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Aqua Cultured Foods Raises $2.1M

HPA

Food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods announced a $2.1M Aqua Cultured Foods is an innovative food technology startup that has developed the world’s first whole-muscle cut seafood alternatives created through microbial fermentation. Congrats to CEO & Co-Founder Anne Palermo and the entire Aqua Cultured Foods team!

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Next, entire accelerator programs were created on behalf of corporate partners, promising them access to cohorts of world-class founders eager to listen to their needs and use their APIs.

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Riot prepares your team against highly sophisticated cyberattacks

TechCrunch

It now also offers customized educational content that can help grow the cybersecurity culture in your team. Some of Riot’s existing investors also put more money on the table, such as Y Combinator, Funders Club and Founders Future. But it feels like things are accelerating.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I hope to gain more understanding of cultural differences and how they influence an entrepreneurs’ decisions. I wish I had access to several data from different cultural settings and understand how the ecosystem differs and evolves in different countries. This can be done by creating ecosystems that support micro-enterprise businesses.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. You’re involved in other aspects of the firm’s activities: due diligence, portfolio acceleration, board service, etc. Accelerator Centre. Accelerator Centre is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. HOW TO GET A SCOUT ROLE.

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The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and acquisitions drive positive change across the global ecosystem

TechCrunch

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Laura González-Estéfani. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. Team effect.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Having to deal with the culture entrenched with the decision-makers and having to dissolve the old way of thinking in order to utilize best practices of the past and integrate these practices into forward-thinking methodologies. Dealing with resistive funders, however, is our biggest challenge. The scarcity mindset holds us all back.