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Interview with Kevin Hell, EvoNexus

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A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Kevin Hell: What makes EvoNexus unique, is that it is--as far as we know--the only completely free, no-strings-attached incubator in the nation. Once they pass that, they get into the incubator.

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Investors Love Top Startup Incubator Graduates

Startup Professionals Musings

Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.

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The Best Startup Incubators Have the Best People

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Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). The goal of most business incubators today is to strengthen the local economy, and commercialize new technologies. However, many research and technology parks also house incubation programs.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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Many “tech companies” now have green screens. So we’ve seen an explosion in the number of startup companies and subsequently a huge burst in the number of incubators. I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. And make-up artists.

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What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA

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Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. At io/LA we launched a new 8000 sq/ft co-work and incubator space in Hollywood. In Entertainment, we're seeing more and more people prefer their iPad over the Big Screen experience.

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Mentors-Plus-Capital Programs – Intense Incubation

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By Jim Flowers A few months ago, Marty invited me to comment on business incubation and what a startup company ought to expect from an incubator. The entry screenings are tough. Tags: entrepreneurs incubators relationships startups. Relationships , I said back then. And I stand by that assertion.

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SharesPost CEO Takes On WSJ Article

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SharesPost--a spinout of Santa Monica's Brighthouse incubator run by Scott Painter and Greg Brogger--was the target of an article by the WSJ focused on how the firm screened investors joining the site. SharesPost said the article left readers "largely misinformed and our company unfairly maligned."