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Strengthening financial education in Argentina with honesty and integrity

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI Fellow Gastón is the founder of eaInversores , an online platform based in Córdoba, Argentina, that provides low-cost investment assistance and financial literacy education. His organization, eaInversores, provides financial education through online courses and conferences. and within Argentina.

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This Week in the New York Innovation Community – February 1st, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

The phenomenon, they argue, will accelerate creativity across a larger network. RSVP: [link] 12PM Networked News Gatherers: Defining the Social Media Editor Role, hosted by Time Inc. What are the most significant education technology trends of 2010 and beyond? So which is it?

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Lighting the torch of change: Youth volunteering in Haiti

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

YLAI Network member Jimmy Regis, the public relations manager of ADIVAH (Association for Integral Development of Haitian Values) in Haiti, is a lifelong advocate of lifting up others in the community. Jimmy has been with ADIVAH since 2010, after an earthquake that destroyed his community. Networking in action. Jimmy Regis.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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Preparing Your Startup for the Next M&A Wave

Revolution

During the early recovery, however, VC-backed M&A rebounded and skyrocketed: Annual deal values eclipsed $30 billion in 2010, holding steady before ballooning above $70 billion in 2014. Beyond educating potential advisors, these discussions often yield valuable industry insights.

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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

TechCrunch

The report also pinpoints other metrics such as fixed and mobile broadband connections and mobile cellular network coverage. These markets make up 32% of Africa’s population, 51% of the continent’s mobile network connections, 50% of its professional developers and 51% of its GDP. from 2010 to 2019. and Latin America’s 2.8%.

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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” They can have some longer term impacts through educational institutions. Today, we would add places like Miami and Salt Lake City to that age old debate.