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@NaryaVC | Chair, InnovateOhio | Veteran 🇺🇸 | Founder, Sadie | @newindustrials

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Falon Donohue
5 years
Thanks to the Ohio startup community for this opportunity of a lifetime. I am deeply grateful for the lessons I have learned and the amazing people that I met along the way @VentureOhio ⁩ ⁦ @mdkmoto ⁩ ⁦ @RichLangdale ⁩ ⁦⁦ @raytleach
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6 years
This is an incredible honor and I am so excited. Thanks so much to @JonHusted and @MikeDeWine for your leadership and support for innovation. I look forward to serving alongside superheroes @RichLangdale @mdkmoto @JDVance1 @rwm @mscantland @berniemoreno and the rest of our team!
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this was conceptualized just three months ago after the atomic industries board meeting. at the time, i thought we would pull together maybe 100 people or so but what happened after aaron’s initial tweet was incredible. with no speakers announced, we received nearly 2000
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Reindustrialize
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That’s a wrap for REINDUSTRIALIZE 2024 - a gathering of the doers and builders who are reshaping the American industrial base. To see all of you in one room was remarkable.
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6 years
I made it! After a cancelled flight and a long drive to Washington I’m here and ready to testify on behalf of VCs and entrepreneurs between the coasts at the @HouseSmallBiz hearing this morning. @VentureOhio @nvca
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Our country took a giant step backward today. My heart goes out to women across the country - and especially to the underprivileged women who will carry the weight of this decision.
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3 months
Congratulations, JD! @JDVance1
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Falon Donohue
6 years
What a great day in startup world! Congrats to the @CMHStartupWeek team on an amazing first day of #CMHStartupWeek , the @RiseOfRest team on the kickoff of #ROTR7 and @ArlanWasHere on an incredible $36m raise. Can’t wait for tomorrow!
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@JoshuaSteinman she crushed it.
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2 years
@micsolana Whoever trained the Nashville PD needs to train the rest of the country - these guys are incredible.
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Falon Donohue
6 years
This city just keeps getting cooler.
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Carrie Ghose
6 years
Bringing ~1,600 IT jobs to north Franklinton would be a “huge deal” for Columbus’ urban core, city development director says of @CoverMyMeds HQ plan. Floodwall made stuff like this possible, but no one saw the potential before.
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Are you ready for it? REINDUSTRIALIZE @rxkater @MikeSlagh @austinbishop @aphysicist
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4 months
Our dinner crew is the best dinner crew! Dive bars are where it’s at. #reindustrializs @newindustrials
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Falon Donohue
7 years
. I have never been so proud of this city. COLUMBUS!Thank you @SteveCase @JDVance1 @RichLangdale @AnnaMasonDC #Rotr6
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Falon Donohue
5 years
The Comeback Capital tour has landed in Columbus. @CBUSRegion highlighting national success stories @joinroot @CoverMyMeds and so many others! @KennyMcDon
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4 years
Heads up emerging Ohio VCs and funds who invest in Ohio - There is a $60m RFP open with a 1:1 match for pre-seed venture capital funds up to $5M ($10M Fund) and 3:1 for seed funds up to $5M ($20M fund). LOIs are due in less than two weeks. #OhioThirdFrontier
@TechOhioGov
TechOhio
4 years
Woohoo! Ohio Ohio Third Frontier is looking to award $60M in seed funding for tech companies! Read why this is big news for Buckeye State Startups below. @JumpStartInc @raytleach
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3 months
Ohio!
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obvious place for this to succeed is in the Midwest 1 - highest concentration of manufacturing talent 2 - massive govt support 3 - high vol of military installations 4 - terrific cost 5 - amazing point of distribution 6 - tons of high qual engineers to steal
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i think that’s enough internet for today.
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Eric Abbenante
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Rachel Maddow claims Lord of the Rings is a 'favorite' for 'far right' figures: "Lord of the Rings is sort of a favorite cosmos for naming things, and cultural references, for a lot of far right figures and alt-right figures both in Europe and the United States. Mr. Vance when he
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6 years
16 Definitions on the Economics of VC via @a16z @skupor
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Falon Donohue
5 years
Thank you @SenatorTimScott for your continued leadership and for bringing change agents together today with leaders in the Senate and the Sec of Treasury to collaborate, shake things up and make an impact. #OpportunityZones @Tip @cthagod
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Falon Donohue
7 years
I'm pulling stats for a presentation on Columbus and am reminded of what an amazing city this is! We are growing - home to 2.1 million people. We are smart - named most intelligent city in the world and home to 140,000 college students, 15 Fortune 1000 companies and @SmartCbus
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Falon Donohue
5 years
Huge congrats to the @drivecapital team on your continued success. #JusttheBeginning
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Drive Capital
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Falon Donohue
3 years
Thank you @LtGovHusted and @GovMikeDeWine for your leadership in getting this budget passed for the opportunity to serve @InnovateOhio @JonHusted
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Falon Donohue
6 years
“In Columbus, Ohio the library is a welcoming space that is open to everyone. Refugees and the homeless spend their days there because they feel welcome and respected” Deborah Fallows speaking @WaltonFound Heartland Summit @columbuslibrary #meetinthemiddle #proudofmycity
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@aphysicist
Aaron Slodov
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Generational opportunities are rarely so clear and present and possible. We have a chance today to reclaim our future. We can and will rise to the occasion. REINDUSTRIALIZE.
