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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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The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

On May 7, 1947, Levitt & Sons announced their first rental homes in Levittown, New York. Companies like Salesforce, Magento, Yammer, Freshdesk, Asana and dozens of others are on the rise because they outmatch in-house software on usefulness and cost of ownership. By Ralph Dangelmaier, CEO of BlueSnap.

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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. New York has an extremely active Meetup culture; almost every night there are 3-10 tech-focused events.

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How to Find the Right Online Communities

David Teten

One result: I think we’ll see people spending more and more time in gated online communities. But…how do you find the right online communities that are worth your while? First, I suggest search within the major online community platforms for your industries and functions of interest, in particular: . Community Findr.

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New Meetup on Building Tech Tools for Private Equity+VC Investors

David Teten

My colleague Sebastian Soler, software engineer at ff Venture Capital, is leading the launch of a new Meetup with me. I’ve just launched a new Meetup and online community I’m heading up with David. I asked him to write a guest post: Hi!

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Why you should brag (just a little more) about your accomplishments

The Next Web

Takayasu has put her new self-awareness to work at IBM, and she now exhibits a newfound ability for horn tooting. Paper Tigers by Wesley Yang, New York Magazine. Software engineer Matt Swanson writes about his process in building something in order to provide value while sharing his accomplishment.

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Transformify: The Sustainable Platform for Remote Jobs

Transformify

It was a growing community of people who enjoyed their digital nomad lifestyle. Transformify expanded to 150+ countries , but I still rely on the network I’ve built back then when we plan to enter new markets or need a warm intro to a potential client on the other side of the world.