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Praise Our Lord For Secondary Markets, Because Selling Shares Is Now an Essential Part of (Seed) Venture Capital

Hunter Walk

While I’m going to focus on investor secondary here, I support common share sales as well – for example, back in 2014 writing ā€œ Getting Some Founders Early Liquidity Can Benefit VCs ā€ during a period where many founders were being shamed for even asking about taking some money off the table.]

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We Recast Our Business Expertise Into Valuable Incentives for Young Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). This article was written by EO Vancouver member, Calvin Johnson. I’d say, ā€œBe careful what you wish for,ā€ but this turned out to be an experience unlike anything else I’ve done in my career.

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The Power of People: How We Recast Our Expertise into Valuable Incentives

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). This article was written by EO Vancouver member Calvin Johnson. I’d say, ā€œBe careful what you wish for,ā€ but this turned out to be an experience unlike anything else I’ve done in my career.

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

TechCrunch

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.ā€. Ozow is one such player.

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

StartupNation

All of Upcycle Hawaii’s items are made from post-consumer waste diverted from local landfills. While her business has been built with blood, sweat and tears, she also shares another secret to her success: her business mentor. Her local small business development center (SBDC) has been invaluable. How to find a business mentor. SBA resource partners.

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25 Sources For Funding Minority Entrepreneurs

Smart Hustle Magazine

However, do note that even BEYOND FUNDING – what’s MOST important is that you build a business that has the right team, solves the right problem, for the right customer base. 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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AI drug discovery platform Insilico Medicine announces $255 million in Series C funding

TechCrunch

Insilico Medicine is a Hong Kong-based company founded in 2014 around one central premise: that AI-assisted systems can identify novel drug targets for untreated diseases, assist in the development of new treatments and eventually predict how well those treatments may perform in clinical trials. Previously, the company had raised $51.3