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AC/VC, Mamalode, and The Missoula Startup Community

Feld Thoughts

Amy and I were in Missoula for the marathon on Sunday and I decided to do a Meetup talk about Startup Communities. Rob Irizarry and the Montana Programmers Meetup made everything happen – all I had to do was show up and talk. I was totally, completely blown away by Elke and what she and her gang have created at Mamalode.

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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

YoungUpstarts

By comparison, Brian Morgan, who founded Adventure Life , from Missoula, Montana, started in 1998 with 16 employees and a decade later was earning $11 million after an initial investment capital of $3,000 spent on a laptop and two brochures. Participate in community events to expose people to your business.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. Here in the U.S. InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. B corp, or Benefit Corporation.

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6 Things to Consider Before Entering a Market

Up and Running

For example, the farm and ranch real estate market in Montana is composed of a few large firms and hundreds of mom and pop shops, so it is very fragmented. Filling this need has led to increased trust and starts building a relationship with the farm and ranch community and our market. Being an entrepreneur is scary.

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The Joy Of Shipping A Day Early

Feld Thoughts

Yesterday at 4:57pm I hit send in Gmail and submitted the final draft of my newest book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneur Ecosystem In You City to my publisher (Wiley). Startup Communities is the first book in a four book series I’m doing called Startup Revolution. We get up early tomorrow and head to Montana.

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Now Is The Time To Prepare Your Business For A Natural Disaster

YoungUpstarts

Simultaneously, people in Oregon, Montana and Idaho are dealing with forest fires brought on by the driest conditions these states have seen in decades. Find out how you can best help your community. Many times when a disaster strikes, communities find that some members of the community are damaged more than other members.

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The Real Story Of America Is About Small

VC Adventure

In research for our upcoming book, we found that small business owners often inhabit the shrinking middle ground of politics in their communities. Now, with his wife, Claire, he owns a guide company in the Bob Marshall Wilderness of Montana. So is the health of the business community. Trillion Of GDP. COVID is a concern.

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