Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. Through tourism, I am giving the opportunity to local kids to dream for a better future,” she says.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

The culture is driven by the 20-something irreverent founder with huge technical chops who in a “David vs. Goliath” mythology take on the titans of industry and wins. This “overnight success” was first financed in 2004. Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. The virtue of going long.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

Bank accounts are the nucleus of business finance, said Akhund. This deep integration streamlines operations and provides business owners with greater visibility and control over their finances. Mercury has reimagined this central hub by embedding essential business tools directly into the account experience.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2010

It's because, as a community, we've been outflanked. They’re just looking for a j-o-b and for years, finance was just the easiest, no brainer way to get it. I didn’t take a job in finance because they were willing to pay me more than tech companies were—no tech companies recruited me and I didn’t even know they were in my backyard.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Don’t get me wrong, I do think an important sign from startups is their ability to keep a startup culture going for as long as possible and one sign of this in the early days is scrappiness. It was probably true, but I created the wrong mindset – the wrong culture. I love this saying and what it implies and I use it often.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Hampton, built by Parr and media veteran Joe Speiser , wants to give high-growth executives a high-impact community to lean on, whether it’s through screen-sharing financials, or asking for advice because there’s only one month of runway left. Jokes aside, Parr’s vision for Hampton isn’t too far from that tagline.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Many things have accelerated in the world of fintech over the past year, not the least of which is the trend of digital banks aimed at specific communities in the U.S. In the past few months alone, a number of neobanks targeting the Black and Latinx communities have emerged. He will serve as Cheese’s chief community ambassador.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Through educational fundraising summits, a mentorship program in the works, and with the support of ambassadors in four provinces to date, WEDO Canada aims to nurture the next generation of female leaders, and foster a culture of inclusivity and opportunity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

While that happens sometimes, it was a challenge for Google because it frequently had trouble adapting from an engineering driven culture. There’s a big business in Finance working with Excel, but that’s an outlier. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. Building Communities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2020

” The more nimble your ship is, the quicker you can make decisions and implement change throughout the culture and organization. Finance to keep you recession-proof. Bill Lyons from Griffin Funding , says, “Make financial moves to stay nimble.” If you want to recession-proof your business, ensure that you are nimble.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

All Blacks legend and global icon Dan Carter, whose unrivalled career in rugby has been defined by excellence in leadership and mental resilience, will appear as a special guest to share his powerful stories and insights on how to create a winning culture for your business.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We also had a strong incentive to make our program successful: despite the shared branding and core values, each Techstars program was funded and owned by the mentor and investor community in the city in which it operated. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

A much more tightly knit startup community, compared to the larger but more diffuse West Coast community. Access to many, many more world market centers (advertising, finance, fashion, media, food, etc.). A city that from the Mayor on down is devoted to helping the tech startup community expand exponentially.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

How Faith In People and a Culture Of Hospitality Built a Modern American Restaurant Company, Mitchell shares the keys to his company’s 25 years of success: including a steadfast commitment to a nurturing culture, a “people first” philosophy, and the humility to recognize reckless and ego-driven decisions. WHAT IS THE QUESTION?:

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

To date, TxO works with 45 promising companies and 68 founders, all of whom are building products and services inspired by unique cultural insights. Individually, they’ve demonstrated the entrepreneurial spirit through building small businesses that have made significant positive contributions to their respective communities.

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Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

Beyond her 20 years of finance and investing experience, Fazeela has traveled the world and is actively engaged in the UN Women’s initiative. Revolution has a unique, collaborative culture where I knew I would fit in well. something I see firsthand with my family and community and in my travels around the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 28, 2016

How the business provides for the lives of the family members and employees it supports, and how it contributes to the surrounding community, should always remain top of mind. Separate personal and business finances. It’s not just common sense but also good business sense to separate personal finances from company finances.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 4, 2020

With the majority of today’s headlines being negative, we are proud to showcase the very best of innovation and charity from the global community of entrepreneurs. From webinars with real-time information globally, to amazing educational sessions on leadership, finance, self care, and employment issues—all were at my fingertips.”

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2022

Department of State is supporting five outstanding 2022 YLAI fellows to travel as youth delegates to the Summit of the Americas, where they will serve as a voice for the YLAI fellowship program, their communities, and youth across the region. Get to know them here, and keep up with them during their time at the summit! .

