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[US] The 10 Best Sectors That Are Boosting The Economy

YoungUpstarts

Iowa and California in particular are experiencing the benefits of this growth, with Iowa adding more than 19,000 jobs and $176.2 The poultry and livestock industry recently added $19 billion in tax revenues for the U.S. economy, while at the same time supporting 1.8 million domestic jobs. million in tax revenue.

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How to Acquire Customers by Marketing “Heroes”

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The book popularized the technology adoption lifecycle curve that originally came out of Iowa State University shown below. Many of you have read or at least know the primary thesis of “ Crossing the Chasm &# the seminal book on marketing your products to mainstream consumers by Geoffrey Moore.

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

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How about in the last 12 months deals announced with Dwolla (Iowa) and Pollenware (Kansas City). Think again. Angry Birds? From startup Rovio in Finland. Think USV is only invested around Union Square in NYC? I met the Pollenware team myself – they were KILLER.

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Build, Buy Or Build To Buy

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He has extensive professional experience as an investment banker and venture capitalist and has provided valuable strategic and operational guidance to nine fast-growing SaaS companies including Iowa-based Dwolla and BirdDogHR.

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Twitter Link Roundup #110 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

With Iowa Startup Alliance, spaces to open doors to visiting entrepreneurs – [link]. How to Scale Without Losing Savvy Customer Service – [link]. Caution for Startup Kids – [link]. Don’t Give Your Users Shit Work – [link]. How to make crowdsourcing work for your business – [link].

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The Importance of Young People In Your Startup Community

Feld Thoughts

The book 2 Billion Under 20 has great examples of millennials from Iowa to Israel doing things similar to what Fletcher does to make their startup communities more successful. But they’ve also made contributions like Fletcher’s all over the world. Young people have the opportunity to move and build their life anywhere they want.

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The Long Economic Case for Snapchat

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If a politician is trying to win Iowa they want their reach, immediacy & geography to all be focused. If a company like MakeSpace that offers physical storage for households in NYC, Chicago and DC wants to advertise why should it waste its resources on a product that serves up ads in Austin, Texas? Brand Recall / Uniqueness.