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Sitting at an overcrowded 49th parallel I’m reminded of the caffeine peddling, downward dog posing, juice truck cleansing, pot puffing and vitamin popping stereotype that marks the quintessential Vancouverite.

Wet Dreams of Vancouver

The following is the text of a talk I gave in San Francisco on December 1st, 2016.

⭐️ On the Exponential View

Singapore help crypto firms w/ local bank accounts; 74% hashrt controlled by Chinese pools; Japan corp launches stablecoin

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In September, Moldova lights up on the global entrepreneurial map. 50 international investors will meet 50 startups from Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania (RUAMD region), in a small Moldovan village, Butuceni. For three days, September 11–13, Butuceni will become the venue for a unique startup event, TechVillage.

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Many successful billionaires are school dropouts (As per Fortune, about three out of 10 billionaires — 29.9% — around the world did not have at least a bachelors degree in 2015). Many experts think entrepreneurship cannot be taught in school. Yet, many schools do a great job of producing entrepreneurs. This article looks at the ingredients required to create successful startups and attempts to reframe the question by asking whether the debate should be about going to school or not but rather where are you more likely to find the ingredients needed to launch a successful startup?

The Alchemy of Business

Recently, I read a post on Hackernoon by <a href="https://medium.com/@aashaysanghvi" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="ce05dff9f9d6" data-action-value="ce05dff9f9d6" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">Aashay Sanghvi</a> titled “The Startup Scene at Harvard”. It was very well-crafted and I found it super interesting to take a peek into the startup scene of a top entrepreneurship school in the nation. It inspired me to write my own version of the post to give prospective Brunonians an idea of what Brown is like and to give past alums some pride on how much the scene has grown since they graduated. If you haven’t read his post yet, check it out below!

he Startup Scene at Brown

Over the last years, Berlin has been on the path of becoming Europe’s most active startup-hub. According to the <a href="http://startup-ecosystem.compass.co/ser2015/" target="_blank">Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking</a>, which rates cities’ <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/startup" target="_blank">startup</a> attractiveness, Berlin moved up from place #15 in 2012 to #9 in 2015. <a href="http://start-up-initiative.ey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/EY_Start-up_Barometer_2016.pdf" target="_blank">EY</a> places Berlin even in front of London, as Berlin surpassed London in startup funding figures both in 2014 and 2015. With flagship companies like SoundCloud and the various Rocket Internet ventures, Berlin has been standing in international focus for years. Berlin-based Wunderlist was acquired by Microsoft in 2015, food service Delivery Hero is valued at $3.1 billion. In 2016, Berlin’s online bank fintech NUMBER26 raised $40 million from various (half of them being non-German) Investors, including Battery Ventures and Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. However, while these exits, billion dollar valuations and large late stage funding rounds are good news, they’re still quite rare.

Local VCs in Berlin — A Network Analysis

Discover new-age digital marketing and design thinking programs shaping the future of business innovation and addressing the skills gap in the digital marketing

Closing the Skills Gap: Addressing the Surge in Demand for Digital Marketing Experts

A look at Yard Hub and how the platform works.

Meet YARD Hub: The Web3, NFT & P2E Incubator Platform 

It was only two generations ago when California became famous for its hippy culture and socialist leanings. The weed smoking baby-boomers created the sex, drugs and rock-n-roll ethos, rejected consumerism, revelled in brotherly love and shared all manner of things.

The Selfish Genes of Silicon Valley

Despite trade tensions, US and Latin American startups continue strong cross-border growth through VC funding and accelerator partnerships.

GAN and Tec Monterrey Forge Alliance To Boost LatAm Startup Ecosystem

A designer's journey from big tech to small startups and working from San Francisco to London.

From San Francisco to London: A Designer's Tale of Two Tech Hubs

How did Licious created a trustworthy meat brand in the fresh meat industry and a billion-dollary startup in just 6 years?

