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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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Long before that, the company engaged in anti-competitive practices and antagonized critics, especially female journalists like Sarah Lacy, who called out years of the company’s toxic issues as early 2014. She was threatened by the company, yet her call for change and her callout of top investors went largely ignored.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love.

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The Virtue Of Patience

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Back in May 2014, Duolingo launched something called the Duolingo Test Center. If you don’t have a lot of test takers, it is hard to get your test accepted by educational institutions and corporations. But if you aren’t accepted by educational institutions and corporations, it is hard to get anyone to take your test.

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How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

With little formal education and using this principle, Cheung Yan founded Nine Dragons Paper and became one of the richest women in China. M-Pesa launched a simple mobile phone payment and money transfer service for people in Kenya living on less than $2 per day. His first microloan was the $27 he had in his wallet. Share and prosper.

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Creating a Millennial-Friendly Workplace

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Millennials are also worth cultivating as they are becoming the best-educated generation of our time. We paired her with an older Millennial executive and together they worked on one of the most important initiatives at our firm, a new client-facing hybrid technology and human service model. of Baby Boomers.

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The Story of Jeroo Billimoria, a Social Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Services could connect with need. Free Childline service soon spread to over 50 Indian cities. More recently Jeroo has focused on helping all young people understand and have access to financial services. The post The Story of Jeroo Billimoria, a Social Entrepreneur appeared first on THE BLOG. Image source.

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20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Founder Sara Blakely, an EO member , received a White House invitation in 2014, was named the youngest self-made female billionaire in 2012 and continues to sell Spanx in 50 countries around the globe, serving the company’s core mission: To help women feel great about themselves and their potential. Payal Kadakia / Classpass.