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Wisconsin and Michigan share a border, but there’s a significant gap between the two states in the amount of money investors are putting into startups based there each year.

Following the recent decision to reboot the Wisconsin Venture Capital Association, which happened in part because a Madison, WI-based VC firm has a satellite office in Ann Arbor, MI, now seems like a good time to ask: What lessons can the early-stage business community in Wisconsin take from Michigan to boost the amount of venture capital flowing to Badger State startups?

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