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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Or is it that the media just never tells the story this way?

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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

On the contrary, for the last decade, I have been getting out of my office and onto a bus to see whats going on in startup ecosystems across the country. Revolutions Rise of the Rest initiative has visited dozens upon dozens of startup ecosystems across the country and backed more than 200 seed-stage companies in more than 100 cities.

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

AsiaTechDaily

Startup SG Tech Grant Startup SG Tech, a key initiative for technological firms in Singapore, underwent enhancements in 2017 to facilitate better cash flow for successful applicants. Startup SG Equity Scheme Launched in 2017, the Startup SG Equity scheme operates through two interlinked modalities.

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

marking its highest level since 2017. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., Infrastructure touches everything.

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Japanese Regulator Plans to Double Crowdfunding Investment Cap for Retail Investors

AsiaTechDaily

Japan initiated its startup crowdfunding framework in 2015 through revisions to the financial instruments regulation. Since the launch of crowdfunding services in 2017, businesses have leveraged platforms like Fundinno and Ecrowd to secure funding from retail investors. billion yen from 2017 to August of the current year.

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Top 5 Cross-Border Acquisitions To Eye for in 2023

AsiaTechDaily

The acquisition leverages promising investment prospects in Southeast Asia and China, aligned with the overarching theme of cross-border acquisitions shaping the trajectory of the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem. In its characteristic manner, the startup ecosystem persists in evolving and challenging established norms.

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A university’s role in an emerging startup community and other conversations

Startup Catalyst

It was just quite extraordinary to give students the opportunity to go to Silicon Valley, see what’s happening in firms, and to do a startup weekend in the middle. It was after that, when we looked at the reports and the media that showcased what the participants got out of it, that we could see how much value there was.