Remove culture Remove definition Remove education Remove networking
article thumbnail

Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

At Rise of the Rest, we’ve spent years traversing the country, spotlighting emerging startup hubs, and building a network of entrepreneurial champions and ecosystem builders beyond Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. We dive deeper into the definition in our 2022 Annual Report. Place comes into play here, too.

founder 229
article thumbnail

Building a Future for Financial Education: A Conversation with Wisdm Founder Mick Kalle Mickelborg

Jason Malki

This experience proved invaluable when he co-founded Wisdm, a financial education platform. It was very clear to me how an event like this prompted the need for educational services to be offered to this group of investors, which are young and inexperienced. What motivated you to launch your startup? Thank you so much for joining us!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

I built a 3,000 person tech networking organization in NYC back in 2006 and was one of the first 100 members of the NY Tech Meetup back in 2005 so I’ve participated in a lot of these conversations. Lastly, your city needs to be livable—and that definition is changing. You also need to establish a culture of sharing and collegiality.

article thumbnail

Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I don’t say that ecosystem builders are people that yell to be heard but they are definitely people who share their experience and connect at the individual and collective level with other to make things happen). You need to engage others and sometimes the vocabulary is not the same and we still need to educate and try again and again.

article thumbnail

Preparing Your Startup for the Next M&A Wave

Revolution

Most will have a ranked scorecard with specific criteria, such as deal terms, strategic fit, competitive gaps filled, cultural compatibility, potential upside, and finally “lift” — how hard will the purchase and subsequent integration be? You and your potential acquirer may have different definitions of “scalable systems.”

startup 130
article thumbnail

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.

investing 119
article thumbnail

Post-COVID-19 Recruiting Trends: What’s Changing About How We Hire

StartupNation

This varies but, generally, hiring managers and heads of people in tech companies and tech startups are pushing employee fitness programs these days alongside communication and internal accountability programs for a healthier, happier work culture. Nutrition education. Supportive workplace cultures. Health screenings.

health 96