This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 22, 2020

The Financial Crisis of 2008 sure seemed bad in the moment as well. It was built on a network of drivers woefully unprotected by labor laws, without healthcare, wage production or unemployment benefits—the consequences of which are now painfully all too obvious and should seem a little less like a source of pride.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 1, 2024

Since its launch, the Talent x Opportunity Initiative (TxO) has been more than a funding vehicle; it’s been a launchpad for culturally inspired innovation and a community of support for under-networked founders. His career began in advertising, but the 2008 recession prompted him to shift to radiology.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Network effects have evolved, moving away from the traditional physical spaces to digital ones. At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. long-term support at the earliest stages). the free YC Startup School courses). Flyover Tech ) have played a significant role in this shift.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 24, 2020

In the last US economic downturn in 2008-2009, my Forum and EO taught me that the keys to surviving are being the first to respond, taking quick decisive action and being agile. I also used my EO network to broadcast the fact that we were now in the plexiglass business. They were extremely supportive.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Rob messed around with some local video thing in 2008, which everyone but Rob thought was a pretty terrible idea. Later that year, I sent a tweet that inspired a company that initially only Rob thought was a pretty terrible idea: Using FlickrEdit and a JungleDisk network drive to backup all my Flickr photos to S3.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2020

During the Great Recession of 2008-10, Kent guided dozens of CEOs and their companies successfully through the crisis and positioned them to capitalize on the economic expansion that followed. I’m happy to share my personal experience around Capitalism With Care so we can learn together and support each other. Won’t you join me?

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Source Link

MARCH 24, 2020

These are all emotions I vividly recall from June of 2008. It is our job for the next few months to empower this network, amplify your impact and for us to collectively champion one another. To this end, here is how we are going to support you: COVID-19 Support and Recovery Webinar. SourceLink Support and Technologies.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Tatiana, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam, takes over from Gabriela Gandel, who led the network for the past 10 years. We sat down with Tatiana to learn more about her as a human, her ambitions for the network – and her own entrepreneurial action. And what really inspires you in our network?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

” Selivanov co-founded EdgeDB with Elvis Pranskevichus in 2022, after co-launching a software development consultancy called MagicStack in Toronto in 2008. OpenAI co-founder and CTO Greg Brockman is another supporter, having invested in EdgeDB’s seed round this spring. Image Credits: EdgeDB.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

’s 2008 Climate Change Act — and is funded by the Quadrature Climate Foundation, a climate-focused corporate social responsibility initiative launched by algorithmic trading tech firm, Quadrature Capital, in 2019. The incubator was founded by Baroness Bryony Worthington, who was the lead author of the U.K.’s

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

He has been a serial entrepreneur and investor as a co-founder of LaunchTime, an incubator and investor in early-stage tech startups and as a co-founder of Community Connect, which was one of the first social networking companies. She’s passionate about supporting teams who are taking on world-changing ideas.

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Founders Coop

MARCH 1, 2021

And with over 200 companies in our combined portfolios, we’ve assembled the most powerful founder support network in the region. When we started Founders’ Co-op back in 2008, Seattle was still a company town. What’s different this time is mostly how the world has changed around us.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2017

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. In 2008, I asked to join the board of directors, and have served on the board as chairman for four years and in other capacities ever since.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Samsung wants you to have that crystal-clear smartphone communication in places where there is no cellular network connectivity, so it developed its own satellite-based solution, Ivan writes. Goin’ retro, with a 15-year-old pitch deck : Pitch Deck Teardown: Uber’s $200K pre-seed deck from 2008 , by Haje. Sarah has more.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

This negative externality is unique to financial services and was particularly obvious in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. The scope of the liquidity infusion has been massive even by the 2008 standard. This study would not have been possible without the collaboration and support of Brent Beardsley and the Boston Consulting Group.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

In 2008, he started Bluechip Technologies with a friend, Kazeem Tewogbade as an enterprise company that provides data warehousing solutions and enterprise applications to banks, telcos, insurance firms. I’ve built that network within the startup ecosystem and reputation as an angel always ready to help.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Since then, the company has created a network of 30 staffed primary care providers (PCPs in industry shorthand), who treat female patients online, without phone or video calls. 8 VCs agree: Behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021. Alpha Medical was founded in 2017.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

In 2008, I was a medical device salesman frustrated with the fabric, fit and functionality of my undergarments,” says Patterson. “I Another common challenge startups face is simply running out of cash—or not knowing how to sustain a cash flow that will support growth. I wanted to find a better solution, so I created one.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2019

