Nick Seguin
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Nick Seguin is manager of Entrepreneurship for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where his responsibilities include developing and deploying programs, funding initiatives, and continuing to build networks that advance entrepreneurship both domestically and abroad. In addition, Seguin also works on programs for Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Seguin was a principal, strategy practice lead for dynamit, in Columbus, Ohio, where he was responsible for the strategic direction of the agency and led new business development. He also was a principal and founder of weBuild, a web and mobile accelerator formed to help companies move to product, revenue, and seed funding quickly. He remains a partner in both ventures. In addition, Seguin is a facilitator for Startup Weekend and assists in running global events.

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It Takes a Village to Raise a Startup

13 Comments | Posted October 12, 2011 | 14:04:49 (EST)

For the past two years, governmental programs at the federal, state and local levels have been pumping billions of dollars into programs designed to create new jobs. The collective result is a handful of new jobs at the cost of millions upon millions of dollars. The vast majority of these...

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Building Entrepreneurial Communities: Lessons From 'Big Omaha'

Posted May 23, 2011 | 11:40:39 (EST)

Lots of attention, research and many-a blog post are devoted to the question, "How do you build a successful startup?" Indeed, this is one of a number of questions (and answers) we are pursuing at the Kauffman Foundation, where I work.

Just as important, and likely a fundamental...

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Kauffman's Guide To Navigating The Startup Game

Posted March 25, 2011 | 14:01:34 (EST)

Starting a company, like capitalism, is messy. If there were a known formula for success, there would be far more startups and far more successful large businesses. Anecdotal evidence and case studies based on past successes do little to illustrate important decisions and the real process of business...

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