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Falon Donohue
6 years
Congratulations to 50 incredible teams and thanks for all of your hard work. We look forward to celebrating your momentum and success on September 13!
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Falon Donohue
6 years
We are hearing from Columbus rockstar @AmeliaOnPointe - ballerina turned engineer turned VC at Nationwide Ventures @StartupGrindCMH @Nationwide
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Falon Donohue
5 years
A true legend. Thank you ⁦ @RichLangdale ⁩ for helping to shape this city and pave the path for generations to come. Columbus' NCT Ventures not raising new VC fund for startup investments - Columbus Business First
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Falon Donohue
4 years
@SG_Hardin @RepBeatty @VoteBoyce Thank you for being a great leader, Shannon. Stay safe!
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Falon Donohue
7 years
“Ohio is the only state we visited twice because we believe the greatest opportunity is here” @keidanren @WhyOhio @JohnKasich
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Falon Donohue
4 years
Huge congrats to Alex, Dan, Kumi and the entire team! @dan_manges @kdwalker @joinroot @drivecapital
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Carrie Ghose
4 years
File under Yowza: Root Inc. is preparing for a Goldman Sachs-led IPO that values the insurance startup as much $6 billion, according to a media report.
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Falon Donohue
6 years
Great company. Amazing people. Congrats on your progress ⁦ @ScriptDrop !⁩ Former CoverMyMeds employees form pharmacy delivery startup ScriptDrop, land Albertsons as client - Columbus - Columbus Business First #onebillionpatients @NickPotts_SD
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Falon Donohue
2 years
Big day for @rumblevideo - congrats @chrispavlovski and team! $RUM
@rumblevideo
Rumble 🏴‍☠️
2 years
BREAKING NEWS: Rumble Stock To Begin Trading Under Ticker Symbol $RUM, a Symbol of Freedom
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Falon Donohue
3 years
Incredible resource for entrepreneurs by @DavidSacks
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David Sacks
3 years
New blog post: The SaaS Metrics That Matter Here are the metrics that Craft analyzes for a SaaS investment. Plus we're open-sourcing our internal tool SaaSGrid to help you easily generate them.
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Falon Donohue
5 years
The always insightful @JDVance1 addresses students at The Ohio State University
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Falon Donohue
2 years
Ringing the bell- congrats to the Strive team! @StriveFunds @VivekGRamaswamy @NaryaVC @NasdaqExchange
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5 years
“There is a real chance Columbus, Ohio could become the most important place in the world for gene therapy development” Gene Therapy Finds a Fertile Home in Ohio #InnovateOhio
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Falon Donohue
6 years
Wow what an evening! Congratulations to the amazing teams @GBHColumbus - you all crushed it! And congrats to my superhero @SuzyBureau on another incredible event. @GiveBackHack #SocEnt
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Falon Donohue
5 years
Congrats Kenny and team! Columbus 2020 no more; renamed economic group wants region to be the most prosperous in the U.S. - Business - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH ⁦ @CBUSRegion ⁩ ⁦ @KennyMcDon
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Falon Donohue
6 years
BOOM. @beamdental raises $22.5M, opening new Columbus HQ. Congrats @AlexFrommeyer + team and welcome to Columbus @kpcb ! via @columbusbiz1st @drivecapital
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Falon Donohue
6 years
All eyes are on Ohio today - get out and vote District 12! #OH12
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Falon Donohue
6 years
Just announced: @COSI hosting the largest tech and science festival in Ohio’s history. Thanks to support from @Battelle and @ColumbusGov
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Falon Donohue
7 years
Kicking off the @nvca @Stanford venture capital symposium
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Falon Donohue
5 years
We were excited to host the American Medical Association CEO and Health 2047 leadership in Columbus today with leaders from across the Central Ohio healthcare ecosystem. 1/2 @RichLangdale @JonHusted @mscantland @AlexFischerCBUS
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Falon Donohue
7 years
Congratulations to all of the @SWColumbus teams for pulling some incredible companies and products together this weekend. Keep conquering! #swcbus
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Falon Donohue
3 years
@TylerLaRiviere This was crazy. I was in a Lyft and the car in front of us got shot up. People were running everywhere. It felt like a lifetime but had to have been at least two minutes of shooting. My Lyft driver was calm and amazing under pressure. I hope everyone survives.
