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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.

” That was until I found out that New York’s own senators, Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, appear to support these bills. Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of destroying the conditions around which internet innovation has thrived. Big media companies don’t want innovation. That was a good business.

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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.,

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Announcing nextNY Fellows: An Innovation Community Leadership Initiative

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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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Why Docracy is the Most Revolutionary Company of Our Time

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Note: I led First Round's investment in Docracy in 2011, but I do not have any financial ties to the company and will not benefit or suffer, other than emotionally, based on the outcome of that investment. Innovation wasn’t a priority for those who were fat and happy at the top of the pile.

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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. Will you get the TechCrunch bump, the tier-1 VC anointment, followed by great PR firm support and then the NY Times or WSJ story that follows? But what does this all mean?

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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 interest in web3 which started back in 2011 was also grounded in the idea that new forms of funding are necessary to finance innovation and creative work.

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Five to focus on

This is going to be BIG.

In the world of entrepreneurship and innovation, we're all grossly underqualified for what we're trying to do, so we need the help of others. Without the support of strong people around us or the inspiration of thoughtful contemporaries, life is pretty hard. Weekly breakfast at Coffee Shop? Some Tumblr reblog love?