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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve had this conversation with several communities such as in San Diego where I believe there are way more qualified and talented engineers than available local capital to support them. Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. Just like me, they’re distressed about the poor economy and jobs situation.

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Five entrepreneurs get free plane tickets to pitch for $100,000 in seed funding from Austin’s top…

Austin Startup

Indeed.com said that Austin is the best place for a software engineer to get a job where his paycheck goes the farthest compared to the cost of living. The Central Texas Angel Network is one of the most active angel groups in North America. for the second year in a row.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

He is also a serial fintech entrepreneur with two exits; Founder of HBS Alumni Angels of NY , the largest angel group on the East Coast; and Founder of PEVCTech.com , an online community for investors in private companies who use technology to do their jobs more effectively. He writes periodically at teten.com. .

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