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Why we’re ditching Demo Days | TechCrunch

Mar

5

2017

I started to realize that Demo Days might be getting stale when an investor at one of our events told me to share the highlights after the pitches were done — he would be out in the hallway with a beer. Another time, an investor said he wanted to quit his job and build a ...
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Incubators / Accelerators · Pitching · Venture Forums

Demo Days

The Backyard Effect: Finding The Secret Sauce For Growing An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem | TechCrunch

Jun

5

2015

Experts could debate all day long the ingredients for a killer entrepreneurial climate and the virtues of one city over another. But if I’ve learned one thing over the years, it’s that every region in this country is different. While each might aspire to be the next Austin or Menlo Park, you can’t start with ...
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Creating A Startup Culture

2012 Startup Accelerator Report presented by .CO – Tech Cocktail

May

5

2013

A Guide to Choosing the Best Accelerator for Your Tech Startup is a 20-page startup accelerator report that outlines five key factors for startups to consider when choosing an accelerator. Accelerators offer entrepreneurs a chance to spend several months intensely focused on their product and business – fueled by funding and mentorship, and often in ...
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Incubators / Accelerators

STARTGRID – MEET. WORK. GROW.

May

5

2013

Startgrid connects entrepreneurs to resources, relationships and community – everything needed to build great companies. It’s where the whole entrepreneurial economy comes together. You’ve got passion, a big idea and a clear vision. You’re working hard to build a great business. Is that enough? The difference between success and failure often comes down to having ...
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Incubators / Accelerators

New Orleans is fast becoming paradise for investors, entrepreneurs

May

28

2012

Two years ago, Amith Nagarajan and his wife, Bridget, were planning to move their family from Nashville to New Orleans to be nearer to her native Ponchatoula. Nagarajan founded and still runs Aptify, a management software company, but he is also an active entrepreneur, and he and Bridget were both looking to invest in promising ...
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Creating A Startup Culture · Economic Development

New Oleans

Rochester’s Survival Lessons

Feb

5

2012

AFTER years of decline, Eastman Kodak, once the largest employer in Rochester, filed for bankruptcy protection last month. But rather than following Detroit, Cleveland and other once-bustling industrial cities into decay, Rochester continues to grow at a healthy clip. Why? The question goes beyond the city limits of what was once called “Snapshot City.” Why ...
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Creating A Startup Culture · Economic Development

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IBM Banks On Small Start-Ups For Big Growth

Aug

31

2011

Streetline Inc. has been selling its parking-sensor technology for only a year and it has just 30 employees, but International Business Machines Corp. is depending on it and hundreds of young start-ups like it to reach ambitious financial targets. By 2015, IBM expects to add about $30 billion to its 2010 revenue of $99.9 billion, ...
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Incubators / Accelerators · Strategic Investors · Venture Capital

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Rebuilding America’s Job Machine – BusinessWeek

Feb

9

2009

Now many states face vast budget shortfalls and must choose between protecting public-private R&D programs that could create jobs in the long term and slashing public education and health benefits. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, for instance, has proposed cutting $35 million for a bioscience initiative and shutting an agency that offered financial and managerial help ...
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Economic Development

economic development · public-private

Tools for Business

Nov

17

2008

Tools for Business provides local, state, federal and best-of-the-web information and resources to help businesses grow. Some highlights include: * Business Formation and Start-up Kit * Payroll calculator * Business planning tools and information * Business assessment tools for growing businesses * Business funding options * Sustainable green business practices * Free and low-cost online ...
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Economic Development

economic development · primer

JumpStart – Growing Bright Ideas Into Brilliant Companies

Oct

30

2008

JumpStart funds high-growth businesses and ideas, works with their founders to develop the businesses into venture-ready entities and simultaneously celebrates Northeast Ohio’s early-stage company successes. JumpStart’s clients are early-stage companies/ideas in Northeast Ohio that are considered to have strong potential to become high-growth businesses.
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Creating A Startup Culture

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