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mHub opens much bigger facility to kick Chicago startups into high gear

TechCrunch

It would involve a prototyping lab, offices, shared workspaces, meeting rooms and classrooms. We’ll build out more labs around energy technologies and specific testing equipment, electronics equipment and new wet labs, more battery related technologies,” said Allen. “In The new center on Chicago’s Near Westside at 240 N.

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

A good accelerator concentrates and focuses the energy of people who “can’t not” be founders. Put them all together in a shared workspace with some light programming that encourages random interaction and candid discussion and see what happens. The essential question at this stage is: “how do you know if a founder is any good?”

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Ocean tech investor survey, AI and PR, L-1 visa options

TechCrunch

“Making the business of shared workspaces easier for startups certainly has its challenges, but it’s also a large and growing market,” writes Haje Jan Kamps. Today, wind power and wave action are just two technologies leading investors to take a closer look at ocean conservation technology, reports Tim De Chant.

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The New Economy Starts with Networks of Collaboration

Impact Hub

The pandemic has only made us stronger, brought us closer together, and reinforced our energy. I am sure that our collaborative initiatives will thrive and multiply, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe this is the right path.