Since 2008, OCAST’s budget has been cut by nearly 40 percent — from about $22 million down to $13.4 The Oklahoma Innovation Model attracts and unites scientific researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs and manufactures. million, which means almost $8 million less a year goes into priming Oklahoma’s STEM-based economy.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 16, 2019

Impact Hub Bergen was an early starter amongst social innovation spaces and joined the global Impact Hub network in 2008. Apart from supporting social entrepreneurs in the realization of their businesses, Impact Hub Bergen also uses social entrepreneurship as a tool to empower and include marginalized groups in Bergen.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Let’s be honest – the same is true for VC’s. Seems an obvious fit.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The raise comes after Pula closed $1 million in seed investment from Rocher Participations with support from Accion Venture Lab, Omidyar Network and several angel investors in 2018. . When Goslinga met Njeru in 2008, she worked for Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA). Co-CEOs with agricultural backgrounds.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

There, I discovered we had grown our customer count far faster than our employees to support it, and customer service and employee happiness were suffering. The strategy of 2008 serves as a pivotal lesson of our 15-year life. Back in 2008, our team did a vision exercise: What would Ruby look like at 10 times our current size?

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Berkonomics

JULY 8, 2021

Why would I spend so much time networking with other CEOs, discussing mutual problems and solutions? And it happened again in early 2008, as CEOs reported the first evidence of order slowdowns and issues with customer payments – right before the ‘great recession.’. Gather information to support your observations.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Women business leaders have created mentorship networks to help support a culture of innovation and risk-taking.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5 CEO Network – CEO’s from the portfolio companies are introduced to each other. This becomes a support group and allows them to help each other succeed. They decided to run the fund close to home in West Conshohocken, PA where they still have offices.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Join the rest of the nation including equity crowdfunding platforms like 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, where currently only accredited investors are allowed to invest. Even 2012's Congress agreed, passing the JOBS Act with bipartisan support through both the House and Senate.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 21, 2020

The Impact Hub network brings together like-minded social entrepreneurs, innovators, partners, and industry professionals who are passionate about creating lasting change in places and for people who are the most in need. This is what has driven and shaped our global partnerships from the very beginning. It‘s our choice what path we follow.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

Terra Money is one of the newest crypto networks that is also in the top ten by market cap. internal network) statistics for Bitcoin as well as the macro economic environment. Start with an XDEFI wallet because it supports multiple crypto networks (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Terra, Avalanche, et al.). Read the Terra whitepaper.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The report, titled Europe and Israel’s Startup Founder Factories , was produced by VC firm Accel with heavy support from startup and VC data platform Dealroom. Founder factories: Alumni from 344 European and Israeli unicorns have birthed 1,018 startups since 2008 by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch. Methodology.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

Miners spend energy to maintain the Bitcoin network. Once all bitcoin has been minted and miners no longer receive sufficient income from network rewards in the form of newly minted Bitcoin, they must rely on transaction fees instead. No network … no value. However, Bitcoin– unlike gold– must be used to have value.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Gorny founded Nextiva in 2008, focused on what it describes today as “UcaaS,” or unified communications as a service. After years of light regulation, the Federal Trade Commission and , separately, 49 state attorneys general are suing to break up social networking company.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 26, 2013

I count seven major categories of innovation to date: Math Based Currencies/Payment Networks - Bitcoin might be the most well-known and best publicized math-based currency, but there are a handful of others in the market, like OpenCoin and LiteCoin. Consumer Credit - After the crash of 2008, bank lending collapsed.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Projected IPOs for 2009 are an embarrassing 10 total deals, down from 86 just 2 years ago (it was 265 in the go-go years of 99-00) but at least up from 6 in 2008. Fred Wilson supports Montgomery’s view in this thoughtful post on the return of the tech IPO market.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Many organizations splash out on the latest cyber tools, but they don’t have the right team of people in place to support those tools or properly tune them. You should have a smart team supported by good technology. Contributor : Ron Pelletier is the original Founder of Pondurance , having started the company from his basement in 2008.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Ramon Ray spent a few minutes talking to Clare Harris and Kate Hyde during the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network in Singapore. Businesses supporting other businesses in a symbiotic relationship is always helpful for female entrepreneurs. About Glencove Group, Kate Hyde. bachelorette parties) every year.

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