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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

The tech community has been having a long-overdue conversation about mental health and work/life balance and it’s something I’ve been talking up as far back as 2006 , 2009 , and 2014 on my blog and in public. The media certainly seems to have decided which group they’d rather work for. I continue to emphasize that as an investor today.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

With venture investors committing to funding Black and minority founders, alongside the growing availability of government-backed proposals, such as New Jersey allocating $10 million to a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups , can we expect to see fundamental change? But what about the demographics of the VC firms?

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens.

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. No blog post about how Tiger is crushing everybody because it’s deploying all its capital in 1-year while “suckers” are investing over 3-years can change this reality.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. Every region needs its local media & events. Fred Wilson wrote an eloquent piece on his blog about “ recycling capital ,&# which every regional community should read. I’m looking to turn dots into lines over time.

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Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire

Startup Blogpost

Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire Swayam, welcome to Startup Blog Post! Could you tell our readers a little about yourself and your journey in the startup world? My journey in the startup world began with a strong passion for sustainability and a desire to make a meaningful impact. Thank you for the warm welcome!

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Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds

TechCrunch

This is because most of the capital in Africa for promising startups is typically distributed among many investors. During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment. “There’s a massive early-stage funding gap for African startups.

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