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10 Questions for Brooklyn's Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

There's no specific agenda or goal, other than to bring together all of the people that have an interest in this great community and its ability to incubate cutting edge and creative ideas. Brooklyn now is an even better position than the rest of NYC was in 2005--with its critical mass of talent, creativity, friendlier real estate, etc.

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Regenerative Finance (ReFi)

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I’ve always been interested in tapping into the “crowd” to fund things that need to happen and that our current institutions can’t figure out how to support. Our investment in Kickstarter back in 2009 is an excellent example of that. If you click on the tweet I posted above, you can learn more about that.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

Cheaper rents could make it a great place for the creative community and there''s no reason why it shouldn''t become as popular a destination for out of town events the same way that Austin has. and figure out how to support them. What kind of support do they need? How can they be helped?

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Navigating Tough Financial Times Managing finances during this period was an exercise in frugality and creativity. My family and I lived a minimalist lifestyle, relying on the support of friends and relatives to make ends meet. Negotiating every expense and extending payment terms wherever possible became second nature.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

That is the reason I am so supportive of the Startup Visa movement that has been so successfully championed by Brad Feld, Dave McClure, Eric Ries, Shervin Pishevar and many others. He covered the topic again in June 2009 titled Invent, Invent, Invent. They come from smart, creative, inspired risk-takers. Crazy, huh?

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. We paid 10% of the normal costs for the software and that money was for software support. Open source became a movement – a mentality.

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Both Sides of the Table

By providing insight into the genetics of disease, as well as access to relevant testing, services, and support, AccessDNA helps people better understand how genetics can impact their healthcare and lifestyle decisions. AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. . You must watch this short video.

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