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5 Best Practices of a Robust Mentorship Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

and CEO of TCS Interpreting , providing world-class language access to the deaf community. The agency has developed a robust internship and mentorship program. Jessica Moseley is an EO member in Washington, D.C., Jessica shared best practices for developing such a program. Residency Track. Fellowship Track.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. 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. 1) Your school.

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How GSEA Social Impact Prize Winner Joe Knopp Started Something That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. Inspired by the book Start Something That Matters by Toms founder Blake Mycoskie, Joe decided to tackle the world water crisis. The problem at hand: Access to clean water.

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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

Both Sides of the Table

You might first seek to meet your peer group in comparable jobs at similar companies. Having a peer group of people “like you” is incredibly helpful. It reminds me of a line my wife and I often jokingly say to each other after seeing the awesome film “ Notorious ” about the life of Biggie Smalls. Whom to Meet?

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The Value of Competition for Young Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He’s been previously featured in Octane , writing about the value of mentorship and apps that can make life easier. Tailoring our pitch to specific judges and peers in each competition helped improve our chances for success. We asked Tom about his experiences and inspirations. . You were an EO GSEA Global Finalist in 2016.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

Some notable Islamic fintech companies include peer-to-peer lending platform and digital bank Hijra (formerly known as Alami), online bank Bank Aladin , LinkAja , which is backed by Telkomsel and Bank Mandri, the largest bank in Indonesia in terms of asset loans and deposits. Indonesia emerged as the best choice. out of its 33.6

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Software Engineer Turned Youtuber – Jarvis Johnson

Y Combinator

00:00 – Jarvis’ intro. 00:30 – Where his videos first got traction. 1:10 – Being part of the software industry while critiquing it. 3:45 – How he got into programming. 6:10 – Moving to California. 7:30 – Interning at Google then Yelp. 9:00 – Interviewing multiple times at the same company. Google Play.