TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While finance and media are typically concentrated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, a city of three million in the state of Bahia, is considered one of Brazil’s cultural capitals. With an 84% Afro-Brazilian population, there are deep, rich and visible roots of Africa in the city’s history, music, cuisine and culture.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2024

A successful entrepreneur himself, Dr. Spears happened to live next door to two other globally respected entrepreneurs—the Tolias—and brought them on board in September 2023 to serve as co-founding directors of the Institute. About SMU Cox In 2020, the Cox School of Business celebrated more than 100 years of business education at SMU.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Startups also benefit from essential business services, including consultancy, marketing initiatives, investor relations programs, and educational seminars, ensuring they thrive on the international stage. Pangyo Techno Valley-supported startups are poised to become the trailblazers reshaping the future of the semiconductor landscape.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

For businesses that are ready to revamp their employee equity plan, here are a few key lessons we figured out along the way: Get buy-in from your board of directors. The first step should be a discussion with your board, likely during the next board meeting. Get outside support from legal experts.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

EO has given me so many educational opportunities that have been: (1) worth their weight in gold; and (2) perfect for spending time with people who are “in the same boat”. I was running my security company and I had an Advisory Board. The first time I heard the idea that “entrepreneurship is a lonely journey” was in my late twenties.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

Kukua , a Nairobi- and London-based educational entertainment company and the creators of “ Super Sema ,” the first African animated superhero franchise, has raised $6 million in its latest round of investment. Other investors include EchoVC, firstminute Capital and Auxxo Female Catalyst.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

With never-ending problems, especially in the current bear market, these events highlight the need for founders to prioritize their mental health and for investors and boards to help them seek support when needed. Upadhyay : At the board level, the bar is really low. But it is undoubtedly amplified now.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 27, 2022

So, I traveled to West Yorkshire, England, to acquire an education then went back to Jamaica to start my professional career. The development of Popongo and a celebration of culture. It is an amazing feeling knowing that fellow Jamaicans can share my pride in our culture and celebrate it by playing this game I invented.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. Triet has a wealth of experience in portfolio support, angel investing, venture scout networks, advising emerging funds and startups, and has also been a founder himself.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 23, 2023

is a previous founder in the financial technology space and has a trackrecord of supporting founders even at the earliest stages. He currently serves as a Venture Partner at Mech Ventures where they invest in the future of pop culture. He hopes to find a fulltime position in venture capital after graduation.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

Cultivating a culture and practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a core principle for entrepreneurial ecosystem builders. Kate went on to explain the importance of laying a strong foundation by educating ourselves and listening to the perspectives of others in order to understand their needs. “We

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Annya Santana , Hood Health: Hood Health’s the first media platform and lifestyle brand at the intersection of health, wellness and culture. Blavity.org Foundation is not-for-profit group to drive Black economic advancement forward through entrepreneurial fellowship programs featuring grants, education, and sponsorship.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2021

This varies but, generally, hiring managers and heads of people in tech companies and tech startups are pushing employee fitness programs these days alongside communication and internal accountability programs for a healthier, happier work culture. Nutrition education. Supportive workplace cultures. Health screenings.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Use cases include video calls, audio-only apps, webinars, live classes, interactive collaboration, e-commerce, customer support, IoT and robotics. As part of the investment, Roseanne Wincek, co-founder and managing director of Renegade Partners, and Lee Edwards, partner at Root Ventures, joined Daily’s board. video chat API service.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 16, 2022

For instance, Sleep Advisor , an independently published, reader-supported magazine, curates tips on products and sleep. Brides and families alike can use the app to meet with their dedicated vendor team, design vision boards, and manage guest lists. . Video-based learning solutions, such as educational videos and video lectures.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In a significant cultural shift, the technology organizations inside these FIs have also started to recognize that not all of their tech products need to be built “in-house.” core banking providers like FIS, Fiserv, and Jack Henry) Looking Ahead We believe this is the best time for founders to be selling software into financial institutions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

No one can prepare for a crisis of that magnitude, but I learned that by relying on others for help and support, along with good problem-solving skills, I can get through anything. In my company, we focus on three “uniques”: Education and expertise. How will this affect our team and culture? . 9 different skin types.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

They have been supportive when we’ve been doing well and also when we’ve made changes to the business. Although both parents are educators, his father a professor and his mother the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, they did not teach him business. Seth likes to get together with board members every 30 days.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 28, 2016

How the business provides for the lives of the family members and employees it supports, and how it contributes to the surrounding community, should always remain top of mind. Create a board of advisors (directors). Employees notice if the company’s finances are used for personal pleasure, which creates an unhealthy business culture.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 10, 2019

To fully familiarise herself with the Zimbabwean culture, Jennifer Kyker stayed in the high-density Harare suburb of Highfield, where she became good friends with girls of her own age. Now it supports more than 60 young women, 11 of whom are at tertiary institutes all across Zimbabwe.

