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The Rise of the Rest Class of 2019

Revolution

We asked the winners in each city to tell us about their companies, provide advice to fellow entrepreneurs, and share a little more about themselves. What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in Orlando? My advice would be to pick and develop a focus in which you have competency and passion. What does your company do?

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Follow These Five Tips to Ensure a Happy Holiday for Your Business

Smart Hustle Magazine

Small businesses can forge strong engagement with retail customers using social media, as nearly a third of U.S. adults regularly use these communications platforms, according to Pew Research Center. But it doesn’t require a massive budget to bring social into your marketing mix; just creativity, know-how, and the right technology.

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Parthean cares about personal finance so you don’t have to

TechCrunch

The data could help Parthean evolve to a platform that can offer consumers financial advice when they need it most, such as budgeting tips after a spend-heavy weekend or investment advice after a big crypto moment. Is success defined by saving someone money three months after using the service?

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Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital in the post-FTX era

TechCrunch

Blair Silverberg is co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital , a financial services company using technology to accelerate the fundraising process. Today, it’s clear many companies could have used that guidance, seeing as FTX is only our latest and most high-profile example. Blair Silverberg. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

It has also launched two different acceleration projects aimed at supporting SMEs and startups with mentoring, networking and support services. We are a European VC with a strong focus – approximately 50% – on the Italian ecosystem, where we are best placed to support teams in terms of value-add. More than 50%?

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Participants have a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and other support.

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Q&A with EO’s 2017 Global Citizen of the Year: Cameron Madill

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He earned the honor for his work volunteering in a Texas prison for Central American refugees and his efforts in building a scalable venture philanthropy model that supports pro bono legal assistance to refugees around the U.S. What advice would you give other entrepreneurs who are looking to make their mark beyond their businesses?