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Why coming out as a gay entrepreneur is a privilege and an investment

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Mike Stephenson, an EO Vancouver member who is co-founder and CEO of addy , which uses the principles of crowdfunding to make real estate investing accessible to everyone, including Black, indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ2S+ and other underrepresented groups. It’s about carving a path for generations to come.

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Textio’s Founder Kieran Snyder on the Two Advantages Startups Have in AI (While Remaining Skeptical Of The Funding Gold Rush)

Hunter Walk

We way underestimated Textio’s stickiness within HR and how deeply HR execs would invest in Textio. As a leader of teams within larger organizations, I was able to build phenomenal teams in terms of both delivery and culture. Big companies are also rich with much more cash to fund AI investments and compute costs.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

TechCrunch

5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas. Success begets success, and before you know it, a startup scene is born.

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How to get a digital nomad visa for spain in 2023 and the best cities to be a digital nomad

Founder Bounty

In addition to these options, Spain also offers a one-year residency permit for non-EU citizens who invest in Spanish property worth €500,000 or more. Here are some of the best places in Spain to be a digital nomad: Barcelona: Barcelona is a vibrant city with a rich cultural heritage, excellent food, and a thriving tech scene.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

Some people are more excited by emerging areas like artificial intelligence, which has been a focus of the country’s military for years, and like cybersecurity is now producing many fresh teams of founders. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? What’s your latest, most exciting investment?

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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Chantalle Dumonceaux , co-founder of and adviser to Womena, an angel investment platform focused on women in the Middle East. Moderator Jeff Engell , founder of Blue Oceans Group. A community culture that reinforces the idea that you can fail fast, often, and still advance your ideas. Coworking spaces.