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The Future of Collaborative Shopping: An Interview with Adekunle Babasola, Founder & CEO of…

Jason Malki

The Future of Collaborative Shopping: An Interview with Adekunle Babasola, Founder & CEO of Prizeskout Corporation I had the pleasure of interviewing Adekunle Babasola, a project leader and product innovator with over 8 years of experience driving success in diverse environments. Persistence and resilience are your greatest allies.

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How to Launch Your Startup Without a Launch

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Founders still want to get press and investors to notice them, but they dont have a lot of money to work with. Be a Value Added Member of the Community Somewhere there exists a fantastic and thriving community of the kids of people you would like to use your service or app. What are they supposed to do today?

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Crimson Founders Brings MIT & Harvard-Affiliated Startups to UAE’s Thriving Innovation Landscape

American Entrepreneurship

Six startups showcased at Investopia 2025 represented a diverse range of industries, demonstrating the breadth of innovation within Crimson Founders 2025. This pioneering event was executed in collaboration with key UAE entities, including Investopia, Future 100, DMCC, Dubai Future Foundation, and Al Tamimi & Company.

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Fueling Founders, Scaling Impact: Inside Keshia Theobald-van Gent’s Investment Philosophy

Jason Malki

I started out as a founder — I launched an edtech company focused on improving childhood literacy. That’s really where I started developing a lens for evaluating early-stage companies — not just for product-market fit, but for founder clarity, business model resilience, and global scale potential. Thank you so much for joining us!

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“Sanzo is at its best when we serve as a bridge across cultures for both AAPI and non-AAPI.” CEO Sandro Roco on building a beverage startup, what to avoid in influencer deals, & protecting the brand.

Hunter Walk

The order is important because I fell in love with the product before I even knew about the company, and the hustle of its founder/CEO Sandro Roco. Over the last few years he’s been a diligent company-builder, brand steward, and community leader. Oftentimes the people behind the Instagram accounts were literally the founders.

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The Five "Ups" of Getting Early Stage VC Deal Flow

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nextNYC, the startup events platform I run, produces the largest formal VC/Founder intro event at NY Tech Week. Investors can sign up for a two hour slot here to get six intro meetings to founders.) The founder barely knows who you are and you dont have a board seat. No one likes obligatory meetings, least of all the founders.

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Seven Stars Launches $40M Fund Backing Founders Shaping the Future of AI Applications

American Entrepreneurship

Seven Stars is positioning itself as a launchpad for the next generation of AI founders, providing them with pre-seed and seed-stage funding, to help build products that aim to empower billions globally—not just the top 10%. As a former partner at SV Angel , Lee has worked with hundreds of founders and has helped startups raise over $1.25

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