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

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VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. You can get just about any wealthy person to part with some small portion of their wealth to put into risky investments, but these people don't contribute back to the ecosystem. On top of that, they tend to be the locus of innovation networks.

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

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It needs a couple of successful exits, which in turn drives angel investing as entrepreneurs growing increasingly wealthy look to help new founders building companies reach their own goals. It requires accelerators and incubators and coworking spaces to help nurture early ideas, and it needs VC firms investing across stages.

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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

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Chantalle Dumonceaux , co-founder of and adviser to Womena, an angel investment platform focused on women in the Middle East. Incubators / Accelerators. Coworking spaces. Grant Warner , director of innovation for Howard University’s Graduate School. Moderator Jeff Engell , founder of Blue Oceans Group. Investor networks.

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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

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They’ll be the most interested and invested in the startup and entrepreneurship work happening. Kate’s organization, Lake Forest College’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation program, has been actively engaging and forming partnerships with the local Chamber of Commerce, local business leaders, local incubators, and local entrepreneurs. “As

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

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Imagine what the diversity of ownership and in the workforce would look like if people with the means to invest would care as much about social and human return on investment as they do about potential profit. To date, less than 1% of founders who are venture backed are Black; and women founders receive just 9% of investment capital.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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Here are the investors in their own words, for any TechCrunch reader who is interested in hiring, investing or founding a company in the country. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? What’s your latest, most exciting investment? Oh, and one more thing. We just launched Extra Crunch in Israel.

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