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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

At the beginning of 2015, I started a “figure-it-out fund” and used a percentage of Accessories & Essentials’ sales over the next few months to finance it. YLAI has given me the tremendous opportunity to connect to a global network of entrepreneurs as well as gain firsthand work experience in the United States within my field.

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‘Knowledge-as-a-service’ platform Lynk announces collaboration with UBS

TechCrunch

The collaboration means the banking giant’s research analysts and institutional clients, including hedge funds, private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds, will have access to Lynk’s database of 840,000 experts around the world.

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Expeto, a startup selling tools to manage private cellular networks, raises $13M

TechCrunch

There’s a growing market for private cellular networks, or dedicated cell networks configured to support a company’s specific requirements within a confined area (think a warehouse or wind farm). But that hasn’t stopped new ventures from cropping up to challenge the incumbents.

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Startup Recruiting Hacks

This is going to be BIG.

One of the cool things about being a fund that works with so many early stage companies is that bringing the whole portfolio together in one place results in a lot of collaborative learning opportunities. I thought it was going to be easy to find two developers, given that I had a pretty large network. The Meetup Ground War.

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Five Lessons Learned from the Ample Hills $8 Million Raise

This is going to be BIG.

When Ample Hills first raised $4 million in 2015, people asked if it was a seed round. Adam Struck brought on significant additional capital from his network. Here's what I think everyone involved learned in this process. 1) Find backers who love you for what you are, even if you're a square peg.

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Riding Boldly Into New Frontiers: How Kevin Bulger is Blending Adventure, Investment, and Impact…

Jason Malki

Whether hes planning multi-day motorcycle tours or helping others invest in Tanzania, Kevin brings a spirit of curiosity, creativity, and collaboration to everything hedoes. In 2015, a friend from college started a bespoke mens clothing company called Articles of Style that was exclusively online. Thank you so much for joiningus!

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New GV partner Terri Burns has a simple investment thesis: Gen Z

TechCrunch

In 2015, then-Twitter product manager Terri Burns penned a piece about staying optimistic despite the sexism and racism that exists expansively within tech. Any anecdotes for how out of network founders grabbed your attention? Social media, networking events and warm intros are pretty good paths.

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