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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” On the other had, I wouldn’t be surprised if Miami winds up with a fantastic community feel and vibe but struggles to produce big companies.

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NFTE Founders Forum Pitch Competition Announces Student Winners

American Entrepreneurship

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, a global education non-profit, does just that—exposing middle school, high school, and postsecondary students to entrepreneurship via its nationally run education program. In addition to its classroom curriculum, NFTE hosts the Founders Forum Pitch Competition.

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Unicorn Insider’s Co-Founder Recognized on International Women’s Day

American Entrepreneurship

Hande Cilingir has the unique and prestigious status as a female-founder of a tech unicorn Founded in 1909 International Women’s Day continues to be both a celebration of women and a rallying cry for women’s equality. In recognition of the day, AI-native platform Insider issued a press release honoring its co-founder Hande Cilingir.

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15 Underrepresented Founders Share $170K in Startup302 Grant Prizes

American Entrepreneurship

Mentorships and other resources also provided to winning tech-enabled startups led by members of underfunded demographics as part of Delaware’s fourth annual pitch competition WILMINGTON, Del. ( Erika Lucas , founder of StitchCrew , gave the afternoon keynote “The Majority Economy: Economics of Why We Need to Invest in Diverse Founders.”

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3 Black founders predict little will change in VC in 2023

TechCrunch

For Black founders, who have rarely received more than 1% of total venture capital invested in startups, 2022 wasn’t kind, and 2023 doesn’t look promising given how things are going. To find out how Black founders are planning to manage their time, money, and expectations for the upcoming months, TechCrunch+ surveyed three founders.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders.

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Docquity, a community for healthcare professionals, raises $44M Series C

TechCrunch

That’s what Docquity co-founder Indranil Roychowdhury learned when his father was hospitalized with a life-threatening condition in India. It says it is the largest community of healthcare professionals in Southeast Asia, with more than 350,000 doctors on board. A call between doctors can save lives. million CME credits.