How Licious Turned a Simple Idea Into a Billion-Dollar Startup

A complete guide to raising venture capital financing for video game startups of all types - technology, game studios, social companies, and financial companies

How to Raise VC Financing for Your Video Game Startup

There are countless articles on the web that talk about what investors look for when funding your startup. Normally they all focus on similar things:

"You Have to Distinguish a  Startup  From a New Business" says Paul 
O’Brien

Just four months after my experiment of <a href="https://medium.com/the-raabithole/i-deleted-every-app-from-my-phone-for-30-days-heres-what-happened-cd7ed7a85bd1" target="_blank">deleting every app from my phone</a> for 30 days, I’m disappointed to admit that I’m back up to 70 apps. Although this is still 66 fewer than when I originally deleted everything, it’s still too many. Frankly, I’m a bit envious of the <a href="https://a16z.com/2018/01/13/super-apps-china-product-innovation-wip/" target="_blank">Chinese “Super-Apps</a>” like <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-07/super-apps-asia-s-new-innovation-to-change-cities-economies" target="_blank">WeChat</a>, which aggregate messaging, ride-sharing, e-commerce, gaming, and more functions in one unified app. I don’t expect a U.S. version of the “super-app” to emerge anytime soon, as each of these functions serve as the focus of the most valuable U.S. tech companies (Facebook / Apple, Uber / Lyft, Amazon, etc.). But as Jim Barksdale, the former CEO of Netscape famously stated, “there are only two ways to make money in business: One is to bundle; the other is unbundle.”

Startup Aggregation Opportunities: Order Ahead & Contact Info / Social Graph Hub

I had the opportunity to speak on a panel a few nights ago hosted by <a href="https://medium.com/@eyalbino" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="e12e5e01626d" data-action-value="e12e5e01626d" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">Eyal Bino</a> <a href="https://medium.com/@iconyclabs" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="80b257cc96c2" data-action-value="80b257cc96c2" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">ICONYC labs</a> on the State of NYC Tech in 2018. This couldn’t have been more timely as Amazon officially announced its HQ2 which includes a location in Long Island City/NYC (see <a href="https://medium.com/@SteveLohr" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="d461c362dc32" data-action-value="d461c362dc32" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">Steve Lohr</a> article <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/technology/new-york-tech-jobs-amazon-hq2.html" target="_blank">on NYC tech</a>). The panel started with our moderator <a href="https://medium.com/@lisahopeking" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="8be95fcb46a3" data-action-value="8be95fcb46a3" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">Hope King</a> (<a href="https://medium.com/@cheddar_23211" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="7bc32c161612" data-action-value="7bc32c161612" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">Cheddar</a>) asking whether or not there were any negative reactions to the announcement.

Amazon HQ2 and why every NYC startup should have their own HQ2

I think I’m asked twice a day. Ponder that a moment. Countless are trying to grasp IF, WHY, HOW, and WHICH startup program to join. Just today I was pinged to answer the question <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Paul-OBrien-1" target="_blank">on Quora</a>, of which of a few popular local programs should a founder join. It’s a good question, a critical question, but the fact that so many are asking suggests that we’re failing to deliver such programs in a way that it’s clear to entrepreneurs what the programs offer.

How to Decide on a Startup Incubator

Avoid product discovery pitfalls that cost time and money. Learn 15 common mistakes and proven strategies to build products users actually want.

15 Common Product Discovery Mistakes I Made (And How You Can Avoid Them)

Crypto is reshaping the paradigm of ownership, finance, and governance. But it operates in a low-trust environment with no established models for success. 

The 6 Challenges You're Likely to Face Building Your Crypto Exchange

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Wet Dreams of Vancouver

⭐️ On the Exponential View

Top Asia Crypto News from Oct 7–10th

50 international investors with a collective potential of over $100 million are coming to…

The Alchemy of Business

he Startup Scene at Brown

Local VCs in Berlin — A Network Analysis

Closing the Skills Gap: Addressing the Surge in Demand for Digital Marketing Experts

Meet YARD Hub: The Web3, NFT & P2E Incubator Platform

The Selfish Genes of Silicon Valley

GAN and Tec Monterrey Forge Alliance To Boost LatAm Startup Ecosystem

From San Francisco to London: A Designer's Tale of Two Tech Hubs

How Licious Turned a Simple Idea Into a Billion-Dollar Startup

How to Raise VC Financing for Your Video Game Startup

"You Have to Distinguish a Startup From a New Business" says Paul O’Brien

Startup Aggregation Opportunities: Order Ahead & Contact Info / Social Graph Hub

Amazon HQ2 and why every NYC startup should have their own HQ2

How to Decide on a Startup Incubator

15 Common Product Discovery Mistakes I Made (And How You Can Avoid Them)

The 6 Challenges You're Likely to Face Building Your Crypto Exchange

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