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Learn More, Grow More, Be More

Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Entrepreneurs with an ongoing thirst for learning often turn to executive education programs to expand their knowledge base to tackle new challenges and opportunities. Continuing education is important, especially when you’re trying to challenge the status quo. Why, as a successful entrepreneur, did you seek additional education?

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As edtech evolves, LatAm reskilling platforms raise millions to bring outcomes into the mix

TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

As Latin America attracts record-breaking venture capital totals, education technology startups in the region are given new opportunities to grow. Coderhouse , founded in 2014 by Christian Patiño, is a platform for LatAm professionals to take live, online cohort-based courses in topics such as data, coding, design and marketing.

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How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

With little formal education and using this principle, Cheung Yan founded Nine Dragons Paper and became one of the richest women in China. This article was originally posted on Forbes.com. It has been reprinted here with permission from Ashoka. As with Lamey Wellehan, the key to success for that 10% was practicing abundance.

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How Duolingo became fluent in monetization

TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

The startup, filled with education enthusiasts and mission-driven employees, became “very college pizza vibes,” Gina Gotthilf, former VP of Marketing at Duolingo, described. Duocon, Duolingo’s new conference to celebrate education and language. Duocon, Duolingo’s new conference to celebrate education and language.

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South African payments gateway Ozow raises $48M Series B led by Tencent

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Founder and CEO Thomas Pays started Ozow in 2014 to drive financial inclusion through open banking. What we wanted to address was a central platform that could basically provide solutions to e-commerce, point of sale, e-billing and peer to peer payment.”. Ozow is one such player.

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SwipeRx lands $27M from MDI and Gates Foundation to digitize the pharma industry in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Pharmacies in Southeast Asia were largely fragmented, mom-and-pop shops operating in silos when the company — originally known as mClinica — was incorporated in Singapore in 2014. Meralli insists that SwipeRx is now the largest regional provider of online accredited education for pharmacy professionals, in fact.).

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Why You Need a Business Mentor (and Where You Can Find One)

StartupNation

AUGUST 3, 2021

In addition to mentoring, SCORE offers a wealth of free, on-demand business resources, workshops and educational services and in-person workshops through local chapters. All of Upcycle Hawaii’s items are made from post-consumer waste diverted from local landfills. Her local small business development center (SBDC) has been invaluable.

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25 Sources For Funding Minority Entrepreneurs

Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

The NASE has been around since 1981, providing entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, including those by minority owners with access to grants and educational resources. You do NOT have to have funding to start a business but you can definitely bootstrap it. If you have a suggestion to add to the list, just let me know. per month.

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Flashback Friday: How to Raise Financially Intelligent Children

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 27, 2017

This article was originally published in the March 2014 issue of Octane magazine. Introducing your children to fellow entrepreneurs and letting your peers explain what they do for a living may inspire your children to think outside the box when it comes to their future. I’m a lucky guy. Money is neither good nor evil— it’s a tool.

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Morressier wants academic conferences to feel cutting-edge

TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

The irony of it was distracting so, in 2014, he began trying to digitize the early exchange of knowledge at a conference. Morressier then aggregates all the research submissions and begins conducting a peer review process, with academics from the society validating the research and deciding if it’s relevant. So is edtech.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. So he started researching markets with large populations of Muslim people. Indonesia emerged as the best choice.

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Aspire Impact and global leader Impact Hub to launch the Impact Startup Support program in India

Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

incubators and accelerators, connecting them with a global peer network in 100+ cities across 60+. incubators and accelerators, connecting them with a global peer network in 100+ cities across 60+. The ISS is a first-of-its-kind program for India, which will offer training and support to. programs, across 60 countries to India.”

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Silicon Valley is a surprisingly clubby ecosystem: FC's Alex Mittal

FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

Being an effective founder means questioning current paradigms, asking ‘Is there a better way to do this—and am I the person to do it?’ ’ It’s that line of thinking that leads people to create disruptive companies, to solve problems that were thought to be intractable.

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Vidit Aatrey on Building Meesho, India’s Top Reselling Platform, with Adora Cheung

Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com. Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC she cofounded Homejoy. 00:00 – Intro.

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