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Four Game-changing COVID-19 Solutions Out of Albuquerque

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Four Game-changing COVID-19 Solutions Out of AlbuquerqueBy City AliveMay 7, 2020Share this…FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinPitch In Competition awards four Albuquerque entrepreneurs prize money for innovative ideas in response to the impacts of COVID-19. The COVID-19 outbreak changed our lives and our businesses in a matter of weeks. But amid the feelings of both chaos and isolation, organizations across Albuquerque have been finding ways …

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Albuquerque Named Top 10 City for Women in Tech

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Albuquerque Named Top 10 City for Women in TechBy City AliveFebruary 26, 2020Share this…FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinAlbuquerque has been named a top 10 best city for women in technology for two years in a row. According to the new study from SmartAsset, Albuquerque has one of the highest percentages of women in the tech workforce, and one of the lowest gender pay gaps.  …

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FUSE Makerspace: Multimillion Dollar Machines for All

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FUSE Makerspace: Multimillion Dollar Machines for AllBy City AliveJanuary 30, 2020Share this…FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinCNM Ingenuity’s FUSE Makerspace provides education and access to state-of-the-art fabrication equipment to anyone who wants it On any given weekday afternoon at FUSE Makerspace, the space is humming with activity. Someone is learning to use the metal lathe for a personal construction project. Several 3D printers are churning …

UNM’s Partnership with the Air Force Research Lab Is Changing the Future of Aerospace

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UNM’s Partnership with the Air Force Research Lab Is Changing the Future of Aerospace Photo from the UNM Newsroom.At this very moment, there’s a tower on Sandia Crest sending experimental, high frequency microwaves across the city. Using frequencies outside the range of conventional electronics, this tower is used to collect data on potential electromagnetic signals for future space communications.It’s a …

Debunking the Biggest Funding Myth with Zebras Unite

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Debunking the Biggest Funding Myth with Zebras UniteIllustration by Arthur Jones, courtesy of Zebras UniteJennifer Brandel and Mara Zepeda existed in financial purgatory. They’d built mission-driven, for-profit companies that didn’t fit social investment portfolios or venture capitalist criteria. “We’d created tech-enabled companies with purpose, and then discovered this type of company is basically unfundable,” Brandel said. They got frustrated, but …

Flipping the Script on Financially Oppressed Communities

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Flipping the Script on Financially Oppressed CommunitiesBy Vanessa Roanhorse | CEO, Roanhorse Consulting; Co-Founder, Native Women Lead Halfway through a three-day summit in Denver, Colorado someone asked, “Why are we still talking about venture capital?” Boom. That was it. After attending the first half of the Alternative Capital Summit, put on by the Kauffman Foundation, Zebras Unite, and Startup Colorado, …

Top 5 Events for Startup Entrepreneurs in ABQ

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Top 5 Events for Startup Entrepreneurs in ABQBy Javier Romero, Founder of HangerangAs a lifelong resident of New Mexico, I’ve been a web designer/developer professionally for the past 20 years. Last spring, I embarked on the wondrous journey of software entrepreneur with my new company Hangerang.I knew I needed help. So I’ve made a conscious decision to reach out to …

ABQ’s Top Two Sectors That Need to Scale Now

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ABQ’s Top Two Sectors That Need to Scale NowBy Kelli Cooper | Albuquerque Community FoundationFinally, the Albuquerque economy is recovering from the recession. Our country is experiencing its most robust economy in recent history. Why not seize the chance to expand opportunities to all communities, especially the Hispanic and Native American entrepreneurs in our city who own a company and …

What happens when an accelerator and incubator collide?

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What happens when an accelerator and incubator collide? ABQid and WESST launch a hybrid accelerator/incubator program By T.J. Cook, ABQid | July 17, 2018 It takes a lot to create a successful business: capital, relationships, talent, connections and guidance. Some people have this knowledge and these connections right out of the gate. But most don’t—and this often keeps them from …

Startup Life in ABQ: The Pros and Cons with Tech Entrepreneur Javier Romero

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