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Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation Lays a Foundation for the Next-generation Unicorn Startups in Pangyo

AsiaTechDaily

Since 2010, the government has initiated a plethora of business support programs to bolster technological advancement and entrepreneurship. GCCEI, one of 19 creative economy innovation centers established nationwide, is strategically located in Pangyo Techno Valley.

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How Women Entrepreneurs Can Advance in Business

Smart Hustle Magazine

Back in 2010, Ingrid had the vision to empower a billion women by 2020. Her mission is to make the journey easier especially for diverse and women entrepreneurs. Her ultimate goal is to see women and diverse leaders grow scale ventures by giving them access to the tools they need to succeed.

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Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro

Both Sides of the Table

Even in 2010 I think most companies err too much on the side of complexity. Image courtesy of creative commons license. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis. My view – power users always look at all of the menu options to figure out how to juice up the system. The pro will always find the advanced options.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten VC

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. Also see Why I Invested in SparkToro. I am not a lawyer.

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Do entrepreneurs really have common character traits?

NZ Entrepreneur

The interpretations and definitions of these terms are open to some debate though and high-risk tolerance and creativity, also regarded widely as central to an entrepreneurial mindset is not included in this model. These 5 factors are conscientiousness, openness to experience, emotional stability, extraversion, and agreeableness.

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The Special Sauce of Austin’s Bio + Health Startup Scene: A Conversation with Investor Jason Scharf

Jason Malki

Thankfully I could write and was taking an economics class on the advice of my father, so I was able to get a job doing PR for life sciences companies. This ability to easily connect increases opportunities for creative collisions and thus innovation more likely. Plus, I wasn’t very good at it.

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How the Hell do I Prioritize Work, Blog & Find Balance?

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a creative expression. On vacation I helped with a fund raising deck, I helped by taking recruiting calls, I gave advice to a CEO who was planning a fund-raising trip, I worked on a 409a valuation issue that cropped up at one company and I reviewed an M&A transaction at another. I wrote this in January 2010.

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