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

This is going to be BIG.

Despite the attempts at seeding things way downtown, Flatiron and Soho is where tech startups grew, just like today. These are people whose business it is to support startups. VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. They have a huge information advantage that startups can tap.

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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. Within a few months, he secured investment that extended his runway by 18 months.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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Take the story of luggage startup Away’s CEO Steph Korey. Don’t get me wrong--the mental and emotional well-being of startup employees is a serious issue. An examination of several high profile stories this past year about female CEO issues lays bare the other reason: It’s not “founder friendly.” It’s male founder friendly.

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Startup Investing: The New Trend in Alternative Assets

Onevest

But the data shows a rapidly growing trend in accredited investors investing together. This is something that we have experience at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. This is in contrast to going it alone in direct investments or publicly traded REITs and stocks.

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The Future of the Workplace is Flexible

Revolution

Convening with CEO and co-founder Ryan Simonetti By Steve Murray and Patrick Conroy , Partners at Revolution Growth Convene’s London location at 22 Bishopsgate In 2018, Revolution Growth led an investment in Convene , an emerging leader in flexible work, meetings and events, and premium venues.

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5 Tips for Improving Your Startup Deal Flow

Onevest

By Tim Houghten For 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connect startups with investors, deal flow is critical. Only with sufficient deal flow can investors uncover the best startup investments, and stay diversified. Who do you know that is investing successfully, and will turn you on to great opportunities?

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

Anyone can build a coworking space, but it''s a lot harder to attract and curate a set of folks that makes me want to move into that space. You can ask a bunch of startup companies to move to a place, but it''s harder to bring together inspiring people who will build the companies of tomorrow in that place.