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Falon Donohue
2 years
Congratulations, and cheers to four more years of great leadership. @JonHusted @MikeDeWine
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Jon Husted
2 years
I am grateful for the opportunity to serve another term as Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor. I look forward to working with @MikeDeWine to continue OHIO’s rise. Tina and I value the prayers, friendships, and support. Thank you! 🇺🇸
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Falon Donohue
11 months
Incredible. @KTmBoyle 🇺🇸
@JoshuaSteinman
joshua steinman (🇺🇸,🇺🇸)
11 months
Here it is:
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Falon Donohue
5 years
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus response has become a national guide to the crisis - The Washington Post ⁦ @MikeDeWine ⁩ ⁦ @JonHusted #leadership
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Falon Donohue
5 years
This has been a crazy awful week but our Governor and LG have shown exceptional leadership during these difficult times. Thank you @MikeDeWine and @JonHusted
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Governor Mike DeWine
5 years
Our job is to do everything we can to help people get through this and offer a system for support. #COVID19 #COVID19OhioReady
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Falon Donohue
6 years
Columbus founders and VCs night out
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8 years
BREAKING: Columbus beats six other cities to win $50M Smart City Challenge #Ohioisonaroll
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Falon Donohue
7 years
“...the rise of the rest doesn’t mean the fall of Silicon Valley.” Steve Case, JD Vance and other tech industry leaders are looking to the Midwest for the next wave of innovation.
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Falon Donohue
6 years
I’ve accepted a challenge from @SG_Hardin to post 7 covers of books I love with no explanation and no review and tag someone new each time. Edit: If I’m being honest, I will probably forget to do this by day 3 so here is all 7 in their glory. Tagging @JDLead + @JoeDeLoss
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Falon Donohue
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@berniemoreno i’m so sorry you guys had to go through this nonsense and look forward to voting for you on tuesday 🇺🇸
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Falon Donohue
7 years
Root Insurance’s $51 million funding round is one of the largest raised by an Ohio tech startup via @VentureBeat
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Falon Donohue
5 years
Ohio founders - make sure you check out this great opportunity to support the advancement of your team! #InnovateOhio
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Lt. Governor Jon Husted
5 years
Reminder: The first application window for #TechCred closes October 31st.
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the gi bill was transformational for me and so many of my friends and certainly changed my fate for the better. i honestly don’t know where i would be today if i hadn’t joined at 18 but it wouldn’t be here. recruitment is down nearly 60% since 1980 and the pool of qualified
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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The Biden administration just announced a plan for 30 MILLION student loan borrowers to receive debt relief. This would allow so many people with student debt to buy houses, start a family, go back to school, and so much more.
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Falon Donohue
6 years
Next stop with the Arkansas delegation @JobsOhio to meet their dynamic new leader @nauseef
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Falon Donohue
4 years
OHIO! Work with two of the best @CandiceBrackeen @BrianBrackeen
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Brian Brackeen
4 years
We are going to be investing $500,000 into 5 companies a year over the next 3 years in Ohio. Apply here: Please retweet to share the opportunity.
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Falon Donohue
5 years
So excited to be back on the bus with some of my favorite people. Let’s roll! #ROTR8 #TampaBay
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Falon Donohue
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More than one million Ohioans do not have cost efficient access to the internet. This fundamental right is necessary to participate in the modern economy and education system. The #OhioBroadbandStrategy will help to lift up rural communities around the state. #InnovateOhio
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Lt. Governor Jon Husted
5 years
This morning, @GovMikeDeWine , Lt. Governor @JonHusted & InnovateOhio released the #OhioBroadbandStrategy , a document that serves as a comprehensive plan for aggressively expanding and enhancing the state’s broadband network.
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Falon Donohue
6 years
Thanks for representing our community so well, Joe. @JoeDeLoss
@politico
POLITICO
6 years
At Hot Chicken Takeover in Columbus, Ohio, entrepreneur Joe DeLoss is serving up second chances alongside spicy chicken. His business gives people with criminal records a fair shot at employment.
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Falon Donohue
7 years
Always a rockstar, @JDLead presents @Smartcbus to the @RiseOfRest delegation #rotr6
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Falon Donohue
7 years
Congrats @JoeDeLoss !! @ChickenTakeover founder to appear on Today show with Megyn Kelly via @columbusbiz1st
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Falon Donohue
5 months
This is what a mission-driven team with an ax to grind can pull together in two months. We are from these hollowed out cities and towns that were once economic powerhouses. The jobs they sent overseas belonged to our parents and grandparents. We care and apparently so do a lot of
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Falon Donohue
7 months
here we go!
