Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 30, 2020

He is the founder of Misión Ecuador , created to benefit entrepreneurs and owners of small and medium businesses in the country, starting in the province of Manabí after the earthquake of April 16, 2016. After participating in the YLAI Fellowship, an earthquake devastated my country. What are you passionate about? Helping people.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 11, 2020

Editor’s Note: Learn more about these steps by taking the YLAI Network online course Design Driven Entrepreneurship (también en español ). Global Business Development Expert Cheryl Edison and our very own 2018 YLAI alum and young entrepreneur Shemeon William discuss the intricacies of business development & growth. Posted by U.S.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

By persisting through those obstacles, building strong relationships with like-minded individuals, and consistently increasing her knowledge, she has founded multiple successful ventures and is inspiring others in Bolivia to do the same. What are you passionate about? Can you tell us more about your businesses?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

They can join up to form “platoons” or split off to multiple destinations while en route, which means they don’t need to hold large volumes of freight to make the service economical, although Soule says they can actually carry much more weight than trucks, which handle most freight transportation in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The company’s decade-long growth will continue with its recent funding round supporting its innovative approach to healthcare. In 2014 Maven Clinic Founder Kate Ryder had a vision for improving women’s healthcare. She spent approximately 10 years in the field before joining Index Ventures and pivoting to then found Maven.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

At roughly the same time, Y Combinator (YC) and other accelerators emerged as a largely analog means for entrepreneurs willing to commit three months of time and ~6% of their company to receive en masse training and connections to mentors, peers and funders. More posts by this contributor. The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Lee este artículo en Español. The world of finance is undergoing a profound transformation, and Mexico is no exception. In recent years, the country has witnessed a burgeoning fintech industry, particularly in the business-to-business (B2B) sector: Mexico’s fintech market now encompasses over 650 companies and counting.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Given its product focus, it’s not hard to see why the startup had a good COVID cycle; the world’s companies moved to remote work en masse, leaving offices empty and physical whiteboards un-scribbled. Services like Mural helped fill that, and similar voids. Visual collaboration startup MURAL raises huge $118M Series B.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

In this final part, we will explore how Duolingo is using a variety of strategies, from rewriting its courses to what it dubs Operation Birdbrain, to become a more effective learning tool, all while balancing the need to keep the growth and monetization engines stoked while en route to an IPO. Duolingo has been wildly successful.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

While diversity and inclusion initiatives are en vogue in Silicon Valley, the reality is that access to funding remains a tightly-guarded gateway to success — and venture capitalists today are missing the mark when it comes to putting their money where their messaging is. Despite being a critical force in the future of the U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Online education tools continue to see a surge of interest boosted by major changes in work and learning practices in the midst of a global health pandemic. The funding will be used to continue investing in its platform to target more business customers. Now it’s time to build out a sales team to go after them.”

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 22, 2021

Before I knew it, I had earned a Bachelor of Science in Physiology and was leaving Stillwater en route to Oklahoma City and the OU College of Medicine, which is a pretty unfortunate place to come to the realization that one does not actually want to be a doctor.”. Humble beginnings. I thought engineers drove trains. They lack capital.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

Hartman ended up building his own house, and essentially serving as the general contractor. That experience, and the questions leading up to it, got Hartman to start thinking about how to solve the problem for others like him. The startup “6xed” home sales in 2022, he added. million raised in Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 5, 2019

For example, Kahoot is a game-based learning platform that allows students to quiz each other and better grasp the material in a creative and novel way. The design process starts with observing, turning observations into insights, developing ideas from those insights and then prototyping and testing the best ideas,” Luis says. “It

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Impact Hub

APRIL 8, 2020

One of the winners was Dilo en Señas , an app that teaches Sign Language. CEMEX-TEC Award is the most important award in Monterrey, Mexico, for social innovation and social entrepreneurs. This is due to two elements: the Bootcamp nature of the program and the large sum of grant money involved; and 2020 marks its 10 anniversary.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sebastian Spitzer. Sebastian led Innovation Management in 3 verticals before becoming a corporate intrapreneur in the automotive industry in 2017, where he created numerous in-house startups, going through ideation to scale-up stages. What is it that excites you about investing?

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 22, 2023

Its client list includes Harvard, Weizmann Institute of Science, Seoul National University, ENS Lyon, USC and other top research centers. AgTech pioneer CropX ’s SaaS platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze data from proprietary in-ground sensors, combined with precise weather, satellite imaging, topography, and other data sources.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Buyers of farmers’ “ecosystem services” might be food companies or other entities looking to green their supply chain, as emissions reporting requirements step up. “It’s all an investment into the future,” says CEO and co-founder Dr Robert Gerlach. ” Seed funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

Scrum already has more than 50 Japanese corporate partners, including Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance, energy company Idemitsu Kosan Co and East Japan Railway Company for Smart City X, and Fuji Oil Holdings, Nissin Food Holdings and ITO EN for Food Tech Studio. “We Masami Takahashi, the president of Scrum Studios.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

The centralised lenders failed en masse, while their decentralised counterparts liquidated collateral and operated with no hiccups. This current crypto nuclear bear market marks my third brush with generalised market carnage. And while they can sometimes feel like reruns, every episode yields new lessons to be learned.

