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Cultivating a Practice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Ecosystem Building Programs

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Cultivating a culture and practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a core principle for entrepreneurial ecosystem builders. It is incumbent upon those of us working to build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems to put inclusion front and center, at the heart of everything we do. Ongoing third-party consultation.

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Request for Startups: Climate Tech

Y Combinator

Community coordination to encourage whole-block electrification. Other considerations include market size, incumbent strength, founder fit with an enterprise-like sales cycle, and ability to create significantly better-electrified products faster than the incumbents can modify their existing lines and supply chains.

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HubSpot CEO and Cofounder Brian Halligan with Wufoo Cofounder Kevin Hale

Y Combinator

14:20 – At what point did they shift entirely away from consulting? What we didn’t want to fall into was the trap of building something that was a consulting company. Craig Cannon [14:42] – At what point did it feel like you really shifted to a startup from a consulting company? 16:00 – SEO is underrated.