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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

A 2020 article from the Next Web noted that almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs. Investors and venture capital firms should prioritize funding startups founded by diverse funders, while also encouraging majority founders to diversify their teams in order to get better returns on investment.

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Impact Hub: Our policy approach

Impact Hub

This article delves into Impact Hub’s policy approach, highlighting its goals, and applied practices to illustrate how we work with policy makers in our communities worldwide. What is most needed from policymakers is to be partners in creating the conditions for the impact economy to thrive.

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Solution Stories: Expanding Opportunity in Franklin County, Ohio

Forward Cities

This article is part of a larger series called Solution Stories, which aim to tell the story of the work Forward Cities is helping to guide in cities across the country. Editor's Note. For additional background on the specific approach taken in communities like Franklin County. Learn More About the Series.

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Expanding Opportunity In Franklin County, Ohio

Forward Cities

Editor’s note: This article is part of a larger series called Solution Stories, which aim to tell the story of the work Forward Cities is helping to guide in cities across the country. For additional background on the specific approach taken in communities like Franklin County, please visit the first article in the series found here.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

A 2020 article from the Next Web noted that almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs. Investors and venture capital firms should prioritize funding startups founded by diverse funders, while also encouraging majority founders to diversify their teams in order to get better returns on investment.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Bootstrapping basics, fintech’s future, tech employers gain advantage

TechCrunch

For founders who are interested in building on their own, maintaining control and staying off the fundraising treadmill for as long as possible, investor/entrepreneur Marjorie Radlo-Zandi sets out five basic principles for bootstrapped founders in her latest TC+ article. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

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Jonathan Bragdon , its CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50,000-$300,000 in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2x revenues in 12-24 months. Chattanooga, TN-based Capacity Capital was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the southeastern U.S.