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Q&A with GSEA ‘Together We Grow’ Award Winner, Arnold Shoko

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. We offer larvae as an alternative protein feed ingredient, and we also offer consultation services to fish farmers around the country. We asked Arnold about his GSEA experience.

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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. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school. 1) Your school.

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Key Takeaways From Startup Grind Global

Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO is a peer-to-peer learning organization , so it made perfect sense to offer free mentoring sessions to conference attendees who wished to spend time with an entrepreneur. Santoro attended the 2019 Startup Grind Global as an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ambassador and mentor. We share his thoughts below. .

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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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I consulted and trained dozens of local economic developers on entrepreneurship ecosystem building efforts, developing a unique understanding of the stereotypes and challenges associated with rural economic development and entrepreneurship ecosystem building. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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Qureos raises $3M to grow its learn to earn platform

TechCrunch

Qureos was founded in August last year by Alexander Epure , Mehrad Yaghmai and Usama Nini in a bid to make mentorship more accessible to individuals that are starting out in their careers, or are looking to switch jobs. As such, you learn from peers and from the best in the world,” said Epure. Image Credits: Qureos.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). My good friend Adam Lilling and I started Launchpad more than 5 years ago . Yeah, he was LA, baby!

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Ureeka taps Kevin O’Leary (AKA Mr. Wonderful) to launch SMB curriculum

TechCrunch

Ureeka , an SMB mentorship platform for next-wave entrepreneurs, has today announced the Kevin O’Leary Bootcamp , which will offer members access to an exclusive curriculum of his knowledge and advice. million in April , looks to offer a full-scale mentorship platform for underrepresented founders across all industries.