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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We’ve got some really incredible people that have joined our team to provide that one-to-one mentorship and advice.

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Reflections from the Womenomics 2.0 Event at the Brookings Institute

Entrepreneurs' Organization

.” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. We announced Fund I in 2011. Adam & I decided we wanted to return to our roots and focus on mentorship, which is our passion.

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Is American Entrepreneurship In Crisis?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2011, I heard a speech by Mark Zandi [chief economist of Moody’s Analytics] revealing that entrepreneurship in the U.S. Today, there are more nonprofits and incubator programs supporting potential entrepreneurs than ever before. Hall actively supports entrepreneurs and start-ups. What prompted you to write Boom ?