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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup. It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies. 10 Jay Street.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. 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. sucks up all the good programmers.

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

TechCrunch

Zurich tends to take the lion’s share, as the city’s embrace of startups has jump-started development, although Geneva and Lausanne are also hotspots. This has meant smaller exits, and thus less development for the ecosystem. These are the investors we interviewed: Jasmin Heimann, partner, Ringier Digital Ventures.

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Hong Kong’s Brinc Launches Climate Tech Program to Support Early-Stage Startups in Carbon Dioxide Removal Solutions

AsiaTechDaily

Register Hong Kong-based Brinc, a renowned global venture accelerator, has announced the launch of its Climate Tech program, specifically tailored for early-stage startups in the field of climate technology. Headquartered in Hong Kong Brinc is a prominent global venture accelerator that operates 13 accelerator programs across seven countries.

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5 Tips for Making Time to Make a Difference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Ask yourself, what change or changes do I want to see in my community at the end of this project or venture or within a specific amount of time? . Social good and community development work is inherently about the communities where it’s done. Put a sustainable plan in motion. .

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Flashback Friday: The Art of Engaging

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In all corners of the world, entrepreneurs are playing an integral role in the development of communities, economies and industries. RT: After earning a degree in management from Pace University and an applied science degree in interior design from the Parson’s School of Design, I decided to venture into entrepreneurship.

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Holey Grail Donuts bites into $9M for Los Angeles retail expansion

TechCrunch

Dreiling, who was previously doing ecological engineering in Oregon, teamed up with his sister, Hana Dreiling, a private chef in Kauai, Hawaii, to start Holey Grail Donuts. We currently have over 60 flavors that we’ve developed over the past couple of years.”. The fun part?

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