This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

I went back across the 21 investments I''ve made both at First Round and at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --a period that dates back to January 28, 2010, when I closed on Backupify. One of the most important assets you have is your network--but it''s not your network of founders.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

My own track record as a VC across First Round Capital and Brooklyn Bridge Ventures actually starts in January of 2010, *after* the Airbnb class of Winter 2009. A couple of years ago, I went to a networking event sponsored by a top tier VC firm. You could see that conversation happening: "Hey, let''s reach out to the community.

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MAY 5, 2023

I’ll also continue to work within the NYC tech community—now thriving at a level I could hardly have imagined when I first got the pitch deck for USV’s first fund as a Limited Partner at the GM pension fund. This is how Fred Wilson described me back in 2010. I took a lot of pride in that when I first read it. Consider this.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

and FashInvest invite the online fashion community to present their startups to the audience and special feedback panel consisting of leading investors in the space. RSVP: [link] 6:00PM Fashion 2.0: Startups Showcase Fashion 2.0 what is changing/what isn't -- what are we willing to bet on, and where are the wildcards.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In 2010, Gastón participated in a social assistance trip to Peru; recognized the different social, political and economic needs of the area; and saw how his actions could affect the individuals in the community’s lives. His advice to YLAI Network members is to not be afraid of the challenge of entrepreneurship.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

We’ve gotten to the point where after the film The Social Network and now with our own ironic HBO drama “Silicon Valley,” (makes it sound like writing a algorithm can easily net you $10 million without trying) one might think starting a company is a bit like the gold rush where riches flow to you with ease.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Grockit – Provides online adaptive test prep services and community.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. This is a CDN (Content Delivery Network).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

’ &# His message was that in 2010 great business can be built anywhere if there is a great team and the will to make it work. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. I have one message for you, ‘get over it!’ Come join us.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. has demonstrated both high user engagement and better than average conversion rates of 1%-3.5% (versus 0.05% for traditional display advertising) for February 2010.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. ShopNation : ShopNation, currently in stealth mode, is a next generation shopping platform launching in 2010.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. We watched together.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

When Chantel asked investors for $3mm for her seed round back in 2010, people stood up and took notice. Everyone says they fund people in their network. The community is so connected now, that you'd be surprised how tenuous the connections are that people fundraise off of. Sure, people fund their Harvard buddies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

In 2010, Ravi founded IndiVillage , the first information technology (IT) and information technology enabled services (ITeS) company in India to become certified as a B Corporation. “We EO CARES is designed to address learning, networking, growth and scalability for startups.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. We discuss below all of the different ways you can work with the investment community. Expert Networks. The expert network industry has grown an average 4.5%

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Forbes has reported that millennials “put an emphasis on corporate social responsibility, have a great reverence for the environment, place higher worth on acquiring experiences than material things, and are adept at building communities around shared interests.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Network effects have evolved, moving away from the traditional physical spaces to digital ones. Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g., Concurrently, the number of funds raised in the eight-year period up to 2022 was 2,700 , up from 883 in 2010.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Back in 2010, Ingrid had the vision to empower a billion women by 2020. It's a community that brings together women across the globe who are starting and growing companies. Ingrid is also a Dell Women’s Entre­preneur Network (DWE­N) Member. Her mission is to make the journey easier especially for diverse and women entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

New York-based Endeavor is a global community of “high-impact” founders across almost 40 underserved markets in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. The report also pinpoints other metrics such as fixed and mobile broadband connections and mobile cellular network coverage. from 2010 to 2019.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

After 10 years of leading the Impact Hub Network , Gabriela Gandel will move into a new role on our global board of the Impact Hub Association in 2022. When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be! Here’s her story.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

Youth sports are an integral part of our communities, bringing families together and helping kids all over gain confidence and skills. Existing investor Contour Venture Partners led the financing, which brings the company’s total funding since its 2010 inception to $35 million. It’s a lot. Image Credits: LeagueApps.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2017

Each year, thousands more do the same through the Path of Leadership (PoL) program, which equips members with the tools, knowledge and networks they need to grow as leaders. HOW HAS THIS GLOBAL COMMUNITY SUPPORTED YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY? Creating communities is what I do; events and engagement of groups, those are my sweet spots.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As a second-generation Korean American woman and the daughter of immigrant parents, I’ve experienced and witnessed the discrimination and prejudice faced by many diverse women and minorities who come from underserved communities. That summer sparked a revelation that would ignite my passion for entrepreneurship.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 8, 2020

Since its creation, CEMEX and Impact Hub Monterrey have received 3,765 applications from more than 74 countries, and supported 128 projects from 23 countries, as well as collaborated in the improvement of 73 communities. When it started in 2010, the CEMEX-TEC Award was a local award, but with the years it grew and developed very quickly.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Community has never felt louder in startupland. Bringing people together over a shared interest is innate to human nature, and coming out of a lonely, draining pandemic, every startup is looking to cultivate community, conversation and camaraderie. Privacy first. It’s more than a polite request.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 24, 2023

Suissa completed a Master of Arts degree in Political Science — American Government at Brooklyn College in 2010. Suissa has also volunteered with organizations including NARAL, Planned Parenthood, and the Young Women’s Leadership Network. Prior to that, Ms.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 13, 2020

For Impact Hub, it made the liquid and digital elements of our network more important than ever, and at the same time encouraged us to reflect and pivot certain aspects of how we operate and how we provide support to Impact Hubs and our members across the globe. Human conne ction and community is at the center of COVID-19 recovery.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

I first met Merry Riana when we were both being nominated for the The Great Women of Our Our Time award sponsored by Singapore Women’s Weekly 2010. That’s why she started Startup Asia Women, a community of women involved in startups in Asia. Merry Riana: Millionaire Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author and Motivational Speaker.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

As a partner at the accelerator from 2010 to 2015, Tan spent time working with companies to better understand what they needed from investors after they graduated. “I He views the network and community as YC’s biggest strength, instead of its biggest challenge (the latter of which he said it’s too early for him to say).

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 29, 2010

Ex: “As Community Manager, I would get Modcloth on Tumblr because their users are already talking about the company there and it’s the right demo.” This person has not attracted a network around themselves and their ideas. Clearly Twitter is commonly accepted in the startup world as a business and networking tool.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

the first networked database in the U.S. We launched the first networked database and QR-coded pet ID tags in the United States in 2010. Our team works with local animal services organizations and municipalities to build a custom identification tag program tailored to meet the needs of the community.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 4, 2022

At Impact Hub Global Network, mainstreaming circularity across our programs and local hubs is a central priority in our mission to support better businesses for a better future. With them, it’s possible to share your products and services with others in order to create a network that is circular. K Ramani et al (2010) .

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

A study conducted by Harvard Business School points to three key factors contributing to the growth in independent retail: (1) community, (2) curation, and (3) convening 6. 1) Community: Independent retailers have become staples of their communities by focusing on values that are relevant to local consumers.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 24, 2024

“Our new program is designed to transform diverse and minority-owned businesses and equip them with the tools and networks they need to thrive in today’s competitive market. It is an absolute privilege to lend our expertise in support of this important Capital Readiness Program on behalf of NMSDC! Learn more at: [link].

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