NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Sales tech changes, but at the very heart – sales is about building positive relationships that sustain your business. Knowledge Base: The relevance of selling for business owners with Mary Crampton, Magnify Consulting What message or offer would you like to share with the NZ Entrepreneur community?

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StartupNation

MAY 22, 2025

Instead, try to implement specific systems that sustain both family and business growth. Contingency Planning : Prepare for the most likely scenarios that would cause disruption and focus on robust backup systems. Parent-Entrepreneur Community : Look for other entrepreneurial parents with kids of similar ages.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The founder of Parachute, Ariel Kaye , had a clear vision for what she wanted to disrupt and how she thought she could do it. and a differentiated feel in terms of fabric, design, sustainability, etc. You see sustainability of farms as a key attribute in The Bouqs or Green & Blacks chocolate.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

an industry I deemed “ ripe for disruption ”?—?in Specifically, here’s what the founders brought to the table: Passion and Purpose: Fundamental to Sweetgreen’s reimagination of the fast-food system was a vision to build healthier communities?—?a What did we see in the then-regional salad company? Its potential to transform fast food?—?an

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. So entrepreneurs need to think the same way some VCs do – because markets change, competition changes, innovation & technology cycles move so fast only having a few truly outstanding leaders in your company can you sustain any sort of advantage.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

What areas need to be disrupted? 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. With an influx of talented designers into startup communities, I think you'll see better, more effective launches and more useful services. Reader beware.).

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Startup communities – Where to find them and how to get involved. Before entrepreneurs should think about expanding, they need to show that they are solving a problem and making a place in the community for their initial customer base. Further reading: Beat burnout: Strive for sustainable success. 5 ways to manage burnout.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? That’s certainly true for the Builder Stage.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There is no sector of the economy that isn’t being transformed by the online community that is now voraciously consuming media, applications, communications and buying global products. The ability to interact, transact and disrupt is an order of magnitude greater at broadband speeds than at 56k dial-up modem speeds.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

More than four billion people work, live, and sustain themselves in the metropolis. Technological leaps have enabled many (though by no means all) of us city-dwellers to sustain ourselves adequately, despite breaking our traditional connection with agricultural life. Photo: Sutton Community Farm. Feeding the City.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

There’s a cottage industry of folks figuring out how to stack tax credits from the inflation Reduction Act to accelerate sustainable initiatives. Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. Cultivate a super team, not a superstar.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

For a few years now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has been a stalwart advocate for the “blue economy,” and an incubator for ocean-focused early stage startups. SDGs [sustainable development goals]. ” She emphasized that while the efforts of bodies like the U.N. “The time-bound model is broken, I would say.

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Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

something I see firsthand with my family and community and in my travels around the world. What industries are you excited for the next generation of founders to disrupt? Many other women and girls are not given a voice or opportunity to chart their path?—?something That includes how we eat and take care of our bodies?—?all

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

And they’ll need it to impress this panel of judges — all of whom focus on sustainable impact. Its vision is to reimagine all the food products on supermarket shelves at scale using Charaka, to disrupt the way the world eats. Learn more about XTC here. You know they’ll bring the heat and present a finely tuned pitch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

We’re making a mark through disruptive change, but we realize we can’t compete with the 25,000 schools throughout South Africa alone. So after exploring our options, Stacey and I formed SPARK Schools, a series of private schools for low-income communities. RH: “And really, that’s where SPARK Schools comes in.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2020

To that end, my goal was to make the firm the most accessible VC fund in New York—showing up across diverse communities, getting rid of barriers to access like requirements for warm intros, and being conscious of which patterns of success I believe in and which only serve to reinforce certain power dynamics.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

They believe communities everywhere benefit from accessible cuisine that’s proven to be among the healthiest and heartiest in the world. [link] An ambitious goal to bring the Mediterranean Way to customers everywhere in a convenient, nutritious, and modern form. For CAVA’s co-founders, taste and hospitality unite.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

” Bamboo is focused on creating community among members and used to host many events with local business leaders, politicians and entrepreneurs. Members frequently collaborate, hire one another or refer work through our community. It’s an entrepreneurial and energizing community you’re joining at Bamboo.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

They invest in companies that are disrupting traditional retail and consumer experiences. The broad portfolio includes companies disrupting traditional markets. How Women Invest : co-founded by Julie Castro Abrams, Heather Jerrehian and a group of women investors with a focus on healthcare, analytics, communities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

This month, we’ll be engaging in an open dialogue that asks the question, “What does social entrepreneurship look like within our global EO community and beyond?” We’re making a mark through disruptive change, but we realize we can’t compete with the 25,000 schools throughout South Africa alone.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When you drive through your local community or go to your place of employment, you are coming in contact with businesses, both large and small. This is particularly true of industries where technology is disrupting business models. Look out for new trends such as e-commerce, sustainability, or digital services.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Founders who apply for the TC Early Stage Pitch Deck Teardown will automatically be considered for the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt , this September, in San Francisco. Neesha studied international security and sustainability from Georgetown University and De Anza College.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. How can business, government, philanthropy, and the startup community come together to create a better tomorrow? Powering the Future Through Transformative Tech. Going Green.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 13, 2020

Operating like this has given us an upper hand and enabled us to best support Impact Hubs in transitioning their work and communities online. . This realization has made us rethink the entire future of work and think about how communication and teamwork are more necessary than ever before.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

In any case, to Lattner’s point, AI demand is fast approaching the limits of sustainability — making any tech to cut down on its compute requirements hugely desirable. Another in that category is OctoML , which automatically optimizes, benchmarks and packages models for an array of different hardware. ” He might be right.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

The winning team will receive a coveted spot in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, free exhibition space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 and the chance to win $100,000 in equity-free prize money. Bummed you missed your chance to apply for the pitch-off? TechCrunch has your back — you have until the end of day today to apply — here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

We’re making a mark through disruptive change, but we realize we can’t compete with the 25,000 schools throughout South Africa alone. So after exploring our options, Stacey and I formed SPARK Schools, a series of private schools for underserved communities. You’re strengthening communities through an innovative approach to education.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 24, 2019

Slow and sustainable fashion is gaining momentum, and you no longer have to make a choice between style or ethics – you can have both. So with that in mind, here are 9 innovative ventures to watch that are on a mission to disrupt fast fashion: 1. Slow and sustainable is the new luxury. There is a way forward. Fashion For Good.

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

During his two years at the firm, Salisbury went on to back the likes of now-decacorn Deel and Tally , two companies he had gotten to know through the Cambrian community he’s built up since 2016. For more details, head here. P.S. Hope to see you there! PSA : Startup Battlefield 200 Applications close soon. Applications close August 5.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Through knowledge sharing and funding, the program cultivates a thriving ecosystem for changemakers to accelerate impact and deliver initiatives at the intersection of sport, equity and creativity for Black and Latinx communities. . start to address and remove systemic barriers Black & Latinx community change-makers on the rise face.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

It can be frustrating to know that there are a plethora of great opportunities out there to help and educate our entrepreneurial community, but if our entrepreneurs have to spend their precious time trying to understand or simply find the info they’re looking for, they’re not making money and their frustration grows as well. . Eric Parker.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Both ventures showcase how creative thinking and disruptive solutions can bring positive change to longstanding issues while fostering community collaboration. By sharing their journeys, our goal is to boost awareness and promote the adoption of a circular economy in Armenia, catalysing a transformative shift toward sustainability.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

To be sure, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and profoundly altered many aspects of work life, including in-person diversity training and workforce development. Companies that stress internal diversity are more profitable, as they can successfully appeal to more diverse markets. The MLT program isn’t another pledge, index or disclosure push.

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