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One social entrepreneur and activist’s mission to defend the environment and indigenous communities in Venezuela

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2017 YLAI Fellow Victor Rujano Bautista is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS), an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. By Bryce Kelly.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

Apprentiscope ApprentiScope is transforming workforce development in the United States by making modern Registered Apprenticeships scalable. Lenoss Medical Designed and developed the first and only biological solution to treat osteoporotic spinal fractures. Lenoss Medical Lenoss Medical Inc. 2021 Ez-Probate Inc. management.

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How to avoid greenwashing your business

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Victor Rujano Bautista, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS) , an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. The organization ??defends

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The Anatomy of a Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Solution: develop more accurate mental models of how venture capital works and how humans make decisions under uncertainty. Each founder, in turn, develops coping mechanisms to gain control over the unknown, however illusory. The data is for Slush 100 2015–2017. Or are they just going through the motions to please a VC?

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. ” Lime scooters outside El Retiro Park in Madrid (Image Credits: Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch).

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