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Innovation Stacks and Crazy Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

McKelvey is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, philanthropist and artist. In his book The Innovation Stack , he recounts how he and his cofounder, Jack Dorsey of Twitter, approached the problem of credit cards with a new perspective. Here, he explains what an Innovation Stack is, plus what makes a real entrepreneur. .

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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

Ive been grateful to see that support firsthand throughout my careerwhether through the passage of the JOBS Act , the creation of Opportunity Zones , or, most recently, the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) initiative. were on the platform. Based in Washington, D.C., Based in Washington, D.C., Take Detroit, for example.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms). Such is the case with advanced batteries.

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Announcing nextNY Fellows: An Innovation Community Leadership Initiative

This is going to be BIG.

With that in mind, I tried to come up with a structure and set of incentives to make it easier for new up and coming faces in the crowd to step up and make a name for themselves by making a positive impact on the innovation community. Here's what they will get: - A $500 stipend for 2011 to be used on leadership development.

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If NYC is going to be a real innovation hub, we can't have our own senators supporting SOPA/PIPA

This is going to be BIG.

Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of destroying the conditions around which internet innovation has thrived. That allowed me the freedom to create and innovate, and to show the rights holder how cool it could be for me to use their stuff. Big media companies don’t want innovation. That was a good business.

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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

Both Sides of the Table

Are we headed for a long era of innovation in which startups are the new norm? Yes, there is unprecedented innovation. So as I get around the country speaking at college campus in 2010 & 2011 I have been preaching the same theme. But what does this all mean? As with the late 90′s the answer is “Yes.

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Lessons from a bipartisan economic triumph, 10 years later

Revolution

But when it comes to innovation, other more distant examples prove that these sorts of bipartisan accomplishments can have enduring impacts. Few at the time thought Democrats and Republicans would be capable of coming together around a major reform bill, but to help entrepreneurs, they did?—?and The America COMPETES Act of 2022?—?which