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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

16:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show. 1:07:00 Thank you to our sponsors, Detroit Venture Partners and Walker Corporate Law, and also thank you to Nate Redmond of Rustic Canyon Venture Partners. 12:00 It seems like there’s a shift in the VC world to more ex-entrepreneurs.

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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. Jason is returning to Detroit to sprinkle some of the wisdom he has learned along the way with the Detroitpreur startup community at Bamboo Detroit on April 5th from 6-8 pm.

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

With nearly 300 companies working under its roof, participants in the Tech Town program contribute to the growth and livelihood of Detroit and the Wayne State University community. Even established corporations can’t resist the attraction of Tech Town: the Henry Ford Health System relocated its genetics labs to Tech Town’s research space.

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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

Savorfull provides its Detroit, Michigan, business clients with a surprise mix of healthy, allergy-free (“free from”) snacks delivered straight to their offices for a small monthly fee. Nutritionist Stacy Goldberg says she tried a lot of things before deciding on the idea for her company, Savorfull , in 2012.

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General Motors to Hire 500 for Austin Innovation Center

SiliconHills

The Detroit auto maker is looking for software developers, project managers, database experts, business analyts and other IT workers to staff its new center. Car giant General Motors announced today plans to hire 500 people for a new Information Technology Innovation Center in Austin.

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Detroit Free Press Marathon

Feld Thoughts

On Sunday, I finished the Detroit Marathon in 4:41:39. They ran with me in Detroit and it was super helpful to have them. The most exciting thing for me about the Detroit Marathon was that my partner Jason Mendelson completed his first marathon! I had a blast in Detroit from Friday until I left on Tuesday.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Well if you’re in Detroit you’re 100x more likely to get somebody who grew up in Flint coming by twice per year for ordinary reasons unrelated to work. Seattle has GeekWire , LA has SoCalTech and so on. Local press matters.

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