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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. Paulo Rogério Nunes.

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Let’s move beyond 2020 and start thinking about the 2020s

TechCrunch

Many of these questions go beyond mere “apps” to encompass areas of law, culture, societies, and ultimately, what we want to leave for the next generations coming behind all of us. 5 startup theses that will transform the 2020s. 5 startup theses that will transform the 2020s.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 is accepting applications from global startups till May 31

AsiaTechDaily

Furthermore, Korea has an established patent law system so that startups can safely bring their creative ideas under government protection. Korea has an established patent law system so that startups can safely bring their creative ideas under government protection. trillion won (US$6.4 billion).

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“If I never again have to read a bunch of entitled tech bros mansplaining on twitter about their way of working is the only way, I will die a happy man.” Canadian Investor Chris Neumann on Venture Vibes, Who Helped Him Along the Way, and the Qualities of a Founder Who Could Fail But He’d Back Again

Hunter Walk

I really enjoy the creativity and problem-solving that takes place during the early stages of a company, when founders are trying to solve a crazy number of challenges in parallel in order to get to product-market fit. HW: What’s the dumbest argument that our industry is currently having and why is it “remote vs hybrid/in-person?”

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 4: Startup founders are white.

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Don't ask "Why Brooklyn?" Ask "How?"

This is going to be BIG.

How is Brooklyn going to play a roll in the startup ecosystem? It's something I've been thinking about a lot--how startup communities get created, and more recently, what roll will Brooklyn play. It's something I've been thinking about a lot--how startup communities get created, and more recently, what roll will Brooklyn play.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Oklahoma’s startup ecosystem is disproportionately male, how can we improve the number of women-led startups in our region? Increasing the diversity in our start-up ecosystem also requires a strategic focus. Women business leaders have created mentorship networks to help support a culture of innovation and risk-taking.