Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 9, 2020

She left in 2012 after learning everything she needed to know about running and managing a successful retail business. Nubian Hueman is a catalyst for culture, community, and the development of the creative economy by connecting the consumer to independent artists from across the world. Anika opened her first store in D.C

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. for $565 million to Excite.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She actually IS the prototypical entrepreneur. But Tracy did what entrepreneurs do. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. In the first 5 minutes you’ll realize that she’s a classic entrepreneur. More on that later. That may soon change.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them. The following day, I delivered a four hour workshop on capital sources and pitch strategies for fifteen entrepreneurs in the Propel program.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., I’ve set many goals in 30+ years as an entrepreneur.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

.” That was Lori Coulter, CEO and co-founder of Summersalt, speaking at the State of the Midwest Startup Community 2020. Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding? Summersalt (St. The Lip Bar (Detroit).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For the past decade, Gener8tor has been working to shift that by spinning up accelerators in local communities that have money but are underserved in terms of startup support. “These communities are taking their dollars and investing it elsewhere. . “These communities are taking their dollars and investing it elsewhere.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 20, 2012

During that time, a small community has grown around the blog for which I’m very grateful. It’s all thanks to you, bold entrepreneurs and intrepid founders who continue to chase big ideas, tackle challenging problems, dare to dream of disruption and innovation - and provide an unending supply of inspiration. Top 10 Blog Posts of 2012.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Coolwater has built an investment community of 300+ founder VCs and over 5,000 technology companies. I also run FoundersNextMove.com , a community of tech founders in transition, many of which are active angels who are evolving to become emerging managers. Accelerate Coolwater community funds.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2021

Entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to transform our world. 13 ) while building sustainable cities and communities ( SDG No. The even bigger issue to making home automation ubiquitous is cost: Since 2000, the cost of homes has outpaced household income in all but the years 2007–2012. 11 ) is no easy task.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. The accelerator has backed more than 270 startups since its inception in 2012, co-founder and partner of SparkLabs Eugene Kim told TechCrunch. . and Asia. .

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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.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

These startup communities have created engaging campaigns that celebrate their entrepreneurs and startup community. Research shows that entrepreneurs and young companies are the key drivers of economic growth. They need to understand why entrepreneurship is critical for economically thriving communities.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. That summer was eye-opening. Acknowledging the VC industry’s diversity gap.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

I see an ecosystem builder as someone who takes a holistic look at creating the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation to thrive in a community. Direct entrepreneur support is critical but only a part of creating a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? – A common taxonomy.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

He’s pushed us to be out in the community more. From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. He’s proved much more efficient that I ever was at tracking the activities of the community. Greg truly is a prolific deal maker and is amongst the most helpful people to entrepreneurs in our ecosystem. I sat on panels.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Robust Support for Scaling Startups: Local Task Forces in Action Seongnam City initiated a task force in 2012, tailoring support schemes that resonate with Pangyo Techno Valley companies’ requirements. However, with strategic partnerships between LH, GH, and Seongnam City, housing provisions for young entrepreneurs are now in place.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

There has been little movement in the amount of VC dollars going to women-founded companies since 2012. In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Beyond co-founding Initialized, which raised a $700 million fund (its sixth) last year and has over $1 billion in known assets under management, Tan was also co-founder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter in 2012. Ralston continued. Next year, I'll be going back to Y Combinator as President and CEO.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

Years after building a successful business of her own, Megan Burton yearned to find like-minded entrepreneurs that could relate to the unique experiences of establishing a business, from bootstrapping a company to achieving unimaginable success. Megan attributes much of her growth and success as an entrepreneur to EO.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Konvy was launched in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur QingGui Huang, who previously managed fashion e-commerce platforms in China. Founded 10 years ago, Konvy is now Thailand’s top beauty e-commerce platform. It now works with more than 1,000 brands, representing SKUs of more than 20,000.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He had joined a young startup in LA called HauteLook and was interested in getting to know the local tech community. After that you could tell that Greg was really “all in” on the LA technology community. Community builders. So why Greg and why now? I first met Greg about 4 years ago or so. Open & transparent.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Expanding Opportunities for Underrepresented Investors and Entrepreneurs Companies have two ways of accessing capital in the securities markets to fund their operations: an initial public offering (IPO) where they sell securities publicly through a registered offering with the SEC or a private offering under an exemption from registration.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

I see an ecosystem builder as something that takes a holistic look at creating the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation to thrive in a community. Direct entrepreneur support is critical but only a part of creating a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? – A common taxonomy.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Foo, who has been with Grab for 10 years now, is expected to bring to Grab Malaysia a track record of launching and scaling various businesses regionally and contribute a positive and long-term impact on the local communities.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Zach Perret, the co-founder and CEO of Plaid, about how Plaid built a community in the early days to acquire customers, how they tracked “free radicals,” and how to orient your first customers around speed. This was in 2012, and we were based in New York City.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

Best of all, you can catch all of these sessions and join the robotics community online with speed networking, chats and one-on-one meetings by registering here for free. Amazon’s huge bet on robotics dates back to its 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems. Automating Amazon. with Joseph Quinlivan (Amazon). Founders — apply here.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 29, 2023

While the market for this particularly trendy style of clothing appeared small, Wu identified a dedicated local community of Beams enthusiasts on the then still-nascent Facebook. In 2012, by which time Wu was already cooperating with multiple Japanese fashion companies, he founded the Fujin Tree Group.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Even after a business is off the ground, the hard work of a true leader isn’t over—especially because small business leaders, unlike others, are leaders in business as much as they are leaders in their communities. “Small business leaders, unlike others, are leaders in business as much as they are leaders in their communities.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. Entrepreneur Dinners. One of my favorite things to do is to organize entrepreneur dinners when I travel. I usually ask somebody local who knows the local scene to invite out 10-15 local entrepreneurs who might be interested to meet up and I agree to pick up the tab.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, himself was an entrepreneur earlier in his career and has been a mentor to us all at VC having backed too many billion dollar exits to name. I stayed close. Los Angeles'

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This was what serial entrepreneur Ian Mendiola is trying to achieve with his GenAI-powered news summary app, Gem. He had been ahead of the market when he launched the English reading app Umano in 2012. But what if it also held the solution to this problem? The app received many positive reviews and was loved by users.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The report features details of how communities of entrepreneurs globally are creating significant change in combating the world’s most challenging problems and are contributing significantly to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Gain access to a better working infrastructure: 78%. Strengthen their motivation: 77%.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

As of today, TechCrunch understands an influential group of UK entrepreneurs and investors, aided by industry body Coadec , is now making hasty representations this weekend to HM Treasury over the implications of SVB UK’s shut down. One entrepreneur I spoke to did not mince their words: “It’s totally f *d up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

event , hosted by the Brookings Institute to discuss the “potential of female entrepreneurs in Japan.” ” The speakers (Japanese or Japanese-American) shared their personal experiences working as a female entrepreneurs with other Japanese businesses. At Stanford and in the Silicon Valley, they just love entrepreneurs!

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