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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

These can be policy makers, entrepreneurs, students, incubator managers and staff, universities, professors, educators and researchers, or just citizens. I am a professor in entrepreneurship and educate students to this reflection and contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture and mindset. Theodoraki, C.

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The unusual story of an unusual company – Melanie Langlotz and Geo AR Games 

NZ Entrepreneur

Melanie (Mel) Langlotz is the founder and CEO of Geo AR Games , a game design studio that utilises augmented reality for “creating digital experiences that positively impact the world, fostering education and empowerment with simulations and serious games.” Public declaration creates accountability and gives others permission to help you.”

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Duolingo can’t teach you how to speak a language, but now it wants to try

TechCrunch

Duolingo’s competitors see the app’s massive gamification and solitary experience as inherently contradictory with high-quality language education. One of the ironic legacies of Duolingo’s evolution is that for years it outsourced much of the creation of its education curriculum to volunteers.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Astra Incubator is “the first Italian incubation program designed to connect aspiring innovators and build multidisciplinary teams.” Next Canada’s programs offer a world-class education, exclusive events, an expansive network, and more. The firm has made 221 investments since 2013. The prize amount is $1,000.

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Alto raises $40 million to help individuals make tax-savvy investments in assets like crypto and artwork

TechCrunch

Veteran investor Eric Satz realized this in 2013 when he first tried to deploy money from his IRA into private companies and was met with pushback from his financial advisor, who was concerned about the potential risks, Satz told TechCrunch in an interview.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

But it’s been hard to argue against this position in the last 10 years, as the country powered ahead, famously producing ground-breaking startups like Waze, which was eventually picked up by Google for more than $1 billion in 2013. Waze’s 100 employees received about $1.2

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As it shifts focus from DIY computer kits, Kano spins out its creative software suite as a standalone business

TechCrunch

Founded out of London in 2013 , Kano has brought various products to market through the years designed to teach the building blocks of computing to children. Moving forward, Kano World will be going solo as a standalone business entity led by CEO Ollie Dotsch , who was formerly head of sales and education at Kano Computing. Going solo.