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The VC Inclusion Clause #MovingForward

Both Sides of the Table

He suggested an idea that comes from the NFL called “ The Rooney Rule ” enacted in 2003 in an effort to end the era of all-white football coaches in a league with > 75% African American players. Thank you to Kara Nortman for your leadership on the gender equality topic and your activism with your fellow VCs at Female Office Hours.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

She served as the first woman president of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, (2003/2004), one of the largest Rotary Club in the world. McGee Award and was the 2003 Journal Record Woman of the Year. Women business leaders have created mentorship networks to help support a culture of innovation and risk-taking.

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Aspire Impact and global leader Impact Hub to launch the Impact Startup Support program in India

Impact Hub

Majority of the respondents agreed that mentorship, technological inputs, R&D Support and. 2014-2017); Founding CEO of WNS Knowledge Services (2003-2007); Founding Country Manager of. FreeMarkets (1999-2003); and, Founder & Head of McKinsey Knowledge Centre (1996-1999). About Gabriela Gandel (www.impacthub.net).

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Any Business Can be a Social Enterprise: My Experience Growing a Business to Give Back

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Techtonic Academy provides underprivileged youth, minorities and veterans both technical training and mentorship to become entry-level software engineers and pursue a robust career in the technology field. Unlike the alternatives noted above, Techtonic Academy doesn’t charge for training.

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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education

TechCrunch

Launched in 2003, LinkedIn quickly became the first global professional social media network by offering an easy way to make and track professional connections. More posts by this contributor. What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe. The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun.