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Why Every Entrepreneur Needs to Blog

This is going to be BIG.

Time to get cracking on some new initiatives in 2013. Being able to innovate requires both intuition and creativity--combining a good sense of direction with enough spontaneity to be willing to lose your way long enough to move in a direction others haven't travelled before. Ok, it's still resolution time, right? Problem solved.

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Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Kavelle is most passionate about the impact she can have on students and is continuously inspired by their creativity. The lack of opportunities for those interested in STEM led Kavelle to open the door for others to get the education she wanted to have on these subjects, which is how the STEM Builders Learning Hub came to be.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. We literally are a land in which people left their stable East Coast homes in search of opportunity and a chance to start fresh. But what about tech talent?

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Q&A with EO’s 2017 Global Citizen of the Year: Cameron Madill

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Each year since 2013, EO recognizes one outstanding member who embodies the heart and soul of volunteerism, and who paves the way for others to follow, through its EO Global Citizen of the Year Award. I think business can be such a powerful and creative force for good in our world. What work do you hope to do in the future? .

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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Big Cabal Media, parent company of TechCabal and Zikoko, raises $2.3M seed funding

TechCrunch

BCM was founded by Seyi Taylor and Bankole Oluwafemi in 2013. Cabal Creative , for instance, is an in-house content studio that has produced content for global brands such as Google, Uber and Coca-Cola. MaC Venture Capital led the round while VC firms Luminate, Unicorn Group, Future Africa, and several angel investors participated.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Drive growth with Q5 data, BNPL investor survey, calculating CAC/LTV

TechCrunch

In addition to sharing direct advice for fintech founders, the investors talked about managing fraud and default risk, BNPL’s growing popularity as a point-of-sale option, and what kinds of investment opportunities they’re looking for. The age of the centaur: $100M ARR is the new cloud valuation milestone.