[hackerspaces] Startups from Hackerspaces

[William Saturno]

Hi Jerry ,

I have a friend of mine who is looking to work with his local
government to help assist him in setting up a hackerspace in his city.
The mayor supports the hackerspace concept, and they are looking
possibly incorporate an incubator program with the idea of the space
under one roof. They are putting together a presentation to the city
council. Are there any references of success stories you can point to?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also, may I share your email with him?

Thanks

Bill
CT Hackerspace, Connecticut

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 9:39 AM, maxigas <maxigas at anargeek.net> wrote:
> From: Jerry Isdale <isdale at gmail.com>
> Subject: [hackerspaces] Startups from Hackerspaces
> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:21:45 -1000
>
>> Part of this is to contrast our spaces with the Startup
>>  Incubator and Accelerators.  Those places often require
>>  an application for admission, have month long programs of
>>  classes and mentorship, and put participants in front of
>>  Venture Capitalist and other funders.  Many
>>  incubator/accelerators will take a percentage of
>>  ownership in the company.
>
> i just wrote to the hackerspace-rio list. hackerspace-rio is planned so they have no space. they do events, however, and the next is an arduino hackday. the hackday is hosted by an Accelerator:
>
> event site: http://www.arduinrio.cc/2012/06/18/arduinrio-hack-day-21212/
>
> host company site: http://21212.com/
>
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