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The Startup Revolution Hub, Brad Feld's Crack at Hacker News-Like Social News Site
Starting a startup community revolution ain't easy. It would take something along the lines of -say- a five book series and a dedicated online venue to host this community.-
Drew Frey Congrats everyone, we're on Tech Cocktail!
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Dan Voell Congrats! How do you plan to make this different than existing social news sites?
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Robbie Abed Congrats! It looks very promisiong. Definitely interested to see the type of articles / community it creates
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Steve Blank on Startup Communities
Lessons Learned: Building a regional entrepreneurial culture is critical, Top-down government-driven clusters are an oxymoron and Entrepreneurs lead a startup community while everyone else feeds the community (government, universities, investors, mentors, service providers and large companies)
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An Awesome Birthday: People matter most in business and in life
Last week I turned 31 and had an awesome Birthday party. Yes, that is it above. A bunch of my friends sitting around working...working on the project that has been my passion for the last four years.-
Brad Feld Awesome! Happy birthday.
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Give Before You Get
A core philosophy of mine, and startup communities in general, is to "give before you get." Abdullah Alshalabi does a nice job of explaining it in this post.- Like
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Brad Pineau Completely agree with this philosophy.
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Bing Chou I'm lucky to be in the Boulder startup community where Brad F. and many others practice the "give before you get" philosophy. I was new to the community ~4 years ago. By giving first, I've managed to build a network of very meaningful relationships despite the fact that I'm an introvert by nature. I "get" on a regular basis, which is a beautiful thing.
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Forbes: The Startup Revolution Starts With You
Great article in Forbes by Lesa Mitchell of the Kauffman Foundation talking about the Startup Revolution and Startup Communities. It has some great nuggets including one of my favorites. Communities create “hotspots” for entrepreneurship by supporting churn – constant movement in and out of your local network keeps ideas and capital flowing. As a new report from the Kauffman Foundation that analyzed the movements of Inc. 500 founders revealed, 75 percent of the founders started their firms in different metro areas from the ones where they last received a degree. Startup Chile has provided a great example of attracting entrepreneurs from all over the world – thereby creating new collisions in Santiago each time they launch a new class of startups.-
Jeromy Sonne As a recent transplant from eastern Iowa to Boulder, I have to say that density has it's perks. All startups have their ups and downs, and just being around other entrepreneurs who can relate or offer advice is immensely valuable beyond everything else that comes along with a vibrant hub.
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3 simple steps to stretch your runway and be more productive
Series A crunch? Maybe. Accelerator bubble? Debatable. No matter the climate, it's still up to you to make the most of the money you have to work with. In this post, I suggest you can more than quadruple the value of your dollars while living right on the beach. I'll admit the title is a little leading (and goofy).- Like
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Dan Rockwell lol love this pic
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Mike Schroll Business Week Coverage of CoworkMYR's recent hackathon win: http://lx.tc/coworkmyrbw
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Wisconsin start-ups create their own support networks
When you're an entrepreneur, you don't wait for someone else to do it. You build it yourself.- Like
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Why “Startup Communities” is Even Bigger Than I Realized
After spending a few days hanging out with Brad Feld, I’ve come to the conclusion that Startup Communities is not simply a book targeted at the minority of the population who currently identify themselves as entrepreneurs. What Brad is working on is actually much bigger. My conclusion stems from the idea that he left ringing in my head following his visit to Kentucky: “Every city was once a startup.”- Like
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In fact, entrepreneurs can learn a few things from Macklemore about building a successful startup.-
William Moroney Great Find, Melissa. Fascinating study of human understanding, compassion, social know-how, creativity and raw talent!
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Brad Feld on How Boulder Grew Into a Hub for Start-Ups - NYTimes.com
Brad Feld, a co-founder of the mentor-driven business accelerator TechStars, answers questions about how Boulder, Colo., has grown into a hub of start-up activity since he moved there in the 1990s.- Like
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Convertible notes vs Equity. The debate summarized.
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How to Create Your Own Startup Week in 6 Months
We went from an idea to a massive, city-wide startup community event in less than 6 months. Here's how we created the first Denver Startup Week in 2012.- Like
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Kauffman Sketchbook - "StartupVille"
Great short video describing the Boulder Thesis and how to build a great startup community that the Kauffman Foundation did as part of their amazingly fun and creative sketchbook series. -
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Winter Cleaning: Get Rid of Digital Excess and Kick Off 2013 With A Clean Slate
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Treat Your Employees Like They Own You, Because They Do | @Technori
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Brad Feld skypes into Startup Weekend Cincinnnati
This afternoon, we had a terrific speaker-guest via Skype, Brad Feld from Foundry Group. He spoke to the attendees for a half hour, and answered a few questions from the crowd.
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Bill Felix Great Keynote. It was so inspirational that our team #PopupStartup included two founding values for our #SWCincy final pitch! Although, looking back... I bet the judges were hoping that we focused more time on the revenue model. haha.
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The Best Startup Community in the World is…
Chicago is the best startup community in the world…right?…- Like
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Brad Feld's Visit to Kentucky
Last month, the startup community in KY was fortunate to have entrepreneur turned investor Brad Feld visit. Brad has been instrumental in building the startup community in Boulder, CO. He is a partner at a VC firm called Foundry Group and is a co-founder of TechStars. Brad spent 3 days in the commonwealth giving several talks about building successful startup communities, hanging out with local entrepreneurs, and mentoring some local startups. Brad gave a total of 5 talks during his visit to KY. Below are videos of each of his talks:- Like
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Nick Such [29,Brad Feld] did a great job spurring interesting discussions during his visit, and pulling some entrepreneurs and investors out of the woodwork to reengage with the startup community. Will be interesting to look back a year from now to review our progress!
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Singly Launches “App Fabric” Platform For Developers To Speed Up Integrations With Dozens Of Services | TechCrunch
Singly, a startup aimed at simplifying the integration of third-party services in both web and mobile applications, is today launching its platform into open beta. Until now, the company has been in private beta testing with around 3,000 developers who are using Singly in some 250 applications,..-
Bing Chou I've played around with Singly for a personal project of mine and love the ease of integration. Having spent some time with the Singly team, I can also say that they're a great group to work with!
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Get on the Startup Map in Boulder
We’re pleased to announce the public release of the Startup Genome Map. Your job: get found on the map. The purpose of the map is to connect investors and entrepreneurs. It is a community driven resource, and it needs your support. Be a part of the Startup Genome project, explore, and get on the map. http://www.startupgenome.com/city/boulder-co- Like
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