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Building sustainable marketing skills with a Colombian YLAI Fellow

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Katherine notes that entrepreneurs have access to an unlimited number of free resources and mentorship on various platforms, such as social media sites like LinkedIn and YouTube that can help formulate your brand. Make sure that your brand has a personality. Katherine emphasizes, “You are the personality of your brand.”. government.

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Governor Murphy Cuts the Ribbon at HAX Flagship U.S. HQ in Newark

American Entrepreneurship

(May 1, 2024) – Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) joined company leaders to cut the ribbon on HAX, LLC’s newly constructed United States flagship headquarters located at 707 Broad Street in Newark.

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Sequoia’s Surge reveals 15 India, SEA startups in seventh cohort

TechCrunch

Founders in the seventh cohort of Surge will go through a 16-week hybrid program to get training and mentorship from industry veterans and storied entrepreneurs. Boxs is spinning up a design-to-build automation platform for architects, interior designers and construction companies. Nearly half of them have a presence in the U.S.

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The Summer Solstice And Seed Stage Squeeze

Haystack

Despite that lack of experience, I am fortunate in that I have direct access to many of the greatest VC leaders and franchises for mentorship and guidance. They’ve all accepted that this is a new world of capital abundance and that the pistons driving the global economy are technology and network effects. Granted, 6.5

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Startup Fundraising that Meets Investor Expectations

American Entrepreneurship

Building a rapport may lead to mentorship, strategic guidance, or an advisory role. Entrepreneurs must be open to constructive criticism and understand that fundraising is a long process in which they incorporate what they learn into the pitch deck.

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

TechCrunch

However, firms continue to largely rely on internal networks for recruitment, which often encourages homogeneous hiring outcomes. More firms are prioritizing these constructive conversations, both within their firms and publicly with industry peers. Assessing inclusion remains a challenge.

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Starting a Business! From Idea to Launch

American Entrepreneurship

When facing the challenges of starting a business, a founder needs to be resourceful—and that includes having a network of contacts who are supportive and available to help. Find the networking arenas that align with your industry and entrepreneurial passion.