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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

StartupNation

We 10x’d our growth not through massive funding or flashy campaigns, but by staying deeply connected to our community and focusing relentlessly on what makes us different: ethical U.S.-based In June 2007, I applied to work for a tech startup based out of New York City’s Silicon Alley. The CEO called me right away.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

Headcount reductions and executive departures aren’t exactly news as we unwind 15 years of zero interest rates and the many asset bubbles those policies helped to inflate. . ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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

David Teten VC

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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

Impact Hub

collaboration with Impact Hub, world’s leading network focused on building entrepreneurial communities. 16,500+ change driven entrepreneurs in 100+communities, 450 incubation, acceleration and scaling. Majority of the respondents agreed that mentorship, technological inputs, R&D Support and. for impact at scale.

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Software Engineer Turned Youtuber – Jarvis Johnson

Y Combinator

I went to Georgia Tech for my undergrad in Computer Science, and I just found such a supportive community there that it was able to help support my natural interest, but also help me through the hard times. Jarvis Johnson [00:54:57] – Yeah, that was like, 2006, 2007. Because computer science is not an easy degree, by any means.

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Meet Big Giver and EO Member Max Kerr

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He was nominated for his considerable commitment to giving back to the community through dentistry as well as his generous support for the Capital Area Dental Foundation. After receiving his general dentistry degree in 2007, he spent five years providing dental care for underserved children in Texas and New Mexico.