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Startup Community Engagement During Covid

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Much of what we do as startup community builders requires in-person interactions through workshops, meetups, and other events. But the Covid pandemic pushed the big pause button on in-person events that are the beating heart of many startup communities. We’re leaning heavily on our digital platforms to keep the community engaged.

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives a Mission to Connect People With Popongo

StartupNation

In this role, I spearhead a program that helps veterans and community heroes like teachers, police, firefighters, medical professionals and social workers acquire housing. Fulfilling a need – creativity spurs inspiration. I decided to challenge my creativity and figure out a new game that would appeal to the masses.

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JBalvin enters the digital wellness space with the launch of a bilingual mental health app

TechCrunch

The app, which seeks to support those struggling with mental health issues, was built by Balvin and his two co-founders Mario Chamorro, a creative wellness activist and acting CEO; and Patrick Dowd, a creative strategist, and the company’s COO. Users who download the app before October 31 will have access to a one-month free trial.

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Appetiser’s co-founders discuss building client relationships and getting to MVP

TechCrunch

MacRae: On the App Store, you’ve got seconds to convince a user to download your app. We also believe that product design is not just a creative field; it’s a matter of performance: One design will always outperform the other. Shostak: With a remote-first culture, our plan was always to hire the best talent in the world.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

Blocksport Blocksport builds Web3-ready platform solutions for the professional sports and entertainment industry to enable tokenization use cases for their fan community. Developed a SaaS-based white-label web3 platform that opens revenue streams and strengthens community engagement. Claims 250M downloads (+70M / 38% growth).

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5 Ways brands can play to win on TikTok

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Evan is the CEO and co-founder of Movers+Shakers , a creative agency with a mission to “spread joy by connecting brands to culture.” In fact, TikTok was the most downloaded and highest grossing non-game app globally in the first half of 2021. We asked Evan how brands can leverage the TikTok platform. Happy learning!

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The New Economy Starts with Gender Inclusive Programs

Impact Hub

Women entrepreneurs from vulnerable communities are even more affected as they are likely to start businesses out of necessity, having less access to information and resources, thus facing substantial difficulties in growing successful ventures. Gender gap in access to resources, mainly capital and business support such as acceleration.