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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 55 Washington Street.

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Why Yelp should pay attention to not shooting itself in the face (and what ripping off Foursquare and taking big money from Elevation mean)

This is going to be BIG.

Whitney McNamara referred to as the “post that launched 1000 VCs”, but it was really meant to open up a dialogue between an innovative little company hyperfocused on an important piece of data—when people show up to venues—and a bigger company dependent on relationships with venues.

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The true value of forests: insights from the dialogue in Southeast Asia

Impact Hub

The event emphasised the deep cultural, spiritual, and economic connections local communities have with forests. The dialogue emphasised the profound bond that local communities have with their forests. The importance of cooperation among all stakeholders—local communities, governments, NGOs, and researchers—was a recurring theme.

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Circularity in action: Awakening Ghana’s circular economy

Impact Hub

To amplify the impact of such innovative initiatives, Impact Hub Accra plays a pivotal role by harnessing the power of innovation generated by startups within its vibrant community. Impact Hub Accra , as an all-inclusive hub, heavily leverages innovation from startups within the hub community, an unlimited resource.

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The true value of forests: insights from Southeast Asia

Impact Hub

As part of the global Wyss Academy Dialogues series, this event uncovered the deep cultural, spiritual, and practical significance of forests to local communities in the region. ” This language highlights how forests are woven into the cultural and daily lives of local communities. Forest is life. Without it, we cannot live.

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