from. Fabulous ideas are a dime a dozen.

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How to Get Started Mapping Your Entrepreneurial Ecosystem [Updated]

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The real super power of ecosystem mapping is how the mapping process and the actual map are used by the community as a catalyst to collaboratively strengthen the ecosystem. Most obviously, ecosystem maps can serve as a resource guide for entrepreneurs in the community. Defining Categories of Information. Make it Collaborative.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

There is an unprecedented amount of information or knowledge that is now freely available to guide founders (e.g., Network effects have evolved, moving away from the traditional physical spaces to digital ones. Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g.,