Ian Hathaway

AUGUST 6, 2020

What is “The Startup Community Way”? The Startup Community Way is a book I co-authored with Techstars cofounder Brad Feld. What are the most important elements of a thriving startup community, and how can people foster those elements? How is this book different from Brad Feld’s 2012 book, Startup Communities ?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 24, 2020

To celebrate Fatima’s work promoting financial literacy and wellness, the YLAI Network asked her a few questions about her journey to entrepreneurship. What have the trajectory of your career and your initial start in entrepreneurship looked like? From very young, I was inspired to be an entrepreneur and to do great things.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Although veteran-owned businesses are often more successful than the average startup, they still need mentorship, funding and support to take their idea from concept to market. It’s one of the first stops you should make on your road to entrepreneurship. Military Academies and provides financial support to startups.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 6, 2020

We’re excited to announce the launch of the YC Startup Library, found at ycombinator.com/library. We strive to make entrepreneurship more accessible, and hope that by sharing our knowledge publicly, we can support the founder community more broadly.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Since then, I’ve founded several startups, was employee #3 at a $65m VC firm in San Francisco, and realized that there is a similar phenomenon to what Robert Kiyosaki is talking about in Rich Dad, Poor Dad currently occurring in Silicon Valley. The point of entrepreneurship is freedom. Path 1: Venture-backed startup 90% chance of $0.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Like the downturns in 2008 and 2001, this has been a very trying time for entrepreneurs running startups. While some level of stress is inevitable if you are running a startup, times like this can ramp up the stress factor considerably. Here is advice I collected for dealing with the stress of running a startup: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2020

Entrepreneurship is one of the most challenging vocations on earth. One person can’t shoulder all of these tasks and responsibilities successfully, which is why startup CEOs need to assemble strong leadership team that they can lean on during difficult times. Contributed by Chen Amit , co-founder and CEO of Tipalti. Action-oriented.

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Ian Hathaway

APRIL 14, 2020

This is a call for input for a brief survey on local policies or programs to support startup community development. I use the term "policy" loosely to mean actions not just by governments, but also by additional actors involved in provisioning "public goods" or funding for local entrepreneurship (e.g., Thank you!

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 28, 2020

After three eventful years , I’m excited to say that my new book— The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem , with Brad Feld —is officially available to the public today! Our book is not the final say on the topic of startup communities; it’s the beginning of a conversation. And yet, much more work is needed.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 10, 2020

As a successful serial entrepreneur, he has experienced firsthand the difficulties associated with leading a business through the startup stage to post-startup and finally mid-market. Debunking the myths around entrepreneurship. Small Business Administration. The conversation centered on the three main takeaways below.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship. I’m about to participate in the Startup Champion Network’s Ecosystem Health Challenge from April through June 2020.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

In my role, I serve as the national organizer for Global Entrepreneurship Week in the United States. GEW is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. I look forward to seeing the collaborations and creative activities they will come up with to support entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom.

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 29, 2020

This article originally published on the Center for American Entrepreneurship Ideas Blog My new book with CAE Advisory Board member Brad Feld published yesterday. Here are five suggestions for policymakers in Washington to consider to better support high potential entrepreneurship in communities throughout the country.

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Ian Hathaway

JANUARY 6, 2020

Researchers have known for a while that peak age for general entrepreneurship occurs around mid-career (mid-30s to mid-40s), but an influential academic study published last year shows just how misguided the popular narrative is that twenty-something tech billionaires are the norm even for high-growth, high-tech entrepreneurship.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 10, 2020

With regard to Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builders, I wholeheartedly agree with this statement: “The defining characteristic of entrepreneurial ecosystem builders is their long-term and system-wide approach to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in their region or community.”(Startup ”(Startup Champions Network).

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Borrowing from the lyrics of that unforgettable song, deep and wide perfectly describes the unique impact of the Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup collegiate business plan competition on entrepreneurship and innovation across Oklahoma. Together, we developed new curriculum for entrepreneurship and timed new classes around the competition.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Entrepreneurship has always meant taking risks, and the risks are worth the rewards. Pivot” has been a critical verb for startups and small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. As you enter the world of entrepreneurship, your ability to pivot may ultimately be a key factor in what helps you sink or swim.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Celebrate entrepreneurship programming and events, most notably Techstars Startup Week, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and 1 Million Cups. And he is a three time delegate to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress. The opportunity to break down barriers to wealth generation for all.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

