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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

StartupNation

Today, we’ve served more than 2,500 professionals—from startup leaders to global enterprise executives—navigating career changes, launching consulting practices, seeking board seats, or expanding their visibility. That was in 2017, a time when people interested in Astrology were still considered eccentric and a little strange.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). If I could close with some advice for startups and boards ….

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The first-ever FALAK UTS launched in May 2017 as a two-day summit on innovation and disruption. In 2017 there were 200 attendees. All of the costs of the event were covered by our sponsors, the main ones being TAMKEEN (The Bahrain Labour Fund) and the Bahrain Economic Development Board. Promoting Disruption.

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Meet SeekOut, a profitable diverse hiring startup that just raised $65M

TechCrunch

When they realized that what customers really were after was the information they were uncovering, and not so much the messaging capability, the company pivoted in 2017. Existing backers Madrona Venture Group and Mayfield also participated in the financing, which brings SeekOut’s total funding since inception to $73 million.

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Navigating Singapore’s Startup Ecosystem: Top 5 Funding Initiatives Unveiled

AsiaTechDaily

Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs. Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans. The individual applying must play a key role in making decisions within the company.

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Microcredentials for the effective VC or private equity investor

David Teten VC

Revenue Based Financing Network Group. International Climate Finance Accelerator – based in Luxembourg. Coursera, e.g., Innovative Finance. Corporate Finance Institute. BOARD TRAINING. 2017 ACA Summit by Angel Capital Association. VCNetwork – for GPs in the Bay Area. Nextgenpartners.

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Stitch emerges from stealth with $4M for its API fintech play in Africa

TechCrunch

Like other financial infrastructure companies, Stitch services allows companies and developers to innovate around other services like personal finance, lending, insurance, payments and wealth management. In 2017, Kiaan Pillay worked as the head of operations for South African insurance API platform Root.

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