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OurCrowd

JULY 2, 2020

When the coronavirus surfaced in China in December 2019, it set off a domino effect worldwide – with the number of active cases snowballing rapidly. . Israel differs from other western countries in that it integrated tech into its medical system years before the emergence of the coronavirus. A Physical Transformation . In the U.S.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 6, 2020

When the coronavirus surfaced in China in December 2019, it set off a domino effect worldwide – with the number of active cases snowballing rapidly. Israel differs from other western countries in that it integrated tech into its medical system years before the emergence of the coronavirus. A Physical Transformation. In the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2016

It’s a term most of you know as being somebody who is backward or uninterested in learning new technology. Actually, the Luddites were worse than this. They were a movement in England during the Industrial Revolution who had the objective of ruining machinery that was used to build products at scale.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. There’s a clash happening in the early-stage market. Some are admitting that they’re telling portfolio companies to refocus on cash conservation, profitability and discipline, not just growth. million accounts.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The first two companies to realize this en mass were Machinima & Maker Studios (where I am an investor. I recently gave a talk about the Future of Television. ” Here’s a link to watch it or click the image below. Sorry for speaking so quickly. I was given the impossible task of covering this in just 10 minutes.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In our industry we always talk about funding big ideas or funding things with more meaning. It’s something Yves Sisteron & I have been talking about for years at Upfront Ventures. Their goal simply stated is to make growing low-carbon-footprint, zero pesticide fresh fruit & veg in your kitchen as ubiquitous as owning refrigerators.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 14, 2020

Este artículo está disponible en español. Rather than dwelling on the frustrations of a challenge, resilient leaders are adaptable and adjust to their circumstances in new and creative ways. For example, if your business is unable to open its storefront, moving to an online shopping environment can be an effective way to continue operations.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 15, 2020

YLAI Network Entrepreneurship Toolkit / ( en español ). By Jewelle Saunders. Following our Global Money Week Facebook chat on money management, budgeting, and financial planning in March 2020, we noticed an influx of questions about how to best manage your money and project growth during uncertain times. Adapt your business plan.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

If you can engage massive online audiences they will come en masse to bigger budget theatrical releases. We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. But I’m guessing the narrative is similar elsewhere. He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

The story on Uber has been written about ad nauseam, which is why I’ve been reluctant to weigh in. But enough people have asked my perspective so I decided to weigh in with my non-conformist view. I love Uber and I don’t believe there has yet been a real scandal. Grievances – yes. But scandal? I’m not so sure. I wish I were.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Este artículo está disponible en español. Shared responsibility for accountability from leadership positions to every employee — from the CEO down to the newest entry-level employee — will result in higher morale and more effective performance, and in turn, further success. Establishing trust. Establish meaningful goals together as a team.

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Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

What changed — and why the definition changed — was it became 90+% cheaper to start companies and thus seed funds appeared en masse as did angels so the size of seed rounds actually INCREASED and the size of A-rounds in many instances decreased. Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) October 7, 2014. Why the latter?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Some fruits, like bananas, are often picked when green and encouraged to ripen en route to their destinations. Some fruits, like bananas, are often picked when green and encouraged to ripen en route to their destinations. Here’s one of those questions you’ve probably never considered, but probably should: What goes on your fruit?

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2021

W h en many people think of how the business sector relates to startup companies and the venture funding that invests in them, the perception is that this part of the economy is irrelevant and doesn’t impact the average person’s life. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

As a fledgling space, NFTs are beridden with projects of varying quality and we believe Steam wants to do some quality assurance and wait until the situation stabilizes before allowing blockchain games en masse. The video-game industry has always been on the bleeding edge, but blockchain gaming is still widely viewed as emerging technology.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

He added: “In an industry in which selling data and delivering ads en masse are the norm, we choose to lead with privacy instead and put user satisfaction front and center.”. Back in December 2020 we covered the launch of a new kind of smartphone app-based search engine, Xayn. “A A search engine?!” I hear you say?

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Haystack

JANUARY 14, 2019

5/ Copycat Culture And Stealth Mode Back En Vogue: I’ve alluded to this above and below, but now when a category gets hot, founders and capital flood it. When I moved back to the Bay Area in early 2011, the technology and startup sector didn’t feel as big or expansive as it does today. In some regards, it doesn’t mean much. No big deal.

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