16 Cool Coworking Spaces Ready to get out of the basement and into a real office? Before you strike out on your own and get locked into a lease, consider a coworking space. They’re more affordable, full of start-up geeks like you, and probably cooler than any office your start-up could afford. Here are 17 spaces to check out. Location: BostonCost: Monthly memberships start at $99, but you can also get space by the day or week.Oficio is a boutique shared office and coworking space located in the center of the vibrant and historic Back Bay neighborhood in Boston. Location: AustinCost: Monthly memberships start at $200, plus a one-time $200 membership fee. Location: MinneapolisCost: Memberships start at $50 a month. Location: San DiegoCost: Memberships start at $69 for eight hours a month and go up to $369 for 80 hours. Location: Chandler, AZCost: Free, but you have to work for itGangplank lets people use its coworking space and conference room for free. Location: Los AngelesCost: Membership is $200 a month.
8 miljoen voor topsector creatieve industrie [Blik op Nieuws.nl - Economie] Den Haag - Het InnovatiefondsMKB+ stelt €8 miljoen beschikbaar voor private investeringsfondsen die willen investeren in de topsector creatieve industrie. Dat heeft minister Verhagen van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie (EL&I) maandag bekendgemaakt. "Het InnovatiefondsMKB+ zorgt dat creatieve starters in deze snelgroeiende topsector toegang krijgen tot risicokapitaal", zegt minister Verhagen. "Op deze manier kunnen meer vernieuwende producten in architectuur, mode, design, gaming en nieuwe media op de markt komen." Creatieve Industrie De topsector Creatieve Industrie is al jaren één van de snelst groeiende sectoren van de Nederlandse economie. InnovatiefondsMKB+ Het InnovatiefondsMKB+ start 1 januari en bevat voor de komende jaren €500 miljoen aan innovatiekredieten en durfkapitaal. De ondergrens voor innovatiekrediet wordt verlaagd van €300 naar €150 duizend.
turboclicker.com Hurricane Harvey: Houston's flooding made worse by unchecked urban development and wetland destruction — Quartz Since Houston, Texas was founded nearly two centuries ago, Houstonians have been treating its wetlands as stinky, mosquito-infested blots in need of drainage. Even after it became a widely accepted scientific fact that wetlands can soak up large amounts of flood water, the city continued to pave over them. The watershed of the White Oak Bayou river, which includes much of northwest Houston, is a case in point. From 1992 to 2010, this area lost more than 70% of its wetlands, according to research (pdf) by Texas A&M University. In the false-color satellite images below, plants and other vegetation appear green, while urbanized and developed areas appear blue and purple. In recent days, the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey has raised water levels in some parts of the watershed high enough to completely cover a Cadillac. The Harvey-wrought devastation is just the latest example of the consequences of Houston’s gung-ho approach to development. A distaste for regulation Draining the swamp
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Kickstarted: How one company is revolutionizing product development 172inShare Jump To Close Kickstarter is funding an era of product development uncompromised by focus groups and committees The million dollar idea. Enter Kickstarter, a thoroughly modern twist on the concepts of commerce and patronage; an approach so alluring that it now counts over one million people who have combined to pledge more than $100 million to fund ideas both big and small, serious and whimsical, since it launched in April of 2009. From the moment of its unveiling on September 1st, 2010, Scott Wilson, a self-described watch fetishist and former Global Creative Director for Nike, felt the desire to build a watch band for the 6th generation iPod nano. A few months later, Scott took a chance and placed his TikTok + LunaTik project on Kickstarter, earning more than $6,000 in pledges on its first day. What happened next is the stuff of crowd-funding legend. One month later, the project would close with $942,578 pledged by 13,512 backers across 50 countries. So, what's the secret?
The Hacker News — Cyber Security, Hacking and Internet Security Channel Houston Is Drowning—In Its Freedom From Regulations We do value our freedom here in Texas. As I write from soggy Central Texas, the cable news is showing people floating down Buffalo Bayou on their principles, proud residents of the largest city in these United States that did not grow in accordance with zoning ordinances. The feeling there was that persons who own real estate should be free to develop it as they wish. Houston, also known as the Bayou City, is a great location because of its access to international shipping in the Gulf of Mexico. In less-free cities, the jackbooted thugs in the zoning department impose limits on the amount of impervious cover in a development. Trending: Transfer News: Arsenal Gets Huge Alexis Sanchez Update as Manchester City Circles If you meet the impervious cover standards, you still might get your entire plat chucked into the round file because some computer has determined that your business plan will attract automobile traffic in excess of the carrying capacity of nearby roads. More from Newsweek
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