TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

VC has been invested over the past decade according to race, gender and educational background makes for grim reading — with all-ethnic teams and female entrepreneurs receiving just a fraction of available funding versus all-white teams and male founders. female entrepreneurs face in accessing VC funding versus male counterparts.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Fewer and fewer tech entrepreneurs who obviously believe in science are going to want to be in a place where you have to debate with sitting governors, let alone your neighbors, the obvious value of a mask during a pandemic, or how female reproductive organs work. They can have some longer term impacts through educational institutions.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

One did note that " this kind of platform is going to change the way we educate people in application development ". It was even earlier when I talked to Jason at Shopkeep--December of 2009 by my records. In 2013, I'll be looking for ways to stay in touch better with entrepreneurs whose first rounds may be slow to develop.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

To accomplish this, entrepreneurs should answer the following three questions in preparation for buyers to come knocking: How scalable are my systems? Beyond educating potential advisors, these discussions often yield valuable industry insights. This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 17, 2021

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager As an entrepreneur and seasoned angel investor, Bill Payne understands the critical importance of education to make well-informed decisions that determine the success or failure of a startup. In 1971, Bill founded Solid State Dielectrics, Inc., He sold the company to E. DuPont in 1982.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Smart Hustle Resources – Randi Zuckerberg on the Importance of Education ] Voracious Readers. But if you are starting a company, responsible for part of an organization, or making bets on entrepreneurs, you are most likely to succeed if you act as a sponge. SBOs seek to take in as much information as possible.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. The last closed market we had was from about September 2008 until June 2009--10 months. We're seeing, for the first time, investment and some disruption in huge areas like education, food, healthcare, government and even hardware based startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. Crazy, huh? Her response?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Beyond culture, there is so much that you can’t learn about by looking at a person’s work experience and education. Without considering education and experience, you risk ending up with a person who is completely unqualified for the job at hand. This kind of consideration is more about potential than experience by nature.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

RSVP: [link] 5PM NY Tech Meetup Student Mingle The NYTM Student Group's mission is to encourage the involvement of students and student leaders in the New York City tech community and thereby better educate and prepare tomorrow's entrepreneurs. Come laugh and learn as we dissect the twelve worst social media campaigns of 2009.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. I first met him there and knew he was a talented entrepreneur that I wanted to work with some day. And of course we had, TheMan.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. A: Only because it’s a nicer branding for entrepreneurs. I totally agree and have been arguing this to entrepreneurs for years. I always counsel young entrepreneurs to start on the local train.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. Higher education. source: Harris Interactive IM Shopping Poll (August 2009)). But it still is a major force and it ain’t going away. PHONE CALLS.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Founded in 2009, Duo Security has grown into one of the top tech companies in the Midwest—and the country. The year 2020 threw online education into the spotlight, but this Ann Arbor tech company has known the value of it since it was founded in 2017. Check out the top companies to watch in Ann Arbor—and yes, they’re hiring!

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

In my Twitter bio is says that I’m “ looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs ,” which almost sounds like I was just looking for a cliché soundbite to describe myself. Passion is also the featured heavily in nearly every presentation I give to entrepreneurs or on college campuses or in talks with MBA students.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Colorpik Smart Pen is a popular tool for artists, designers, and educators. Another potential application for the Colorpik Pen is in the field of education. It could also be used to create interactive educational materials. Their flagship product is the Colorpik Smart Pen, which can copy any color and draw it with precision.

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

I experienced that myself with my startup in 2008 and 2009. B) That the people who are trying to profit off innovation--the entrepreneurs and VCs--for whom there is no criteria to try your hand at it, are generally sucking at it. 2) We're not much for continuing education. Those companies didn't execute as well as they should.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

With the launch of Airbnb in 2008 and Uber (*) in 2009, these two companies established a new category of marketplaces known as the “sharing economy.” When Garret Camp and Travis Kalanick founded Uber in 2009, they hatched the industry now known as ride-sharing. Be a substitute teacher with Swing Education.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. In California the primary school education system has cut 10 days from the school year to save jobs.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. I have a young entrepreneur friend who IMs me a lot. tl;dr summary.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Based in Detroit, Autobooks offers a number of wellness benefits, plus great financial and educational benefits. They are committed to diversity and invest in the education of their employees. Alchemie creates organic chemistry apps for higher education. Apply now to Autobooks. Our Next Energy. Grand Circus.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Through ACA’s strong and experienced public policy leadership team, ACA has been able to gain more diverse voices as both investors and entrepreneurs. ACA and its members recognized the need for a strong advocacy arm and public policy agenda to educate Members of Congress on issues that affect angel investors and early-stage entrepreneurs.

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