Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa ranks among the worst-performing education systems in the world. SB/ “The state of education in South Africa is stark at the moment.

entrepreneurship

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Moreover, that figure doesn’t reflect millions more who have either left the labor force or remain underemployed, working part-time or in unskilled positions that don’t utilize their education and work experience. As The Economist put it, comparing U.S.

economic growth

TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Luis von Ahn, an entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to scaling free education, has probably annoyed you more than once. The immigrant entrepreneur would soon learn himself that crowdsourcing, language and a willingness to adapt and ignore critics could change the face of an industry forever. CAPTCHA’ing a market.

education

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa ranks among the worst-performing education systems in the world. SB/ “The state of education in South Africa is stark at the moment.

peer-to-peer

TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

“Accomplished roboticist, entrepreneur and educator Ayanna Howard, PhD, became dean of The Ohio State University College of Engineering on March 1, 2021. Her career spans higher education, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the private sector. “Ayah Bdeir is an entrepreneur, engineer and social activist.

pitching

TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

It has become normal to raise funds long before you have a product/market fit, and this poses challenges to entrepreneurs that are of a very different nature than those the ecosystem has faced in the past years,“ he added back in November 2021. Entrepreneurs know this well. Splitting up like this is a shame but it’s frequent.

accelerator

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

Leymah Roberta Gbowee , 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate and Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, and women’s rights advocate. She is co-founder and CEO of Kidogo, and Shabana Basij-Rasikh, dedicated her life to ensuring Afghan girls’ access to education. She is an advocate for climate action and a fierce champion for women.

health

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship.

startup

Impact Hub

JUNE 4, 2021

The first virtual session took place at the end of May 2021 and we got inspired to hear about what different entrepreneurs and experts are doing to build more inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems. One of the participants is Rut Turró , she is, in her own words, a social entrepreneur in the fashion industry.

entrepreneurship

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In November 2011, David Rosenblatt took over as CEO and has been scaling the company ever since. Poshmark was founded by Manish Chandra in 2011. Julie Wainwright founded The Real Real in 2011. Rover.com (*) in Seattle, which was founded by Greg Gottesman and Aaron Easterly in 2011, is the leading player in this market.

opportunity

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. It was obviously a scheme set up by young entrepreneurs to line their pockets and some big-company executives who didn’t understand innovation. AOL was closed, the Internet was open.

networking

Impact Hub

APRIL 16, 2019

The coworking space opened its doors in September 2011, as the first of its kind in Norway. Today, Impact Hub Bergen has grown into a community of more than 50 entrepreneurs and changemakers. The community here is diverse; it houses startups, established businesses, NGOs, creatives, freelancers, food entrepreneurs and more.

innovation

TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. million on average, the largest payout to employees in Israeli high tech at the time, and the exit created a pool of new entrepreneurs and angel investors.

startup ecosystem

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2012

One did note that " this kind of platform is going to change the way we educate people in application development ". In March of 2011, I asked Pat from GroupMe to introduce me to Linden Tibbets of IFTTT. In 2013, I'll be looking for ways to stay in touch better with entrepreneurs whose first rounds may be slow to develop.

VC

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. billion and $10.65

investing

StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Located in Downtown Detroit, it’s designed to nurture a hyper-local technology community connecting with local executives, talent, prospective employees and entrepreneurs. They connect the world with news, data and education to make investing and financial prosperity accessible to everyone. They also acquired plant care app, Vera.

startup

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.

creativity

Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

She co-founded the Portland Seed Fund in 2011, but also serves as the Director of Portland State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and manager of the Portland State University Business Accelerator, allowing her to monitor prospective and existing portfolio companies that originate from the university.

angel investing

Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

2011-2020 was the warmest decade of all. The pandemic hit hard on the fundamental tripod of human development – income, health, and education – and inequality has sky-rocketed. If you are eager to learn more about collaborations for impact and entrepreneur-support programs, check out our 2021 Global Impact Publication.

