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How a Company Becomes a Pillar of Its Local Community

Revolution

But Detroit prevailed in large part because a handful of companies within the auto manufacturing community served as “tentpoles,” firms so powerful and successful that they anchored an entire economic ecosystem. Where will they be able to tap into a supportive entrepreneurial network?

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Creating a forever home for this Trinidadian community and the endangered animals within it

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network team asked Rondell a few questions about his unique path to conservation and his role in his community, ensuring that all species are living in a healthy environment. ROAR seeks to ensure each member of the community understands the correlation of a balanced ecosystem and human health. Take the risk. government.

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Betting Beyond the Bowl: Investing in Sweetgreen Was Always About More Than Salad

Revolution

In 2013, Sweetgreen had 22 locations in D.C., When Revolution Growth first invested in Sweetgreen in 2013, the whisperings of food and wellness were present but sparse, and the bulk of lunchtime options focused more on convenience than ingredients. Maryland, Virginia, Boston, and New York?—?the As a long-standing partner?—?Revolution

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Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

She began to notice a variety of challenges when it came to STEM education, both in her community and globally. The initial idea was born in 2013 but was not officially registered as a business until 2020 because she faced hardships launching the STEM Builders Learning Hub and finding tutors. government. government.

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. She was just focused on doing the work. and she decided she could do something about it.

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Volunteer At TEALS NYC

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

TEALS is a longstanding program supported by Microsoft where software engineers assist in computer science instruction in K12 schools. TEALS came to NYC in 2013 and has been helping kids learn computer science in NYC schools ever since. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Mar 22, 2021 Preparing Communities for the Climate Crisis.

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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

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Take the example of goTenna , a thriving communications hardware startup located in Downtown Brooklyn that employees almost 50 people. I backed that company in 2013 when it was basically a table top science project, but the key was a series of connections that could have only been possible as a full time investor.