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The Pershing Square Foundation Launches Ovarian Cancer Challenge Grant

American Entrepreneurship

With over $930 million committed to initiatives in health, medicine, education, and economic development, PSF is a leader in philanthropic investment. This research will delve into nerve–tumor communication and develop therapies to block these interactions, aiming to improve outcomes by disrupting tumor-supporting neural pathways.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners Drives Innovation with Strategic Investments in Eight Promising Startups

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Their disruptive technology offers instruments that are simpler to operate, more robust, smaller, and more affordable than existing options, while significantly improving performance. Learn more here.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners Drives Innovation with Strategic Investments in Eight Promising Startups

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Their disruptive technology offers instruments that are simpler to operate, more robust, smaller, and more affordable than existing options, while significantly improving performance. Learn more here.

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The Soul of Ecosystem Building

Ecosystem Builder Hub

They might work in local, state or federal government, a university, an economic development agency, a chamber of commerce, a small non-profit organization, a large corporation, or more directly in some kind of entrepreneurial support organization. A Different Mindset.

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Impact Hub: Our policy approach

Impact Hub

Impact Hub: Our policy approach At Impact Hub, we are committed to accelerating global impact through collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity. These complementary pillars leverage Impact Hub’s extensive network of over 100 communities across the globe to accelerate learning across diverse realities.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

As an emerging field that is challenging the status quo of entrepreneurship in economic development, ecosystem builders are bound to run into obstacles along the way which – if repeated and consistent – make us want to pull our hair out. The startup world asks founders to disrupt their industries with data.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

As far as green shoots, COVID-19 has “played a role of an accelerator for innovation in many business areas and even e-government and other rigid/conservative industries,” said one. I have no doubts that the pandemic has been accelerating remote work, which ultimately should lead to more remote-first startups which might benefit new geos.