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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. Based in Washington, D.C., according to data from the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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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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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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B2B Game Changers: How to Discover a Distinct Advantage and Become a Market Leader

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In part 1 of this article, Tim discussed the false assumptions driving B2B innovations that fail. According to Accenture, 80 percent of B2B companies try to innovate around CX , but fail to generate a satisfactory return on investment. What does it take to design innovative digital customer experiences that predictably win?

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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. When I joined a Democratic president and the Republican house majority leader in the Rose Garden for the JOBS Act’s signing ceremony, American innovation had been in decline for nearly 40 years.

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VC meets the land of opportunity

TechCrunch

When Mucker launched back in 2011, our founding partners, who had left Silicon Valley for LA, set out to prove that high-growth companies can be built anywhere. When we think about the opportunity beyond Silicon Valley, we are really speaking of America. America is the opportunity and we are worthy of investment, aren’t we? “We”

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re creating truly innovative products, you often have no idea whether the proverbial dog will eat the dog food. Facebook, Google) to a large market opportunity then you had better have enough resources to compete. I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. It takes options off of the table.