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 19, 2019

More information about the ESHIP Communities program can be found here. She is a member of our ESHIP Communities Council in Kansas City. A: When I moved back to Kansas City from undergrad and grad school (Atlanta and Chicago), I craved the community I felt I had in those places. We have been working with CHES, Inc.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

That financing kicked off a period of accelerated growth for the company — from creating a compelling digital offering to acquiring a company three times its size to scaling to more than 250 locations across the country — that led CAVA to today: its public debut. Now their company is trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While finance and media are typically concentrated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, a city of three million in the state of Bahia, is considered one of Brazil’s cultural capitals. With an 84% Afro-Brazilian population, there are deep, rich and visible roots of Africa in the city’s history, music, cuisine and culture.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With barriers like these in place, it should be no surprise that 77% of founders are white, and mostly male — despite the attention diversity and inclusion initiatives receive in tech culture today. The future of venture capital should embody the future of a stronger economy, and a stronger sense of community.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 22, 2025

Why Florida is the Top State for Entrepreneurs Florida stands out as the top state for starting a business in 2025 because of the combination of favorable tax policies, a growing economy, and a vibrant entrepreneurial culture. U tah (3rd) : Utah is known for its robust economy, one of the fastest-growing in the nation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Traditionally, ROSCAs are formed within communities, for example among family members, friends or neighbors. By participating in ROSCAs through Oraan, users also have the opportunity to join committees with people outside of their communities and social networks. It also plans to build online communities for its users. . “We

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

And while there’s a long way to go in terms of workplace equality, women entrepreneurs are making their mark on their industries and communities now more than ever. A pop culture hobby transformed into Lisa Sugar ’s sensationally popular media company, POPSUGAR. Lisa Sugar / POPSUGAR. Kelly Peeler / NextGenVest.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Resolute Ventures, Afore Capital, Rebalance Capital, K50 and Financial Venture Studio also participated in the financing, along with two-time NBA all-star Baron Davis. CEO and co-founder Ennie Lim said she was inspired to start HoneyBee after suffering financial setbacks after her own divorce several years ago.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Last week, The Information reported that Plaid is nearing a new financing deal that would value the company at between $10 billion to $15 billion. Guidefi is a marketplace focused on connecting communities of color to culturally savvy financial advisors. Plaid launches FinRise, an incubator for underrepresented fintech founders.

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As the extent and impact of COVID-19 becomes more apparent, entrepreneurs and small businesses are on the front lines of its devastating impact–and with their demise comes potentially catastrophic economic losses for local communities. According to JP Morgan Institute , 50 percent of small businesses have less than 30 days of cash on hand.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

The SaaS-friendly fintech platform emerged from stealth this week with $150 million in debt financing and $11 million in seed funding with a Stripe partnership. Honorable mentions: Australia’s Fertilis raised $2M to automate IVF embryo culturing. If you’re like me, you chat about the future of finance at least twice a day.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

If your community is on Clubhouse, join in, it can’t hurt. Even if your community is NOT on Clubhouse, you should join to LEARN and LISTEN and NETWORK. COMMUNITY – Use it and get it “early” to develop your community and connect with them. Or if you want to be in finance, move to New York, etc. It was fun.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I dove headfirst into the space when I understood that we’re in the midst of a cultural revolution enabled by technology — not the other way around. Funnily enough, we’re already starting to see how crypto products are taking hold of our culture and of our shared attention. How competitive is the web3 investment market today?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

The news that funding for Black founders is falling was no shock to the Black community, much of which was raised with the aphorism, “when white America catches a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.” “We’re in a culture of innovation and doing things in ways that nobody has done before,” Jarvis told TechCrunch.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

They could share these ideas on how to transition to remote work because they build a culture of open communication. These are financing and data. Kate says that for the first time, financial institutions are finally giving the small business community the attention that they deserve. Data is your best friend,” Kate says.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

“We’re coming to the market to support the talent with health insurance, some tools to work with and a community to be part of. We want them to be able to speak the language of these engineers and understand the culture of their countries,” the CEO added. The TalentQL team. Image Credits: TalentQL. ”

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

But today we’re highlighting the demo day for a new wave of crypto projects and teams who participated in the latest cohort for Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community. The pitch: The NFT market has exploded and the communities surrounding them have flourished, co-founder Chris Tam said. Company name: fam. Stage: Seed.

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Forward Cities

JULY 2, 2019

Maybe you envision your local coffee shop owner who wants to create space for community members to connect over a good cup of joe. As Forward Cities journeys with communities to develop equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems, one thing we are learning is that our collective imagination around entrepreneurship will have to expand.

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