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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

Business writer Gordon Pitts pinpoints 2011 as the game-changing year for the Atlantic startup scene. In his book “Unicorn in the Woods: How East Coast Geeks and Dreamers are Changing the Game , ” Pitts recounts how in March 2011 Salesforce purchased New Brunswick-based social media monitoring company Radian6 for approximately $300 million.

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Leading with Authenticity: How to Become and Remain an Authentic Brand

StartupNation

It continually surprises me that so many leaders fail to grasp how much the creation and protection of a sustainable brand is in their hands. Related: Expert Advice for the 4 Million People Who Launched a Business in 2020. Recall what happened when Steve Jobs, so thoroughly identified with the value of Apple, passed away in 2011.

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How Can Entrepreneurship Become More Inclusive?

Impact Hub

In the long run, this wasn’t a sustainable path. All adapted garments available around 2011-2014 were very poorly designed and not fashionable at all! Q: I have to ask then, what advice do you have for female entrepreneurs? . A: My advice for any entrepreneur is: do something that makes you vibrate from every pore of your skin.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?). So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?). So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

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Eliminating gender-based violence in Peru one ‘sonrisa’ at a time

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Tejiendo Sonrisas focuses on human rights, environmental protection, sustainable production, and risk and emergency response. My two friends and I started Tejiendo Sonrisas, a Peruvian nonprofit organization, on March 1, 2011. Any pieces of advice you would give to other social entrepreneurs in the YLAI Network?

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TEL 253: How On Earth with DONNIE MACLURCAN

The Entrepreneurs Library

During my time with my PhD I set up a company that helped people to start, scale, and sustain their not for profit initiatives. I then intersected my work in social innovation in Australia and my economics work and looked at how those two things came together in designing new economic systems. His Website: howonearth.us

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