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Jason Returns to the 313 for Startup Grind Detroit on April 5th

Feld Thoughts

As many of you know, my partner Jason is from Detroit. He’s going back home for a special event and I encourage anyone near Detroit to go hang with him. Early in his career, Jason was a software engineer at Accenture. The Motor City. Prior to this, Jason was an attorney with Cooley. Going further back, Jason holds a B.A.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.

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Scaling Techstars Horizontally

Feld Thoughts

If you are a software engineer, you probably get this instinctively. Techstars Mobility (Detroit). These programs don’t run in isolation – rather they are part of a horizontal scaling strategy based on a premise that you can build startups, and a startup community, anywhere in the world. Techstars IoT (NYC).

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Diverse Startups Can Receive Tech Mentorship And Thrive

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Fortunately, it was around the same time that Brooks connected with Kathryn Finney of Digital Undivided , a community outreach program with the mission of getting black women started in tech. What Kathryn is bringing to the table is a community atmosphere for people who usually don’t quite fit the mold,” said Brooks. “It

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How to Build a Startup Team

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Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Software Engineer—PHP—Energy Software for the Smart Grid @ Agentis Energy (Elmhurst, IL) Sr. Software Engineer @ General Electric (Barrington, IL) Sr.