We've been to 33 cities, and in each one, people lament the challenges in connecting
startup communities with traditional businesses, governments, and local investors.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull kicked off a frenzy in
the startup community with the #ideasboom of late 2015, and the government followed up with some actual financial support for that in the 2016 budget.
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Not exact matches
I had the pleasure of sitting down
with Jeffrey Shinabarger, author of Yes or No: How Your Everyday Decisions Will Forever Change Your Life and founder of Plywood People, a nonprofit in Atlanta that «leads a
community of
startups doing good.»
Tori Wilson primarily covers
community, arts and science at Business News, along
with startups, breweries, health and education.
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Indeed, for Torenberg, it wasn't until he found out that people he admired within the tech
startup community struggled
with depression that he learned to be okay
with his own emotional lows.
Of course, I said that we had a
startup at 1871 (mRelief.com) that was already working
with the city of Chicago and state of Illinois on «an app for that,» one that allows just about anyone to quickly and easily figure out exactly which government and / or
community - based programs exist that might have benefits immediately available to them - especially in the current environment.
Hosted by a
community called Xoogler.co, the event featured 24
startups founded by former Googlers,
with an audience of 118 angel or early - stage investors, many of whom were current employees or alumni themselves.
Entrepreneur.com has teamed
with two prominent organizations in the
startup community, Techstars and AlleyNYC, to co-host Pitch Night NYC, a bi-monthly pitch event designed to highlight the best of the
startup world.
But
with all the benefits to this kind of system, sharing of resources doesn't seem to be happening in
startup communities.
Rather than focusing on how individuals can achieve success
with their own companies,
Startup Phenomenon will address how
communities might foster entrepreneurship more broadly, says John Bradley, senior vice president of content and strategy for Van Heyst Group, the company producing the conference.
Canadian
startups are enjoying more and bigger venture capital deals (in the first quarter of 2016, venture capital investments reached $ 838 million, nearly double what they were for the same period the year before), but the VC
community, lacking size and versatility, is not keeping pace
with their funding needs.
One of the best ways schools can contribute to the
startup community is
with an accelerator program.
It's very well known in the
startup community as a kind of Reddit for new products, featuring Q&A's
with founders, videos and a front page where people can upvote products they like the most.
The venture capitalist
community is betting heavily on a prelaunch
startup called Jet.com, which aims to compete
with Amazon by becoming a one - stop discount site and buyer's club for consumer products.
«I think that they understood that physically being here they could become an even more active part of our
community, working
with the
startups and being able to participate in our programming, and that was very attractive to them,» he adds.
My writing on start - up
communities (
Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City) and
with organizations like the nonprofit UP Global takes me around the world.
During the day, I am often moving between meetings, about 50 percent
with City government colleagues and partners working on City tech projects, and 50 percent
with startups, organizations, and individuals in the tech
community.
He also agrees
with Modi's belief that India must train its workforce in new technologies and that a vibrant
startup community can create jobs.
It boasts both low living costs and a high quality of life —
with popular developments, such as the Atlanta Beltline Trail and Ponce City Market — attracting a new generation of talent to the
startup community.
«Most
startups don't have culture and
community yet, so they can go into a facility and instantly become part of a
community and make connections
with other young workers,» Lam says.
Dealing
with San Francisco's housing shortage first hand, land - sharing platform Campsyte is applying the lean
startup approach to transform San Francisco's vacant lots into smart, interim
communities.
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In order to build the economies of the future, governments will need to have deeper and richer relationships
with the
startup community.
For those uninitiated,
Startup America is a White House partnership
with AOL co-founder Steve Case and the Kauffman and the Case Foundations,
with the aim to increase «the number of new, high - growth firms that are creating economic growth, innovation, and quality jobs; celebrate and honor entrepreneurship as a core American value and source of competitive advantage; and inspire and empower an ever - greater diversity of
communities and individuals to build great American companies.»
«This forward - thinking initiative is expected to draw innovators, entrepreneurs and business
startups from around the world to St. Louis and to provide us
with important insights and technologies to deliver long - term value to our customers and the
communities we serve.
A once - in - a-lifetime chance to meet
with renowned investor, entrepreneur and blogger Brad Feld in Boulder, where he has been instrumental in building a thriving
startup community from the ground up.
Free Enterprise had the opportunity to meet
with three
startups, Lulu's Ice Cream, 01, and Moonlighter Makerspace, all of which have found their home at CIC Miami, a vibrant coworking space that concentrates on many of Miami's up - and - coming entrepreneurs in their high - energy,
community building working environment.