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Aaron Slodov
7 months
SAVE THE DATE. We're throwing a banger summit to architect the new American industrial base. Detroit, June 25-26. Tech, military/govt, policy, industry, capital allocators in attendance. Event registration forthcoming. Keep an eye on
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Falon Donohue
4 years
BOOM. Congratulations @CandiceBrackeen and @BrianBrackeen !
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Candice Matthews Brackeen
4 years
"Lightship has closed on $22 million for Lightship Capital Fund I, exceeding the original target of the fund. The firm has lined up an additional $23 million in commitments and is planning a second fund." Thank you for the support @secondmuse @WSJVC
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Falon Donohue
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Usha just absolutely crushed it! Great job!! #RNC
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Falon Donohue
5 years
“The Midwest is the number one emerging marketplace. Be unapologetically bullish” @mdkmoto
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Falon Donohue
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“Let’s leave it all on the field” @SteveCase @RiseOfRest #meetinthemiddle
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Falon Donohue
5 years
I am so excited to work with this incredible group of people! #Future50
@columbusceomag
Columbus CEO
5 years
We are so excited to unveil a small taste of what's to come. Congratulations to our first #Future50 class!
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Falon Donohue
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Narya is an Ohio-based, early-stage venture capital fund that supports ambitious founders in industries that will impact our country the most over the next 5-10 years. 1/3
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Falon Donohue
5 years
Another great meeting in the books. Congratulations to @JonHusted and the @InnovateOhio team on your remarkable progress this year. Looking forward to 2020!
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Lt. Governor Jon Husted
5 years
Lt. Gov. @JonHusted kicks off the InnovateOhio Executive Committee meeting @BlocklandCLE .
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Falon Donohue
6 years
I couldn't agree more. "Meet the city poised to become the new capitol of the Midwest" @barrettall via @Inc
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Falon Donohue
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Chris absolutely crushed the open. @newindustrials @2112Power
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Kate Moon
4 months
Generational opportunities are rarely so clear, present, and possible. I'm proud to share opening keynote at Reindustrialize, a call to arms from Chris Power ( @2112Power ), CEO at Hadrian, here:
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Falon Donohue
5 years
Team @ridewithshare is crushing it. Congrats @rynmcmns + co!
@CBUSRegion
The Columbus Region
5 years
In January 2018, @ridewithshare provided 270 rides with 4 vehicles... One year later, SHARE provided 20,000 rides with 60 vehicles! 🚐 #cbusproud Read more about Columbus-based microtransit company SHARE here:
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Falon Donohue
2 years
Congratulations, and cheers to another four years of great leadership! @JonHusted
@MikeDeWine
Mike DeWine
2 years
It is an honor and a privilege to be nominated by Republican voters to serve Ohio! @JonHusted and I are going to keep fighting and WINNING for Ohio. Thank you!
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Falon Donohue
1 year
This entire panel was excellent - my favorite of the week - with @zebulgar bringing the 🔥Thanks for organizing @Jai__Malik
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Falon Donohue
5 years
Thanks to our amazing host committee and to the best city council prez in the world! @SG_Hardin @EthexMarket @ridewithshare @RichLangdale @futuretyhc
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Falon Donohue
7 years
Columbus puts in bid for Amazon's $5B second headquarters via @columbusbiz1st @KennyMcDon @CBUSRegion
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Falon Donohue
6 years
Can't wait to join the team in Tampa Bay - see you soon! #ROTR8
@RiseOfRest
Rise of the Rest
6 years
The #RiseOfRest 🚌 is ready to roll. Retweet this if you’ll be joining us on the road for #ROTR8 !
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Falon Donohue
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Awesome people doing amazing things. Congrats guys! EXCLUSIVE: Brandery founders launch venture to help underdog startups via @BusinessCourier @rwm @Tony_A
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Falon Donohue
5 months
Come hang with us in Detroit! 🚀🚀🚀 June 25 + 26.
@austinbishop
Austin Patrick Bishop 🇺🇸
5 months
We are getting 100+ RSVPs daily for Reindustrialize. Inbound from execs from the largest private equity firms, banks and VCs. Congressmen and presidential candidates asking to be involved. 200+ companies represented from frontier tech to old industry. We have a struck a chord.
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Falon Donohue
6 years
This is awesome! Would love to see programs like this spread to rural parts of Ohio as well. Tech workforce retraining program expanding after successful pilot at Nationwide via @columbusbiz1st
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Falon Donohue
8 years
"Engage with followers every day. It's important to have that authentic brand voice" @liz_dickey #CMHStartupWeek
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