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Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives a Mission to Connect People With Popongo

StartupNation

I later moved to Denver, Colorado, and have worked in the world of banking and real estate as a partner and co-CEO of a company called Legacy Management Group since 2004. Fulfilling a need – creativity spurs inspiration. I decided to challenge my creativity and figure out a new game that would appeal to the masses.

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Mali Rising Foundation Works to Empower Youth Through Education

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The Mali Rising Foundation was formed in 2004 to provide accessible, quality education for children, focusing on middle school education. A close friend of mine founded Mali Rising, and I quickly became inspired to offer support when I learned about Mali’s low literacy rate and the poverty that coincides with it.

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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

I started reading a great blog called Business Pundit in 2004. We stayed in touch and I got to know a bunch of the Louisville startup and creative crew, like Todd Earwood, Matt Winn, and Ashley Cecil. I thank Rich and his team, as well as David Orfao from GC for their support of my good friend long after I left First Round.

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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. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Oklahoma is very friendly to entrepreneurs. Meg retired from the Council April 8, 2019. Get started!

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Coaches: How To Sell Happiness to Your Customers (Delivering on Your Promise)

Startup Grind

You have to support them and ruffle their feathers in the correct balance, in order to get them to stretch beyond their limitations without quitting. While engaging in their profession, people often see opportunities to do something better, and that’s how many entrepreneurs are born. You can thrive and be happy.

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Circularity in action: circular innovations in Indonesia

Impact Hub

project lies a compelling mission – to spotlight and celebrate pioneering entrepreneurs within the Impact Hub Network, who exemplify the principles of the circular economy. The roots of Sampangan trace back to Langsat, a small town in Aceh Province, devastated by the 2004 Tsunami.

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Summer in the City: Why there's no other place I'd rather be than New York

This is going to be BIG.

Don’t mind the attempted coup supported by our Governor and our Senators! The people who run our restaurants, theaters, salons, bodegas, dance clubs, gyms, and museums - all that creative talent is still here.” Kathryn Garcia’s reopening platform wants to help “CUNY students to become the next generation of NYC entrepreneurs”.