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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Beth Zimmer

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We have been really successful in changing our community’s culture. We were identified as having a culture that was extremely risk averse and complacent, with very low levels of entrepreneurial activity. We’ve also had some success in convening ecosystem actors to discuss and share programs, refer entrepreneurs, etc.

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My big jump: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy’s CEO journey

TechCrunch

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. I continued to listen to non-e-commerce pitches as well, simply to give myself a point of reference for evaluating online shopping opportunities. EDT/9 p.m.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. Dealing with resistive funders, however, is our biggest challenge.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. We may as well get compensated for referring them to others. Alpha Partners , Proof VC ) which share the carry earned in their coinvest to the referring party. Monetizing our deal flow. There are a number of VC funds (e.g., Calm Company.

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6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021

TechCrunch

They believed in the team, vision, mission and the opportunity of building streamlined cross-border commerce solutions for African consumers. The market opportunity was there; e-commerce is less than 10 years old in Africa, with a 3% penetration rate and a 27% personal consumption rate in Africa, the second-highest after Asia.

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