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=BackgroundHubs Pages=This *The main page describes for Hubs can be found: [[Hubs (Academic Paper)]]*For the current work in progress for building the Hubs datasheet for the scorecard go to: [[Hubs: Hubs Scorecard]]*For a tracker of work in progress for the dataset building for the scorecard go to [[Hubs: Hubs Data Building]]*For a high -level overview of the variables for the scorecard go to [[Hubs: Hubs Data]]

=List of Variables='''As For a more in-depth of Week the variables and procedure please see: [[Hubs: Hubs Scorecard]]. This page will reflect the variables being collected separated into three categories. Each variable will include a breakdown of 7/25'''#Twitter activity#Site URL#Address#*See multiple locations for#Nonprofit status #Mission statement#Specific Industry#Price for a space#Price for officelevels being collected if the definition is not trivial and an approximate approach.

===Group 2==='''Variables Comfortable, Not Complete''' (rough order of most difficult to least difficult)#'''Onsite accelerator''' ''(onsite_accel_bin)/(onsite_accel_cnt)/(onsite_accel_list)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Binary, count, list#*''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Usually not a list, which requires more scrubbing as many other variables just require us to find one page on a website. #*''' ''Approach:'' '''#*#Google searches and procedure to use on website yields decent results#*#Similar procedure to onsite investors#'''Size (# members)''' ''(num_members)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Count for companies (currently not planning to include list of companies given that some potential hubs have 200+ members)#*''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Some companies don’t list all members - only selective ones-, others do not separate current members and alumni, and some just write "we have served more than 120 startups..."#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' For companies that have a list, we will count. For those with select members, we will count those they listed and try to see if there is a comment about how many they have. For those that just have a statement "with over," we will write the number and + (e.g. "120+).#'''Office hours investors''' and '''Office hours mentor/advisors''' ''(OH_bin)/(OH_inv_bin)/(OH_inv_list)/etc.''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Binary for OH, binary for two separate OH, list of names/descriptions of OH#*''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Some companies do not list who OH are with, not always obvious if investor, mentor, or advisor, sometimes not clear if mentor is investor/future investor#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Google approach to get to OH pages and then lookup key words in description to separate out#'''Onsite temporary workshopsand Networking Meetups''' (Count) ''(onsite_temp_events_bin)/(onsite_temp_workshop_bin)/(onsite_temp_workshop_cnt)/etc.''#Networking Meetups*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Binary for do they exist, count for each#*''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Difficult for Turkers to differentiate between these two and also other potential events (e.g. symposiums)#Curriculum*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Uses key search terms (e.g. Java/etc.) to separate out workshops and key terms (e.g. lunch/happy hour) for networking meetings#'''Onsite code school''' and '''Curriculum''' ''(onsite_long_term_courses)/(onsite_code_school_bin)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Binary for do they exist, binary for each#*''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Difficult for Turkers to differentiate between long-term coding programs for individuals and curriculum for startups#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Uses key search terms (e.g. specific code schools) to separate out known code schools and also to look into key terms (e.g. leadership) for curriculum#'''Sponsors/Partners''' (University, Corporate) ''(sponsors_cnt)/(sponsors_list)/etc.''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Count, list of sponsors/partners (if exist), separate columns for university and corporate#*''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Not all companies will list sponsors, partnesrs, or either. Not always clear the difference among sponsors, partners, investors.#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Use two different levels and use of google search, then if list exists, separate by "college"/"university" and rest#'''Alumni Network''' ''(alumni_bin)/(alumni_list)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Binary, list#*''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Not all companies list alumni, some only list "selected"#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Include all that have lists#'''Size (sqft)''' ''(size_sqft)''#Size (*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Number in sqft# *''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Not all companies)list square feet online#*''' ''Approach:'' '''#*#Google search with key words#*#If results do not appear, use of press releases is possible#'''Onsite acceleratorMentors''' ''(onsite_mentors_bin)/(onsite_mentors_cnt)/(onsite_mentors_list)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Count and list of mentors (if exist)#Multiple locations within city*''' ''Difficulty:'' ''' Not all companies list mentors - bigger issue is onsite investors#Franchise *''' ''Approach:'' ''' Use two different levels and use of google search

===Group 3==='''Variables Easy to Obtain'''#Community membership??'''Twitter activity''' ''(twit_handle)/(twit_prev_mon_cnt_tweets)/(twit_cnt_followers)/(twit_cnt_retweets)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Twitter Handle, # Tweets in a Month, # Followers, # Retweets#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Easy to get twitter handle from Turk or Veeral's code that allows us to run a series of searches on google and then use Gunny's Twitter crawler to get other levels from handle#'''Site URL''' ''(url)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' URL#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Google using Veeral's code that allows us to search #''' ''Whois Date'' ''' ''(date_whois)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Date#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Date active website was registered#'''Address''' ''(address)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Will include all addresses#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Google key terms (e.g. Contact Us) and URL using Veeral's code#'''Nonprofit status''' ''(nonprofit_binary)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Binary variable indicating if the potential Hub is a nonprofit organization#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' http://www.guidestar.org/ is a site that we can use to search if a company is nonprofit or not#'''Mission statement''' ''(missions_stmt)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Official mission statement or description of company (if mission does not exist)#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' If not explicitly stated mission statement, will include "About" or statements on main page#'''Specific Industry''' ''(spec_industry)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Industry included in statement (no aggregation)#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' *Based on Mission Statement, not aggregated#'''Price for a space/office''' ''(price_space)''#*''' ''Levels:'' ''' Two prices one for shared, other for private#*''' ''Approach:'' ''' Uses google methodology with key terms and URL[[Category: Internal]][[Internal Classification: Legacy| ]]