Jeff Proctor
Founder @VenturingLabs - Economist, educator, and instructional designer. Looking to connect with other entrepreneurs, especially in Northern Virginia.
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Entrepreneurs create the products, services, and experiences that foster human well-being. We believe that freedom, in the classical liberal sense, is a key driver of that well-being.- Like
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Actually, Washington, D.C. does have a vibrant startup scene | VentureBeat
Guest Post Jonathan Aberman is the founder of Amplifier Ventures. A few days ago I was minding my own business, enjoying my morning Chocolate Cheerios, when I came across a guest blog post in Ventu... -
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Avoid These 5 Mistakes When Hiring Startup Talent
Startup CEOs often say the number-one thing that makes their company successful is a tight-knit team–one thatâs able to collaborate and continually improve the business. But finding the right fit for any position can be tough, and all startups make mistakes when it comes to hiring. Many startups arenât yet established enough to hire recruiters... -
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Every Successful Company Doesn't Start In Silicon Valley - Forbes
My principal concern leaving New York City was the strength of the Utah startup ecosystem. Now that I'm here, I'm afraid that I’ll be unable to maintain my NYC network and struggle to cultivate a new one. The other week I expressed my concern to a former Bain [...] -
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Betting on Las Vegas, cultivating Des Moines: Where is America’s next Silicon Valley? - The Washington Post
Where is the nationâs next Silicon Valley? Steve Case makes the case for a number of cities in his outlook for the coming year.-
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Unreasonable at Sea: It’s an accelerator, on a cruise ship | PandoDaily
Yes, it’s an accelerator on a cruise ship. Yes, it’s the same cruise company that hosted the cast of MTV reality show “Road Rules: Semester at Sea” in 1999. Yes, accelerator... -
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Indiana: top talent, low taxes, strong startups | Startup America Partnership
Boston, San Francisco, Austin, and Indianapolis…what do all these metropolitan areas have in common? They rank as some of the top areas where the fastest-growing Inc. 500 companies are located. According to a recent Kauffman Foundation study, in the past decade Indianapolis ranked sixth in producing Inc. 500 companies, beating out cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Denver. -
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How to Give Back to the Startup Community
The hundreds of millions of entrepreneurs in this world are amazing people. Through our successes and failures, what we have in common is that weâre driven to fix problems and lead the way to a better world. We are constantly facing uncertainty in what we do, but one thing is always certain – we canât do...-
Bing Chou Not sure how to take your first step towards contributing to your startup community? Skip to #8 on the list: "Always Ask 'How Can I Help?'"
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Why LaunchAStartup Took a Chance on Las Vegas
The startup scene in Las Vegas is growing thanks to the Downtown Project, a fund headed by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh that includes $50 million for startups. Many startups come to Vegas hoping for an infusion of investment from its VegasTechFund. But, increasingly, startups are coming to Vegas for the community. LaunchAStartup is one of... -
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New year's resolutions for aspiring entrepreneurs | PandoDaily
Welcome to 2013. Did you accomplish everything you wanted to last year? If you did, congratulations. For those of you who are looking back on the past year and thinking, âWell, that didnât turn ou...-
Bing Chou Good stuff, especially #5.
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Jeff Proctor #5 and #9 hit the closest to home for me. I make some pretty good excuses for my lack of focus, but it's a progress killer.
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How Indian entrepreneurs can succeed by looking East before West | VentureBeat
Want to expand globally from your Indian roots? Look east -- China, Korea, and Japan -- before setting your sites on U.S. or European markets. -
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How Hackers/Founders Grew From Beer-Filled Bar Meetups To Full-On Startup Incubator [TCTV] | TechCrunch
Back in 2008, Jonathan Nelson was working as an ER nurse and tinkering on code at home in his spare time. As someone who wasn't a full-time engineer, he had a hankering to get out of the house and rub elbows with other techies. So he organized a casual meetup at a local bar, inviting other pr.. -
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2 Reasons To Move Your Startup To San Diego In 2013 | Startup Grind
Startup Grind San Diego was very fortunate to spend a pleasant December evening with Rory Moore, CEO of the leading non-profit high-tech trade -
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The Valuable Unsung Heroes of Startups
I got a call Sunday from a business colleague while I was sitting in the lounge at LAX waiting for yet another delayed flight. This colleague is a lawyer -
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Voices from the startup community: “What we learned in 2012″ | PandoDaily
I was privileged to interview a range of fascinating people this year, including entrepreneurs, investors, political operatives, and big thinkers. To look back on 2012, I asked some of the people w... -
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Startup community guidebooks in Boulder and L.A. show lay of the tech-startup land.
The heads of TechStars and LaunchpadLA have built comprehensive guides to the startup communities within their cities.- Like
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http://startupnorth.ca/2012/09/13/dont-panic/
http://robgo.org/2012/09/03/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-boston-tech-community-august-2012/
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In 2012, startup accelerators rise in Asia, but will venture funding catch up? : SGE
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Bowei Gai goes in search of the startup world outside Silicon Valley | PandoDaily
When Bowei Gai moved to the US from China as a 12-year-old, he could never imagine wanting to go back out. His parents came to America looking for better opportunities. âThey had a vision of what A... -
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Heading into 2013: Thoughts on Ways The Start-Up World is Just So Much Better Now « saastr
I came of age in the tech/venture start-up world in the late ’90s. Â As we go into 2013, I’ve reflected a bit on just how much better things are for founders and entrepreneurs now than t...