MaRS Data Catalyst is looking to partner
with Toronto's artificial intelligence
community and
startups to work collaboratively to design the technology powering the platform.
With barriers to capital formation for startups being liberated through the JOBS Act, crowdfunding, and general growth and awareness of startup communities around the world, individual investors are overwhelmed with opportunities to put capital to work into a variety of new business ventu
With barriers to capital formation for
startups being liberated through the JOBS Act, crowdfunding, and general growth and awareness of
startup communities around the world, individual investors are overwhelmed
with opportunities to put capital to work into a variety of new business ventu
with opportunities to put capital to work into a variety of new business ventures.
Jason has worked
with the US State Department, traveling the world to assist the growth of
startup communities.
Our philosophy is about providing a broad range of support, services, non-investment business functions and resources to the
startup community, and this new coworking initiative will bridge Verizon Ventures
with the entrepreneurs fueling innovation.
While this cohort of entrepreneurs forms the core of the MaRS Commons
community, other active and aspiring entrepreneurs from the broader web and mobile
startup community will join them to network, learn and engage
with the advisors in the Commons — the second key element of this new
community.
His experience
with volunteering (over 5 years at ESN) have helped him to build one of the strongest
communities in Barcelona through
Startup Grind, events for developers, curating
Startup Digest, and managing a Slack
community for entrepreneurs and
startups in Barcelona.
Connecting local entrepreneurs
with investors grows the region's long - term wealth, as every
startup has the potential to become a major asset to the
community.
This initiative is in synergy
with NTUC U
Startup, which champions the start - up
community in Singapore.
It's
with this mindset that we curate unique, informative events for the
startup community.
Working together
with the KHDA, (Dubai's knowledge and human development department) the
startup hopes to be at the forefront of this disruption in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, and wants to democratize the availability of these innovations to all, including marginalized
communities.
Kuwait City — April 21, 2015: MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab region,
with the strategic partner Abdul Latif Jameel
Community Initiatives (ALJCI) and the Zain Group, announced that teams from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates made it to the winner's stage at the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab
Startup Competition for best start - up innovative and creative business ideas in the Arab world among 75 contesting teams from 15 Arab countries.
In 2012, the social entrepreneur and futurist co-founded Loveland Technologies, a Detroit - based
startup that works
with government officials, developers and
community groups — including Develop Detroit — to gather and share data about real estate properties via its online searchable parcel map technology.
2016.02.01 RBC welcomes Toronto - area technology mavens, entrepreneurs, and
startups for monthly Techtoronto Meetups RBC partners
with TechToronto.org to strengthen and grow the technology
community in GTA...
Where as my time in the
startup community taught me to find my niche, find the people who suffer from that pain, listen to what potential customers are saying rather then convince the customer my way is right, find the people who want to join my cause, «volunteer management», how to deal
with failure both emotional and rationally how to listen to «advice» and seperate the wheat from the chaff quicker (e.g. become more coachable) and be more willing to re-invent the plan.
B22 includes a focus on FinTech (9 companies), Data (7 companies), and Digital Health (4 companies),
with other
startups ranging from facial recognition to supply chain management to the largest global
community of motorcycle riders.
Our goal is to collaborate closely
with each
startup, focusing on key areas including:
community building, go - to - market strategies, corporate partnerships, and connections
with all our mentors from the blockchain...
TORONTO, September 29, 2017 -
With office sharing on the rise in Canada, RBC is proud to announce an exciting collaboration with WeWork, one of the world's largest shared workspace and community for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small businesses and large enterpri
With office sharing on the rise in Canada, RBC is proud to announce an exciting collaboration
with WeWork, one of the world's largest shared workspace and community for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small businesses and large enterpri
with WeWork, one of the world's largest shared workspace and
community for entrepreneurs, freelancers,
startups, small businesses and large enterprises.
We are committing $ 500 million over the next two years to offer joint sales engagements
with startups, along
with access to our technology, and new
community spaces that promote collaboration across local and global ecosystems.
Get up close and personal
with Lean
Startup, the pioneering
community sparked by Eric Ries» philosophy.
With relevant and applicable workshops, presentations, events, and mentoring sessions designed to inspire, educate, and advance our
startup community, there is something for every
startup no matter what stage in the life cycle.
According to the report: «Much of the AI innovation [is] happening at the university level, and the graduating students joining cloud AI providers such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft (
with lofty salaries) or launching their own
startups to take advantage of the feeding frenzy of investments from the venture capital
community.»