I see an ecosystem builder as someone who takes a holistic look at creating the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation to thrive in a community. Our events (aka EXPERIENCES) have connected thousands of people and started even more conversations that have been instrumental in creating KC’s burgeoning startup culture.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 14, 2020

Here are a few blogs that discuss grassroots ways to fund a startup. Advice from an entrepreneurship expert, with Professor Michael Goldberg. Bonus: Keep an eye out for international grants that are looking to fund projects like yours that you can apply for. Securing funding is the next challenge most entrepreneurs face.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 5, 2020

Inertia — not lack of capital, not a shortage of talent, not regulation — is the biggest enemy of entrepreneurship and innovation. Initially, this pandemic may have a chilling effect on startup activity in general. However, the spirit of problem-solving and entrepreneurship is contagious, too. But new ideas will surface.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 10, 2020

To gain their support and participation, we must develop a stronger narrative and a more consistent engagement strategy that communicates the value of entrepreneurship and ecosystem building in terms that resonate with more external stakeholders. Even fewer have been exposed to entrepreneurial ecosystems and the value they offer.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

The Act, which allocates $2 billion to states under the “Innovation and Startups Equity Investment Program,” enables investors in undercapitalized regions to leverage federal dollars into startup investments. No one tells this story better than Harvard Business School professor Tom Nicholas in his recent book VC: An American History.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The fund, which closed a $400 million investment vehicle in November 2019, has noticed that more and more startup employees are thinking about entrepreneurship as the pandemic has shown how much room there is for new innovation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2020

We last caught up with Siegler on the heels of his investment in Universe , a mobile-focused, e-commerce business-building startup. We last caught up with Siegler on the heels of his investment in Universe , a mobile-focused, e-commerce business-building startup.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Each generation leaves a significant mark on entrepreneurship. Let’s dive into what each of these tasks means for launching a successful startup. Ask yourself how your startup is able to solve problems and meet needs for customers. Why wait for a dream job when you can start your own dream business? What are you the best at?

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Her background in entrepreneurship and how she fell in love with being her own boss. Currently, Bamboo has approximately 200 hundred startup companies in its incubator. Since its founding in 2009, Kabbage has provided more than $6 billion to SMBs through a fully-automated platform that allows customers to apply in minutes.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The pitch competition was the finale for six teams who participated in an intensive 10-week startup boot camp offered by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Prizes were awarded by a panel of three judges including: Joaquin Villarreal, Director of Entrepreneurship @ Franklin & Marshall College.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 15, 2020

On November 18, we are hosting our first Future Founders Conference for women who aspire to become a startup founder. The event will be online, and whether you are curious about launching your own startup or are in the early stages of building one, you’ll walk away with the knowledgeable to define your own path. Stay tuned!

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

Kumi Solutions is a software company dedicated to giving startups, small businesses, and owners ways to use their data to make strategic decisions, manage their businesses, and find opportunities to grow and optimize their processes. Pay attention to your mental health as well in order to build your resilience.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 7, 2020

The variability and unexpected nature of entrepreneurship is what makes working with startups and their founders so interesting, challenging, and fun. However, successful entrepreneurship isn’t the Wild West, even though starting a company is more than a little like riding a bronco bareback while holding onto the mane.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 18, 2020

There are a lot of great YC startups that are experiencing rapid growth — despite COVID — and actively hiring in engineering, product and more. Cutting Against the Grain: Entrepreneurship and Engineering at Rippling. We’re hosting YC’s first Lightning Tech Talk session on September 10th at 4PM PST.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 25, 2020

I learned that in every area of the economy entrepreneurship and technology are opening doors to new opportunities and solving both old and new problems in innovative ways. a nonprofit corporation that mentors many of the state’s technology-based startup companies. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc.,

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Entrepreneurship is hard. All critical success factors — but not make-or-break in the same way capital is to a startup company. In the startup world, the sources of those funds are angel investors and venture capitalists. a nonprofit corporation that mentors many of the state’s technology-based startup companies.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 19, 2020

Corporations, universities, and those of us who are in innovation and entrepreneurship have to understand the traits, beliefs, and values of this generation, and then figure out how to create environments that make the best use of this tsunami of human talent coming at us. We are in the right place at the right time.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Courtney Caldwell and her husband Tye have been building the Dallas-based startup ShearShare , which provides a marketplace service connecting stylists with open seats at hair salons, since 2017. million and another non-dilutive cash grant from Google for Startups Black Founders Fund , the early-stage company is ready to expand.

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