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Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School

This is going to be BIG.

I've been thinking a lot about what an innovation-friendly school looks like and have a few thoughts--and it doesn't just mean building labs or creating more flexible IP licensing schemes. More and more startups are getting built without relying on University research--because hard technology is rarely the barrier to innovation these days.

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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The fact of the matter is, most startups, particularly ones built by young professionals with no network and no track record, aren’t going to get funded. HackNY is a terrific example of how academics should be inspiring innovation. So what role, then, should local schools be playing in the innovation ecosystem?

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Tradeoffs in Innovative Careers

This is going to be BIG.

This is the first of a series of posts this week on careers in innovation and startups--sort of a thought exercise for me on the topic for my talk at General Assembly at 8PM on 12/15. In the world of startups and innovation, it's even less clear. People have no idea what their options are, nor where those options can take them.

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8 Reasons Incubators and Accelerators Attend the World Incubation Summit

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Activate Your Innovation with the World Incubation Summit 2019 (WIS19) Attending a conference, symposium, or industry event is exciting on a personal and professional level. The post 8 Reasons Incubators and Accelerators Attend the World Incubation Summit appeared first on UBI Global.

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Why We Are Going To Doha for the World Incubation Summit 2019

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The World Incubation Summit 2019 is taking place in Doha, Qatar this November 4 through 7, and here are the reasons we found most compelling when choosing the location for this year’s summit. The post Why We Are Going To Doha for the World Incubation Summit 2019 appeared first on UBI Global.

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

This is going to be BIG.

Just because you put up a structure doesn't mean it's going to sprout a whole innovation ecosystem. 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.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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Technology innovation doesn’t occur in a vacuum. I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. So we’ve seen an explosion in the number of startup companies and subsequently a huge burst in the number of incubators.