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Y Combinator

MAY 7, 2020

This person is not a founder and acts as a sounding board or liaison for your team. It is not their job to solve HR issues, but rather to receive feedback from your team and keep a pulse on cultural issues that may be brewing. Some startups use an “Onboarding Guide” to help educate their new employees. Classification.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

That is what’s powering this whole MLOps shift and organizations are sharply focused on creating culture, processes and the toolchains around operating machine learning models.” On the engineering side, that also means adding improved support for streaming data and real-time AI applications. ” Image Credits: WhyLabs.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking. In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? It is a unique combination of skills and the right mindset.” Kim Louis.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Maven began offering support for pregnancy loss and high-risk care management as the founder herself waded through the emotions and confusion of it. After five years, Maven has grown to offer support services ranging from preconception to post-pregnancy to family care. The startup has served over 10 million women and families to date.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We discovered a newly expanded market for e-learning solutions , and identified the ways in which our own core virtual recruitment technology could fit into remote educational environments. This will also make it easier to get the rest of your team on board and embrace this new direction. At Talview, we did exactly that.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“I think with the pandemic, we’ve seen a huge shift in consumer behavior — especially in meeting behavior and education behavior, which are two key use cases for Otter,” says Otter.ai John Connolly, managing director at Spectrum Equity, has now joined Otter’s board. CMO Kurt Apen.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Current Board service includes: First Fidelity Bank, REES Architects, Oklahoma City University, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, United Way of Central Oklahoma, the Civic Center Foundation, the Oklahoma School of Science and Math Foundation, i2e (Innovation to Enterprise) and the Arts Council of Oklahoma City. How can a decade have flown by!

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

Fourthly, assure that all levels of leadership are supporting one another. Stop selling too hard and start educating consumers on things. Activate the minds and attitudes of your employees to cultivate a workplace culture that fuels continuous innovation and initiative. Hire the right and effective people on board.

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Surdna Foundation

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Until the late 1980s, Surdna’s grantmaking centered on education (scholarships), culture (arts organizations, libraries, etc.), So how did a white-led family board make the decision to focus on racial equity? During most of its history , Surdna’s mission was nonspecific, a common practice at the turn of the 20th century.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Kim to learn of her guiding principles, how she and the New Belgium team translate them into business practice, and what this means for young people and education today. Later, I went to a Quaker high school that was a boarding school, although I was a day student.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

TechCrunch Early Stage is the ultimate educational resource for a founder who is just getting started. Sequoia’s Jess Lee will talk you through how to get that first investor on board, which will more often than not get other investors excited about the prospect of working with you. We’ve got a session for it.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

I wasn’t in favor but when the CEO decides it’s the right thing to do you support him. Our VCs are pretty supportive of us so I feel good about the future but of course you know I could never say for sure that they’ll fund us going forward. .” So to an actual story. He told his entire team what was going on.

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

It’s a core component of Netflix’s well-known culture manifesto called “Dream Teams.” He began his career in nonprofit education, first as a classroom teacher and then with charter school networks, scaling marketing and operations to fuel growth. Do they have sufficient cultural, customer, and business understanding?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

that’s where TOMS can support. This evolution provides us the flexibility to support what is needed most in a community. The power of this new proposition was demonstrated through the TOMS COVID-19 Global Giving Fund which generated over $2 million in support of global pandemic relief efforts. It shouldn’t be. District NHV does.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

He had previously exited edtech company Piper and was traveling around to other countries examining their education technology when he learned about New Zealand and the Hillary entrepreneur visa. “In He likened the country’s culture to what you might see in the U.S. Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

These things, in turn, exert a determining influence on our culture.”. A 2012 study of company performance showed that more than 150 listed German firms excelled when they had at least 30% women representation on their executive boards. Even more interesting, another study argues that women make better board directors than men.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. China, Israel and India) should stop restricting themselves to supporting locally domiciled VC funds. More posts by this contributor.

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