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Some Thoughts on Twitter as a Micro-Blogging Tool

Both Sides of the Table

I faced the wrath of the community. 1/ Twitter started off positioned as a micro-blogging platform but in the end became more of an RSS reader. 5/ Twitter doesn’t support Tweetstorms so the community developed the norm of responding to your own Tweetstorms to create a single thread. Mark Suster (@msuster) May 29, 2015.

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Announcing nextNY Fellows: An Innovation Community Leadership Initiative

This is going to be BIG.

Five years ago, I started nextNY with the idea that it would be participant driven--that the community would take an active role in managing itself. EnergyHub, an innovative Brooklyn startup in the cleantech space, has already signed up as a sponsor, and we're looking for three more. . The details of this program are below.

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How Business Can Revitalize a Community After Crisis

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He also trained community members to utilize technology as the area rebuilt. What might have spelled the end of a business for others barely fazed Saito, who drew strength from a community rebuilding once again. He organized free massages for senior community members. Serve communities and people.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. It feels a lot like NYC as a whole did back in 2005--a handful of relatively disconnected folks, a few marquee companies and a whole lot of pent up interest in doing something impactful in the local community.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid.

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Innovation 2021 – Reactive Disruption

UBI Global

The effects of COVID-19 on startups and the global innovation ecosystem This article may be a bit different from what we would normally share to begin a new year. For instance, we usually lead off the year with an article or two on innovation that would define our world or a specific sector set for […].

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Uncover the Innovation Community: Activate Ecosystem Growth

UBI Global

Understanding the Innovation Landscape Innovation is a key focus for businesses looking to stay competitive. Many have also noticed that there are lots of exciting actors in their local (and even wider) innovation ecosystem. The post Uncover the Innovation Community: Activate Ecosystem Growth appeared first on UBI Global.