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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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I’m in Seattle this week. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1.

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

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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 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

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With free coffee and Internet, workspaces, and built-in community, coworking spaces provide a great place to get things done without feeling the isolation of working at home, or trying to overcome the frenetic nature of working in a coffee shop. Right near Microsoft’s campus in Seattle, Thinkspace is a cool coworking spot for startups.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ). To some extent – of course they are. It is different. Structural.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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I do something I now call community hours. And we are just starting our first year in Seattle.”…” Of the Boulder companies there have been 41 companies that have gone through the Boulder program and there is some mortality…” “I guess it’s 5 or 6 that have failed. Venture Capital in Boulder and other smaller communities. “So

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Trover, A Mobile Location-Based Discovery Network

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The idea was first born as an idea among the management team at TravelPost , a community for travel enthusiasts. Trovers are passionate about sharing the unique things they uncover while exploring their cities or far away places,” says Jason Karas, CEO of Seattle, Washington-based Trover. Trover CEO Jason Karas.

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The 4 Best Cities In America For Startups

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If you really want to make it, you need to go somewhere that allows you to network with the thriving tech community. Seattle might not be the biggest city on the map, but it’s got a reach that extends to all corners of the globe. With luck, we might even make some money doing it. There is just one problem – you can’t do it alone.

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