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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

What you want, however, is to increase the chance that such a founder winds up in your locale—that not only is it routine to find such a person, but there’s also a path for well meaning, aspirational folks just starting out their career to grow into that founder through learning, experience and mentorship. You need both.

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Get Advice From The Best In Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

However, just because I didn’t complete a formal education doesn’t mean I stopped learning. A few years ago, I was focused on improving our corporate culture, so I flew down to meet with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. If you don’t ask, the answer is definitely no. in 1989, and building it from the ground up. PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE.

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Larissa de Moura: Working Towards a World Without Borders

Impact Hub

INMI , a social startup dedicated to supporting young students in finding the best educational programs around the world, was born out of that journey. I discovered new motivations and professional challenges in the social field, explored intercultural networking, improved languages, and got in touch with new cultures.

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Why Governments Should Invest in Their Diaspora Founders

David Teten VC

In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company. If you look at the leaders of the tech ecosystem in most countries, you will see a very disproportionate number of people who have education and work experience abroad, especially in the US.

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

He goes on to say, “We live in a highly individualistic culture. Do they have a strong sense of culture? A few years ago I started a mentorship organization in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA now run by the uber talented Sam Teller. We hung out a lot together a dinners and educational events. ” So true.

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Governments should invest in their diaspora founders

TechCrunch

In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company. There are three main players in any tech ecosystem: The first are founders who want to build companies and need funding. As a result, many of them emigrate to the U.S.

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Vidit Aatrey on Building Meesho, India’s Top Reselling Platform, with Adora Cheung

Y Combinator

Us starting this business exactly at the time when Jio was coming big was definitely very lucky, right? Even if you don’t do well really after that, Vidit Aatrey [10:46] – we will put you in a mentorship program, where we connect you with some top trainers for a month and these guys will tell you how you start a business.

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