TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

TechCrunch Early Stage is the place to be for the founder who is just getting started. We’re bringing together experts from the Northeast and Silicon Valley to chat through myriad startup core competencies — from fundraising to operations to marketing — and outline step-by-step guides on how you can set up and grow your business.

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StartupNation

APRIL 15, 2021

The 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase , a partnership between the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) and InvestMidwest , will showcase 57 companies actively seeking funding to an audience of top-tier investors, entrepreneurs, researchers and business executives at the virtual event on April 27 to 28, 2021.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

In other words, the farmer in Iowa, the yard truck operator in Florida and the e-commerce giant with 100 warehouses spread throughout the country have specific needs that no one else does. But technical teams interested in seeing how it works can start building for free in simulation via its API. ”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

.” On the other hand, if they have a strong preference to staying local I usually tell them that I believe you can build a business anywhere these days. Just ask the people of Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Iowa, Princeton, Dallas or countless other cities that don’t have enough venture capital. Ask SuperCell.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

From the business perspective you need to understand a few things about media and video in particular. But Snapchat starts with one hell of an advantage. Geography matters because tons of marketing is driven by local businesses or by national brands who want regional campaigns. It also makes purchasing more cost effective.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

How about in the last 12 months deals announced with Dwolla (Iowa) and Pollenware (Kansas City). Local Capital – I do believe that you’ll struggle to get a community started without some local capital. But why not start with a niche event in a topic that can attract 200 people. And build from there.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With 9 facilities in Iowa up and running and talks progressing with dozens more ahead of a planned 2022 launch, the company may soon usher in a fundamental change in how incarcerated people access communication and education. “We maybe had 8,000 users when we spoke to you, and a few months later we launched our mobile app.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Kate Anthony started in the Lone Star State. She decided to maintain business as usual while the fight for trans rights continues. These proposed restrictions range from an Alabama bill that seeks to deny medical care for transitions to Iowa and Alaska bans on trans students participating in sports.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 23, 2017

Rowena Crosbie is a member of EO Iowa and president of Tero International, Inc. Start practicing your delegation skills today. Follow these tips to start delegating appropriately and successfully. In the business world, how can a leader know if someone possesses the necessary skills and knowledge? Clean your room.”

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Source Link

JULY 30, 2021

Affiliates agree that getting the word out about their SourceLink networks to entrepreneurs and business owners is one of their highest priorities. Small business manager Jazmine Garcia develops strategic partnerships with people, businesses and organizations with strong social media following to reach broad audiences.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

As a small business owner, wouldn’t you want your customers to have that kind of experience every time ? I’ll let you in on a little secret--you can have that kind of customer experience every time and it starts with empathy. . Ruby's virtual receptionists support small businesses and their customers. Lead with Empathy.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Building a methodology for measuring your ecosystem is a way to start to express your values and your vision into practical measured outcomes and processes. With tailored, specific outcomes, you can start to identify some of the levers to pull to have an impact. It is ephemeral and vague. Beth McKeon’s Goal 5 Experiences.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. This meant: Less capital to start a company thus the rise of “micro VCs” Younger, more technical founders (not as big of a leap to take a risk on a 24-year-old when it’s $250k and not $5 million. Welcome to the future. Co-Working Space.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

He started Ample Hills Creamery four years ago with his wife, Jackie Cuscuna, after turning a home ice cream making hobby into a reality with a cart at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park. It fits just as well into Gowanus, Brooklyn as it does Iowa, Kansas, and Wyoming. He certainly would have been my first co-investor call.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Founded in 1987 by Brian Wachsberger, Learnsoft started out as a consulting business that sold onsite tech certification training. One vendor riding the wave is Learnsoft , which today announced that it raised $16.7 million in a Series A round led by Elsewhere Partners.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The major exception is anything that creates core intellectual property and technology, and things that are absolutely mission-critical to the business. There were a few macro-economic reasons for why that suddenly started making sense. The purchase made sense financially, but it also de-risked a hugely important part of the business.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

How to build an app that works well for your business? Don't let the Iowa Democratic Party app failure scare you. As much of the world knows by now , the Iowa Democratic Party tried to use an app to help tabulate results of the Iowa caucus. Don't hate technology, embrace it for your business. But use it wisely.

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