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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

We used Dumbo as a reference and talked about how the critical mass of Two Trees buildings created a neighborhood with multiple destinations. These folks could become clients, funders, or good places to connect and work over the long term. But who is going to run the conference? So he asked me how you make something like that happen.

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ACA Releases 2023 Angel Funders Report

Angel Capital Association

For Immediate Release 2023 Angel Funders Report Released Overland Park, KS (December 6, 2023) – The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has released the Angel Funders Report for 2023. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from ACA member groups.

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Strategies to sustain your entrepreneurial ecosystem

Source Link

These large-scale collaborations may involve non-profit resource partners, corporations, higher education, and local funders, and can help drive significant federal dollars into a community. Kate Hodel, a former SourceLink colleague who worked in entrepreneurship for over 25 years, likes to refer to it as a “rinse and repeat” process.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Beth Zimmer

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We’ve also had some success in convening ecosystem actors to discuss and share programs, refer entrepreneurs, etc. Today, I have asked some key funders to consider requiring ecosystem asks vs asks from individual organizations. What is the biggest challenge you face as an Ecosystem Builder?

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From Plan to Benevolent World Domination with the KISS Canvas

Paul G. Silva

When it comes time to craft a pitch for funders, the KISS Canvas covers 80% of a typical Pitch Deck by telling the very information investors want to know, in the order they generally want to hear it. The Simple in Keep It Super Simple (KISS) refers to a few things: It is simpler to use one consistent tool vs many, disparate tools.

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

Jonathan Bragdon , its CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50,000-$300,000 in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2x revenues in 12-24 months. Chattanooga, TN-based Capacity Capital was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the southeastern U.S.

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Freightify lands $2.5M to make rate management easier for freight forwarders

TechCrunch

Freightify , a startup that refers to itself as the “Shopify for maritime freight,” provides white-label rate management and e-booking tools that freight forwarders can use to set up online stores, reducing the time they need to spend on administrative work. The startup announced today it has raised $2.5

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