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For a more in-depth of the variables and procedure please see: [[Hubs: Mechanical TurkHubs Scorecard]]. This page will reflect the variables being collected separated into three categories. Each variable will include a breakdown of levels being collected if the definition is not trivial and an approximate approach.   '''07/29''' Ariel: code Hubs variable for Hubs :<code>E:/McNair/Projects/Hubs/Hubs Variable-Ariel</code>   

#'''Founding Date''' ''(date_founded)''#*'''''Difficulty:'' ''' Finding date based on our strategies#*'''''New Approach:'' '''

#'''Multiple locations within city + Franchise''' (as of now just addresses)''(multi_address)''#*'''''Difficulty:'' ''' Company or establishment level will impact measurements#*'''''New Approach:'' ''' Will record all addresses at company level#'''Onsite Venture Capital v. Angel Investors''' (e.g. # and Assets Under Management)''(onsite_Vc_bin)/(onsite_vc_list)'' ''(onsite_angel_bin)/etc.''#*'' '''Levels:''' '' Binary, list of investors#*'''''Difficulty:'' ''' Hub website usually does not include investors#*'''''New Approach:'' '''

#'''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:'' '''

 #'''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 workshops and Networking Meetups''' (Count) ''(onsite_temp_events_bin)/(onsite_temp_workshop_bin)/(onsite_temp_workshop_cnt)/etc.''#*''' ''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)#*''' ''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)''#*'''''Levels:'' ''' Number in sqft#*'''''Difficulty:'' ''' Not all companies list square feet online#*'''''Approach:'' '''

 #'''Onsite Mentors''' ''(onsite_mentors_bin)/(onsite_mentors_cnt)/(onsite_mentors_list)''#*'''''Levels:'' ''' Count and list of mentors (if exist)#*'''''Difficulty:'' ''' Not all companies list mentors - bigger issue is onsite investors#*'''''Approach:'' ''' Use two different levels and use of google search       #'''Onsite temporary workshops and Networking Meetups''' (Count)#*'''Levels:''' #*'''Difficulty:'''#*'''Approach:'''  #'''Onsite code school''' and '''Curriculum'''#*'''Levels:''' #*'''Difficulty:'''#*'''Approach:'''  #'''Alumni Network'''#*'''Levels:''' #*'''Difficulty:'''#*'''Approach:'''   #'''Community membership?'''#*''Levels:'' #*''Difficulty:''#*'''Approach:'''

#'''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)''#*'''Level''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)''#*'''Level''Levels:'' ''' Will include all addresses#*'''''Approach:'' ''' Google key terms (e.g. Contact Us) and URL using Veeral's code#'''Nonprofit status''' ''(nonprofit_binary)''#*'''Level''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)''#*'''Level''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)''#*'''Level''Levels:'' ''' Industry included in statement (no aggregation)#*'''''Approach:'' ''' *Based on Mission Statement, not aggregated#'''Price for a space/office''' ''(price_space)''#*'''Level''Levels:'' ''' Two prices one for shared, other for private#*'''''Approach:'' ''' Uses google methodology with key terms and URL[[Category: Internal]][[Internal Classification: Legacy| ]]