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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

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This is the case when the requirements of these events don’t actually include building a real business or product. They just booked some space at NYU, threw up a fundraising page on Kickstarter, and started talking it up in the community. Business plan competitions are the air guitar championships of the startup world.

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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

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That prediction obviously turned out pretty wrong, but it did drum up a whole lot of chatter about the right ingredients for building a startup community—about New York vs Boston on the East Coast and whether cities like Austin and Seattle would ever break through. What makes people like that want to live in any particular community?

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Circulate Networking Events

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

My friend and former colleague Charlie O’Donnell created a new kind of networking event for the moment we are in. These are virtual networking events designed to “include diverse perspectives in the innovation community.” There are a few remaining spots open for the event Thursday night on Education.

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How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru 

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How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru By Jewelle Saunders “Art can transform society,” says Déborah Grández Seminario. Creating change for your community Déborah is the manager, producer and director of various cultural products on disability and inclusion.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

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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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6 Lessons Learned on My Journey to Bring Sustainability to the Events Industry

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Starting out in public relations and marketing, I always loved events. What began as a passion for crafting unique experiences has evolved into a dedicated mission to make events more sustainable and impactful. Invest in Education and Training Sustainability is an evolving field. Lessons Learned and Best Practices 1.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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In 2017, we shared 3 ways to empower your entrepreneurial community. Racial wealth disparity is a major barrier to thriving communities and economic growth. Consider how you can partner with trusted organizations in your community to reach underrepresented groups who need customized support. Make your ecosystem inclusive.