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How to Launch Your Startup Without a Launch

This is going to be BIG.

Most startups know not to blow a bunch of money on a big party before they have their first users, but legitimate questions remain about what you do in its placeand how you open yourself up to the world that gets attention. Its a little bit like trying to cook a Thanksgiving meal but only thinking about it the day of. New coffee brand?

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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

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There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of every small business CEO in the country must be spinning. There are certainly some people who are publicly saying that VC-backed businesses shouldn’t take government money.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

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But for the group of people who are always talking about doing it but never do, this sole act of being willing to jump ship separates “wantrepreneurs” from entrepreneurs. They are driven more by the journey than they are about the destination. They have a can-do attitude that is infectious. Now they are partners.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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CEO Travis Kalenick was caught on film arguing with an Uber driver about Uber’s new plans to lower fares. The New York Times revealed that Uber had been using a feature that showed people it suspected to be government officials a fake version of the app that would deny them a ride when in areas where Uber was illegal.

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Bill DeBlasio's Uber targeting is in danger of making NYC a tech joke

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Regardless of how you feel about Uber as a company or their management, it's really hard to argue that New Yorkers don't want this service. What about WeWork? Not yet, because it seems like the NYC government picks and chooses which startups it wants to go after depending on which lobby being disrupted complains the most.

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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

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Across the world, various economic development organizations, government agencies, and non-profits are putting in admirable and well-intentioned efforts to develop startup ecosystems. Everyone is excited when a new company gets funded in their ecosystem, but no one spends much time thinking about where the money comes from to fund that deal.

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How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Déborah spoke with the YLAI Network about her journey transforming theater in Peru, the way in which her diagnosis provided her with creative understanding, and her advice to create more inclusive organizations. In all of these efforts, she is most passionate about giving confidence to the community. “We government.