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  • ID8 Nation

    ID8 Nation

    ID8 Nation is exploring cities' entrepreneurial ecosystems to determine what grows in them and why. We’re telling the stories in a variety of mediums and voices, but primarily through the entrepreneurs who bring things to life in the ecosystem.

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  • Ice House Facilitator Training

    The Ice House Entrepreneurship Program Facilitator Training

    Now being offered through PBS Distance Learning Network.

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  • Top of Mind with Thom Ruhe

    Top of Mind

    Welcome to Top of Mind with Thom Ruhe! Presented by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Entrepreneurship.org, this video channel provides the latest in entrepreneurial news and discussions that impact the world of startups.

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  • Kauffman Labs 1 Million Cups

    1 Million Cups

    Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups (1MC) as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local upstarts an opportunity to present their companies to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs.

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  • eMed

    eMed

    The insightful home of the current and future state of healthcare entrepreneurship. Learn and contribute information about policy, peers, competitor innovations and the issues changing healthcare entrepreneurship.

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  • Carousel Events

    Events

    From networking meetings and seminars to conferences and classes, stay in touch with the top entrepreneurial events from around the globe or share your event with entrepreneurs.

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  • Kauffman Sketchbooks

    Kauffman Sketchbook

    In these short, animated "sketchbook" videos, the Kauffman Foundation aims to demystify the phenomenon of entrepreneurship and bring to light messages about the important role entrepreneurs play in innovation, job creation, and economic growth. We encourage you to post or share these videos.

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  • iStart

    iStart.org

    iStart.org connects entrepreneurs, mentors and advisors to each other to help bring potential business ideas to market.

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  • Will It be You

    Super Bowl

    The next great entrepreneur is out there. Visit www.willitbeyou.com, a Kauffman website that provides would - be founders with resources to help them get their plans moving — whether they are seeking inspiration, mentoring, networking or other assistance. And be sure to watch the Kauffman PSA that aired during the 2012 Super Bowl.

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  • Policy Forum

    Policy Forum

    The Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship informs and connects thought leaders looking to understand the policies that help entrepreneurs start companies, create jobs and strengthen the economy. Hear the latest in the Policy Forum.

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  • E equals R

    E=R Carousel

    Entrepreneurs have led the U.S. out of every recession of the last 100 years. Get your FREE E=R decal today and spread the word that entrepreneurs will lead the economic recovery.

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e360 blog

Visit the e360 blog for fresh commentary and insights on entrepreneurship.

A Stroll through Startup Village
May. 20
Community Is the New Currency
May. 2
Female Founder Makes a Notable Splash at TechCrunch Disrupt
May. 1
Interview with an Iconic Entrepreneur
Apr. 22
New ID8 Nation Channel Features Vibrant Entrepreneurial Communities in US
Apr. 18
A Take on Why It's Time for Startup Africa
Apr. 11

Highlights

ID8 Nation
ID8 Nation
Learn what creates a thriving entrepreneurial scene
Top of Mind with Thom Ruhe
Top of Mind
Watch the Episodes
1 Million Cups
1 Million Cups (1MC)
Learn More about 1MC
Lessons from Failure
Lessons from Failure
Read the Diana Kander Series
The Icehouse Entrepreneurship Program
The Ice House Entrepreneurship Program
Watch the Video
Go Be An Entrepreneur : Featuring Geoffrey Clapp
Go Be An Entrepreneur
View the Sketchbook

Resource Center

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Events

View big events happening around the world of entrepreneurship.

Thursday, May 23, 2013
Achievers Tech Talks Challenges of Growing a Dev Organization
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Achievers Tech Talks Challenges of Growing a Dev Organization
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Caltech Biotech Club Annual Industry Night i Night
Thursday, May 23, 2013
FDAs GMP Expectations for Phase I and FirstinMan Clinical Trials 2day Inperson Seminar
Thursday, May 23, 2013
ISO 149712012 Does your current Risk Analysis still comply with your CE Mark requirements

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In The News

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
5/21/2013 1:14:55 PM
It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who doesn't even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded Tumblr, the online blogging forum, and sold it to Yahoo for $1.1 billion. Which raises the question: When is it OK for a wunderkind to drop out of school?
Coding Skills Combine With Civic Consciousness to Improve Government
5/21/2013 7:58:15 PM
Making cities work better through high-tech innovation,that's the ambitious goal of one San Francisco startup.
The devil you know: entrepreneurs prefer current ventures to new ones
5/21/2013 11:26:47 PM
Entrepreneurs are subject to many of the same biases that cause people to persist with their investments, and don't necessarily behave to always maximize outcomes when presented with lucrative new opportunities, a new study says.
VCs should pump up their startups with data
5/22/2013 7:37:09 AM
Giving startups the tools and resources they need to compete on analytics would give investment firms and their startups a huge competitive advantage. Startups would grow revenue faster, reducing their level of technology debt.
Nobody puts baby food in a corner
5/22/2013 7:58:28 AM
As a health nut and foodie, 36-year-old Shazi Visram had a problem with processed baby food. Namely, it was gross, and people felt bad about feeding it to their kids.
For the 50+ market, it's about quality of life, not cool technology
5/22/2013 9:43:55 AM
Representatives from AARP and Geisinger Health System make no pretensions: They’re not into technology just because it’s cool. While the 50+ population and doctors appear to be dissimilar markets, selling to either requires a deep understanding of customer needs rather than just a sense of having “the next big thing.”
The New "Handmade"
5/19/2013 10:04:49 PM
Amid grumblings of a “general fatigue” when it comes to software-based startups, a potentially transformative technology called 3D printing is poised to reach critical mass and mainstream awareness.
Why Ireland is the number one place to start up in Europe
5/20/2013 3:02:42 AM
Ireland may seem like an unlikely choice of location to start up a new business, but within the debt-stricken country, a new hope of entrepreneurship is emerging from the ruins of the Celtic Tiger.  

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