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Founders Coop
APRIL 29, 2024
Building a system that selects for these types of humans and invites them to join a community of similarly high-performing peers is the only way we know to set in motion a process that can eventually produce a world class startup accelerator. Step 3: Give good advice Most startup advice is bad.
Founders Coop
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
We also had a strong incentive to make our program successful: despite the shared branding and core values, each Techstars program was funded and owned by the mentor and investor community in the city in which it operated. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.
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Onevest
APRIL 1, 2015
Studies show that over 80% of funding at Angel groups and Series A VCs goes to businesses in the same city/region as the funders. No city stands out as a leader across cleantech, green, community, and bottom billion targeted startups, and as such, entrepreneurs are not flocking to any one city to find talent or funding.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
AUGUST 14, 2020
What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. Like many communities in this position, it has not been easy or straightforward. We have brilliant minds working together to leverage our opportunities and assets to move our community forward and so far, the plan is working.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
This is smart because amazing board members can be transformative with important advice and access and can also help attract other great board members (and team members). The place most good founders & funders settle is in setting up an “independent board.” Bad board members can make business very unpleasant. And importantly?—?replacing
Jason Malki
JULY 26, 2023
She holds widely attended community events and educational programming that connect women-run VCs and startups in Los Angeles — all from her home-headquarters in Venice Beach. From that point forward, I knew that my life would be about building community and providing tools for communities to really shine. The alphaa.io
Ecosystem Builder Hub
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? Many people will talk about the fact that a community needs a “unicorn” in order to get the ball rolling but I always counter that you need to create the conditions for a unicorn to flourish. Gabe Munoz.
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