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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

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On top of that, they tend to be the locus of innovation networks. It's no accident that the people who give out money have the largest networks of people floating around them. Ideas get poorly vetted because the funders aren't current on tech trends. They have a huge information advantage that startups can tap.

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Revitalizing Your Resource Partner Network

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During the pandemic, many ecosystem builders have felt challenged maintaining meaningful engagement with their network. As we enter the second quarter of 2022, in-person events are increasing, significant government-funded recovery efforts are underway, and there is a renewed confidence in our ability to collectively adapt through crisis.

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Venture Atlanta 2023 “Startup Showcase Live” selects Enrichly as $500K Winner

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“I am so grateful to Venture Atlanta, BIP Ventures, Catalyst by Wellstar, Florida Funders, and Knoll Ventures for this incredible opportunity for growth,” said Jordan. The side-by-side chat of Shark Tank investor Robert Herjavec moderated by Myra Noeth of Accel was a major highlight of the event. It’s about Authenticity.”

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Strategies to sustain your entrepreneurial ecosystem

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Responding to external events and changes that impact your community requires ongoing adjustments to effect lasting and meaningful economic change. A few positions we recommend you consider are: Network Builder: Serves as the program director, managing relationships and overseeing operations. Measure your progress, show your impact.

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Win Up To $10,000 in Ben Franklin’s No-Cost Startup Boot Camp!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Invite your friends and family to the pitch event. Business mentoring from Ben Franklin’s Transformation Business Services Network and Penn State’s Small Business Development Center staff will also be provided at no cost. A $1,000 “People’s Choice Award” as voted by the viewing audience, will also be awarded at graduation.

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Social Media and Thought Leadership for Founders

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Being unwilling to listen to that is foolish, because it’s good information—and it’s networking 101. but in the end you should know exactly who your best few hundred (or more) potential networking leads are, and follow them. Can you imagine them talking about it later at a networking event?

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Vista Equity Partners AI Hackathon Winners Announced

American Entrepreneurship

The annual event drew from Vista’s portfolio companies and for first time was hosted by an HBCU with student participation. The winners in six categories are: Bonterra , Best Overall, used Large Language Models (LLMs) to streamline the grant review process for funders, a major challenge in the grant-making space.