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EO Members Share Entrepreneurial Trends for the New Year

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Stakeholder capitalism. In 2023, I believe that stakeholder capitalism will grow exponentially as it offers a true modern-day business model that can be transformational if properly integrated into the organization’s processes. Investors and consumers prefer businesses that prioritize ecological impact and sustainability.

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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The local tech community is figuring this out, not surprisingly, way before the academic institutions are—and where it is being discovered by academia, it’s being done on a one-off basis by educational revolutionaries in the innovation space who aren’t stopping to ask their schools for permission or to change curricula.

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Innovative businesses that support local communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

YLAI Network members Juliana Nieva de Castillo from Tucumán, Argentina and Julio César Bueno Cruz from Cali, Colombia illustrate two forms of social innovation and community support through unique business concepts. Coffee with a Pinch of Social Innovation. Recycling and Design. Este artículo está disponible en español.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

Lawyers and accountants tend to err on the conservative side, leading to a low failure rate of businesses but less “moonshot innovation,” shall we say. The country’s Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation (KTI) supports CTI-Startup and CTI-Invest, providing startups with investment and support.

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Rebuilding the California Dream 

Andreessen Horowitz

Jan: California Forever is an attempt to make sure that the Bay Area remains the center of innovation and prosperity that it’s been for the last 50 years. And so, we think that Solano County can become the foundry of American defense innovation for the next 50 years. What exactly is California Forever in your words?

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Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals

TechCrunch

What we’re doing is quite innovative, so we’re learning by doing,” Ekeland said. For instance, 2050 will contribute to Université Paris Dauphine’s class on the ecological challenges of the 21st century. Regularly, 2050 will open up liquidity distribution windows. New investors will purchase those positions.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

I grew up here, went to school here, and have worked hard over the last 5+ years to help build up the NYC innovation community. The simple fact of the matter is that most startups seeking angel or vc capital just don’t receive it—and that’s just anywhere. You know what—it’s supposed to work like that! I was there, too.

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