sustainability

Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

2011-2020 was the warmest decade of all. The pandemic hit hard on the fundamental tripod of human development – income, health, and education – and inequality has sky-rocketed. If you are eager to learn more about collaborations for impact and entrepreneur-support programs, check out our 2021 Global Impact Publication.

sustainability

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship.

startup

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.

entrepreneurial ecosystem

Impact Hub

MARCH 16, 2022

Built on the results of the 2011 Social Business Initiative and the 2016 Start-up and Scale-up Initiative , and preceded by extensive dialogue with stakeholders and civil society, the Action Plan proposes 38 concrete measures to be implemented in a nine-years horizon, between 2021-2030. Our network’s take on the Social Economy Action Plan.

frameworks

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. billion and $10.65

investing

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

Nelson Mandela’s 1999 retirement brought these injustices further to the forefront, unveiling the deep-rooted inequalities within South Africa’s education system and society as a whole. However, Adriaanse’s path to uplift South Africa would prove to be a challenging and unpredictable one, a journey befitting a true entrepreneur.

education

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Not only that, but there's a "Series A Crunch" that we've been talking about since October of 2011 where good companies can't seem to get to their next round of funding. 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.

real estate

TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Mimi Aboubaker is an entrepreneur and writer. from 2011 to 2016 and 3.8x from 2006 to 2011, respectively.¹ For 2011 to 2016, this is 570/395 for 1.4x. For 2006-2011, this is 579/151 for 3.8x. For 2011 to 2016, this is 2,662 /2,433 for 1.1x. For 2006-2011, this is 2,917/1,325 for 2.2x. Mimi Aboubaker.

VC

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. One of my favorite entrepreneur-Twitterer weighed in, “You want to keep tapping into their collective intelligence so you keep saying ‘Thank you for the feedback’ and they keep sending it,” Ms.

startup

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Kramer is a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded Check Point Software, which went public in 1996 and Imperva, which went public in 2011, and was later acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in 2018. The company reports it has now raised $332 million since inception. He helped launch Cato in 2015.

networking

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The move comes a month after GoStudent raised €300 million in a Series D funding and follows GoStudent’s 2021 acquisition of Fox Education, an Austrian all-in-one school communication solution. and take our product international to give more children access to an amazing free education.”. with 7 million students on it. 1 global school.”

media

Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The flurry of media activity in entrepreneurship including the spate of new TV shows like X-Factor for tech and Shark Tank, the refocus of the NYTimes and WSJ on technology, and the number of entrepreneurs on mainstream magazine covers gave me the impression that entrepreneurship is on the rise.

entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Rosenfarb , a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and a certified public accountant who helps entrepreneurs increase cash flow, sell their companies successfully, manage their wealth and create predictable passive income. The best investment for entrepreneurs is always going to be in themselves.

real estate

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 14, 2023

The company started in 2011 and built what I still think is the best free learn-to-code product online. Giant Mistakes and Successes: Lessons From Growing Revenue From $10M To $50M was originally published in Entrepreneur's Handbook on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

SaaS

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. 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. There are 2.9 billion email accounts. PHONE CALLS.

SaaS

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

We spoke with Greg Crabtree , chair of EO@Wharton Executive Education program, to gain insights on how to plan during these uncertain times. Greg Crabtree is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and financial expert. Greg founded his own firm, Crabtree, Rowe and Berger, to focus on helping entrepreneurs build their economic engine.

education

Forward Cities

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Congratulations to the November E3 Durham Entrepreneurs of the Month! Vince and Sheba Brown started APlus Test Prep in 2011, and as both teachers at heart and parents of teenagers, enjoy working with high school students to help them see the value of education and high test scores. Read more about APlus Test Prep below!

entrepreneurs

Red Rocket

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

When I wrote my first blog post back in February 2011, who would have ever imagined it would have grown to over 335 how-to lessons for entrepreneurs , three published books and over 2,000,000 online reads.

education