Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Even in person, there’s no way to absorb Disrupt in its entirety. Many reporters filed stories recapping the interviews and panels they conducted at Disrupt, and there will be more to come in the next few days. Full coverage of TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Duolingo doesn’t want to disrupt the college degree. Walter Thompson.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This sentiment was echoed by other founders he mentored at the FusionLA Accelerator program. He believes that by helping business leaders adopt AI experiences, they can radically improve their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage. Sharing this technology with others is the only logical next step.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Rising tides and all : Sustainable Ocean Alliance, an ocean-focused, early-stage startup incubator, got itself $18 million in new funding from sources, most notably Marc and Lynne Benioff, Devin writes. You got a friend in me : Finding friends is hard, and as Catherine points out, it gets even harder as you get older. chipmaker AMD.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Funding of women-founded startups remains significantly lower than those that are gender-mixed While women entrepreneurs are making significant strides in startup formation, they continue to struggle to gain access to funding on par with men. They invest in companies that are disrupting traditional retail and consumer experiences.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Startups are known to disrupt the markets, and this disruption usually ends up in developing totally new demand for its offerings. Such demand and other metrics of a disruptive startup, when represented in the form of a graph, form a shape of a hockey stick.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

From Filmmaker to Entrepreneur: A Unique Path Unfolds Jeshua’s journey kicked off in Singapore, where he defied the norms of traditional education, dropping out of a top Junior college at 17 with nothing more than a PSLE certificate (primary school education).

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The most common advice given to aspiring entrepreneurs is to start a business that ignites your passion. This is particularly true of industries where technology is disrupting business models. Time Commitment : Most first-time entrepreneurs underestimate the time commitment for starting and running a business.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Circularity in action: transforming industries in Romania Two inspiring entrepreneurs from Romania, Laura Chiriac and Irina Moreno, collectively emerged as role models for impactful and innovative change. Collectively, they are rewriting industry and economic norms, propelling us towards a more responsible and sustainable world.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

There’s a cottage industry of folks figuring out how to stack tax credits from the inflation Reduction Act to accelerate sustainable initiatives. Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. Cultivate a super team, not a superstar.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

On April 20th, TechCrunch will host TechCrunch Early Stage in Boston – an event designed to equip entrepreneurs will all the tools needed to build their unicorn startups. Neesha studied international security and sustainability from Georgetown University and De Anza College. No founder event would be complete without pitches!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

This led entrepreneurs Kumar Goswami, Krishna Subramanian and Michael Peercy to found Komprise , an unstructured data management platform for enterprise customers. This approach helps us weather potential headwinds as we build a self-sustaining business.” ” So what else can enterprises do with Komprise?

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

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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StartupNation

JANUARY 26, 2021

And growth is only accelerating: by 2022, the global e-commerce market is expected to reach $6.5 Reinforcing those messages during checkout , including estimated shipping and arrival times so that your consumer isn’t frustrated by uncontrollable delays or disruptions in the supply chain. Pay attention to sustainability.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. These are certain to affect our global economy for a long time. .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Serial entrepreneurs Dhaval Chadha, Jorge Soto Moreno and Antonio Molins co-founded Justos, having most recently worked at various Silicon Valley-based companies including ClassPass, Netflix and Airbnb. Insurers also take their time in resolving claims related to car damages and loss due to accidents, the entrepreneurs say.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. 2018 Libboo Accelerating great stories and big ideas. Pixm We are entrepreneurs making technologies to stop phishing breaches. InstaFreebie Accelerating great stories and big ideas.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It’s not any news that the world is a little bit off track when it comes to achieving its sustainability objectives. When it comes to exercising and applying sustainability principles in different sectors, mobility is (or at least should be) a priority. Goodwings: Sustainable travel made simple. Impact Hub + Goodwings!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2022

An Indian upstart, co-founded by a group of journalists, that seeks to disrupt how people follow news and what they consume has raised funds as it prepares to accelerate its growth and broaden its offering. Narayanan argued that a sponsor-backed model is the more sustainable way to monetize a news product in the country.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 24, 2019

