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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

While entrepreneurs can be found everywhere, some startup ecosystems are thriving more than others. Building a startup community, or startup ecosystem, is no easy task and requires a lot of intentional work. What is a startup community? Who are some of the key participants in a startup community?

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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

TechCrunch

Having said that, there are also many commonalities between the two — culturally and aesthetically. And, of course, both are home to innovation, from universities, startups and Big Tech alike. Today, Austin’s angel investing space is incredibly robust.”. Culturally, Flager believes that overall, attitudes differ as well.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

Versatile VC runs a no-cost community for founders in transition, “ Founders Next Move “ We have collected a wide range of resources for founders who may be considering launching a new company ; angel investing/becoming a VC ; buying a company ; joining boards ; consulting ; serving as an interim executive , or just getting a job.

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Extra Crunch roundup: 2 VC surveys, Tesla’s melt up, The Roblox Gambit, more

TechCrunch

Having moved far beyond shooters and sims, platforms like Twitch, Discord and Fortnite are “where culture is created,” said Daniel Li of Madrona. Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. ” Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment.

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Impact Hub Belgrade – 5 years of making, failing and creating impact

Impact Hub

This is part of broader efforts to contribute to the creation of a paying-it-forward culture. We do this by organizing panels on emerging topics in the entrepreneurial ecosystem with academic, business and startup leaders. Once a year, we create an event called ‘Recap’ to bring our Impact Hub family closer together.

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

TechCrunch

5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas.