Hubs: Hubs Data

List of Variables

As of Week of 7/25

Group 1

Variables Easy to Obtain

1. Twitter activity
   • Variables Obtained: Twitter Handle, # Tweets in a Month, # Followers, # Retweets
2. Site URL
3. Address
   • See multiple locations for
   • To
4. Nonprofit status (Binary)
   • Uses: http://www.guidestar.org/
5. Mission statement
   • If not explicitly stated mission statement, will include "About" or statements on main page
6. Specific Industry
   • Based on Mission Statement, not aggregrated
7. Price for a space/office
   • Not just membership, must be desk space

Group 2

Variables Comfortable, Not Complete

1. Onsite Mentors
2. Office hours investors
3. Office hours mentor/advisors
4. Sponsors/Partners
   • University
   • Corporate
5. Community membership?
6. Onsite temporary workshops and Networking Meetups (Count)
   • Levels:
7. Curriculum
8. Onsite code school
9. Alumni Network
10. Size (sqft)
11. Size (# companies)
12. Onsite accelerator

Group 3

Variables Difficult to Obtain

1. Founding Date
   • Very difficult to obtain based on our strategies
   • New Approach: website URL
2. Onsite Venture Capital v. Angel Investors (e.g. # and Assets Under Management)
   • Difficult to obtain
   • Levels: Binary, list of
   • New Approach:
3. Multiple locations within city + Franchise (as of now just addresses)
   • Company or establishment level will impact measurements
   • Will record all addresses at company level