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Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Pioneer is a weekly contest for creative people around the world making their ideas become real. We’d like to find more curious, creative people who are doing exciting work in emerging fields and give them an opportunity to start building their network. “. Google AI for Social Good. Pioneer.app.
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Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Ideas for books, podcasts, video series, investigative research, essays, educational campaigns, and creative proposals. Pioneer is a weekly contest for creative people around the world making their ideas become real. Please don’t pitch a venture capitalist without this checklist.
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On one hand, it benefited tremendously from the Trump backlash after the 2016 election and society’s focus on women. Do you seriously think women would raise more money by opening their pitch with, “Do you have any advice for me on how to run my business?” That’s how the game works. Not that any of her non-Black board members (i.e.
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