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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. The Kauffman Index recently named Miami the second most entrepreneurial city in the U.S., Las Vegas, NV. Startup activity in Las Vegas is booming. Let’s take a look at some of the best U.S. Austin, TX.

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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

Perhaps the biggest piece of new news is that after 17 years of operations we’ve changed our name from GRP Partners to Upfront Ventures. We wanted our name to reflect both the changes we’ve made and how we plan to operate for the next 20 years. But you may ask: “What else have you done other than change your name?

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Mobile Commerce in Las Vegas – On the Ground at the Downtown Project

Austin Startup

Last year, Zappos’s CEO Tony Hsieh spent much of his keynote speech at SXSW V2V 2013 on the Downtown Project, the name he gave to his personal economic and cultural revitalization effort of several acres of the original, downtown Las Vegas.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. The Kauffman Index recently named Miami the second most entrepreneurial city in the U.S., Startup activity in Las Vegas is booming. After the economy crashed in 2008, Las Vegas was pushed to reinvent itself in order to survive.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. The Kauffman Index recently named Miami the second most entrepreneurial city in the U.S., Startup activity in Las Vegas is booming. After the economy crashed in 2008, Las Vegas was pushed to reinvent itself in order to survive.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Henry Sy, the guy behind the world-famous SM Malls, is a household name in the Philippines. He has also been named CEO of the Shark Group, a brand consultancy firm. Trader's Joe is his store's name. As soon as Smith's funds dwindled down to $5,000, he decided to gamble with it in Las Vegas. 2- Henry Sy.

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Oracle, time to move on?

deal architect

After plenty of name calling at the trial in Las Vegas, both Oracle and Rimini Street sent a few of us reasonable sounding emails about the jury’s verdict awarding Oracle $ 50 million in damages. Oracle had asked for close.

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