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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 Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. The time has come for the Texas startup community to band together to change the world once again.

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Save Money With Tech Tax Incentives

YoungUpstarts

Community-specific tax deals. Sometimes, businesses can strike up deals with their community governments for tax breaks based on their contribution to the area. For example, last year five technology firms received tax incentive extensions due to their location and efforts in an emerging tech marketplace within San Francisco.

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San Antonio MX Prize Officially Launches

SiliconHills

The San Antonio MX Challenge has officially kicked off. Silicon Hills News broke the story about the first local X-Prize challenge late last year when some members of the HeroX organization briefed the technology community about the contest at Geekdom. San Antonio Geekdom Graham Weston HeroX San Antonio MC Prize'

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Startup Advice from the Founders of Geekdom in San Antonio

SiliconHills

By LAURA LOREK Publisher of Silicon Hills News The founders of Geekdom borrowed the “Serendipitous Collision of Ideas” phrase from Tony Hsieh, founder, and CEO of Zappos, and a catalyst in the Las Vegas technology community, said Lorenzo Gomez, chairman of Geekdom.

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Geekdom Fund Invests in Three San Antonio Startups

SiliconHills

Three new startups in San Antonio have received $25,000 cash investments each from the Geekdom Fund. The two-year-old fund aims to jumpstart the city’s startup community by providing seed-stage funding to tech startups. All of […] The post Geekdom Fund Invests in Three San Antonio Startups appeared first on SiliconHills.

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2017 Diversity Data for Capital Factory

Austin Startup

Diverse in this context means “not a white male,” members are coworkers in our community and investments are Accelerator startups. Mellie Price , our Director of Diversity & Inclusion, helped create and host the Austin Community Inclusion Council. Do you have ideas about how we can make our community more diverse and inclusive?