Slow and sustainable fashion is gaining momentum, and you no longer have to make a choice between style or ethics – you can have both. So with that in mind, here are 9 innovative ventures to watch that are on a mission to disrupt fast fashion: 1. Slow and sustainable is the new luxury. There is a way forward. Fashion For Good.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

” Bamboo is focused on creating community among members and used to host many events with local business leaders, politicians and entrepreneurs. Green Garage Detroit in Detroit is focused on hosting sustainable businesses and being sustainable itself. This) often leads to business development for our members,” Lewan said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

TechCrunch’s favorites from Techstars’ Boston, Chicago and workforce accelerators. Today, I’m appropriating the term to describe this roundup by Greg Kumparak, Natasha Mascarenhas, Alex Wilhelm and Jonathan Shieber that recaps their favorite startups from Techstars accelerators. ” Will ride-hailing profits ever come?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

AJ: It comes down to the nature and the growth characteristics and the sustainability of the business. Also] the whole point of backing entrepreneurs is they do things differently. Does having a consumer-facing business help get public market investors excited? That seems the case.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. My biggest frustration I encounter is silos in ecosystems. Clark Rinehart.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Entrepreneurs need to help get their employees into proven training programs that show the true impact of their unconscious biases. Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) isn’t just the right and moral thing for entrepreneurs to do. Actions speak. It also makes economic sense.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an incubator based in New York, is introducing 12 new companies at its 20th demo day tomorrow. How to get into a startup accelerator. The hope is to reduce chemical fertilizer use, increase crop yields and help farmers grow sustainably. is a skin health brand focused on men.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

” When early stage equity markets “behave,” angels and venture capitalists are attracted to businesses with the potential to solve huge problems and disrupt markets. Investors reserve capital for follow-on investments as the company attains milestones of growth and sustainability.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Students are great source of ideas because they’re willing to challenge the existing norms – the basis for all disruption. And they helped David Cohen launch TechStars , which started as a Boulder-based accelerator. And for the bonus round … to become a truly sustainable community you need: 12. Maker Studios.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 13, 2020

In reality, COVID-19 has only accelerated a process that had previously been a growing trend throughout the last decade. We see this in our global network of social entrepreneurs who are spread across the world but together form a liquid community. Human conne ction and community is at the center of COVID-19 recovery.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2019

And, they require stakeholder buy-in for sustained execution. But today, as the pace, scope and impact of challenges accelerate, organizations cannot afford to spend months and years applying costly and time-consuming approaches that don’t actually work. This is what they know, and it’s worked in the past. There is a silver bullet.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In that capacity, I co-founded the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Venture Capital Access Program, a joint venture with the National Association of Investment Companies (“NAIC”), which helps women and diverse entrepreneurs raise capital. Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Gambyt is a debt-free and fully profitable company that’s been sustainably growing since its founding in 2016. DaySmart is a software company that’s accelerating small business growth with digital tools. Just recently, BrandXR received funding deals in the Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch competition. Groundspeed. Ripple Science.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In that capacity, I co-founded the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Venture Capital Access Program, a joint venture with the National Association of Investment Companies (“NAIC”), which helps women and diverse entrepreneurs raise capital. Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Major capital market disruptions often bring a “VC Reset,” as venture firms rethink fundamentals, often pressured to do so by limited partners. During Q4 negative trends accelerated, and by the end of Q4, venture dollars had fallen 59% compared to Q4 of 2021. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset? We Warned You!

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Floyd is a furniture company based in Detroit that is concerned with longevity, sustainability, and modern design. Automotive e-commerce startup Vroom is disrupting the entire automotive sales industry. Signal Advisors recently raised a Series B round. Apply now to Signal Advisors. Onboard.io. Apply StockX now. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. THAT is disruption. The video industry will be disrupted just as books, newspapers and music before it.

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and yet so familiar to every contemporary entrepreneur. Disruptive companies often start as gimmicks for hobbyists Most radical innovations initially appear like curiosities, only entertained by geeks and weirdos. A VC treating an entrepreneur that way today wouldn’t stay in business for long… 7. Here are a few of them: 1.

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