3 takeaways from this episode:
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The coal industry had “Google-like” social capital — aka the Silicon Valley that every city is looking for
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Creating innovation within a company
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Understanding and defining what expectations a new business accelerator needs
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Daniel Parisi is a regional leader and the principal point of contact for entrepreneurs in Somerset County, PA. Delivering confidential, result-based, and sincere consultative services to entrepreneurs, idealists, disruptors, and recently-formed companies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/parisidan/