TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Lewis is the founder and CEO of Gig Wage , a simplified fintech payroll platform built for contract workers. Black founders, and uniquely Black founders in tech, are facing insurmountable odds. Black founders need to own their resiliency and leverage the power that has resulted from their unique experiences. Contributor.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

This post is part of a series featuring highlights from the Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building campaign which shone a spotlight on 40+ entrepreneurial ecosystem builders from around the U.S. Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

2017 YLAI Fellow Victor Rujano Bautista is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS), an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. By Bryce Kelly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., shared his preferred goal-setting methodology. “I’ve

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

Cultivating a culture and practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a core principle for entrepreneurial ecosystem builders. What does it say when we tell them their ideas and dreams are unworthy because they don’t fit into some narrow model of a startup founder? It’s not an afterthought.

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Ian Hathaway

AUGUST 6, 2020

It’s a collection of frameworks, principles, and action points that guide and inform practitioners and observers about the key characteristics, behavioral patterns, and basic function of startup communities and entrepreneurial ecosystems. What benefits does a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem bring to a city or region?

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 22, 2023

The manifesto’s six sections address policymaking, how to support and educate entrepreneurs to enable an innovation nation, the commercialisation of research, how to attract talented entrepreneurs, and how to enhance and expand our entrepreneurial ecosystem on the global stage. “We

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

While the entrepreneurial journey can be deeply fulfilling, it’s important to acknowledge the mental health struggles that often go hand-in-hand with the challenges, uncertainties, and responsibilities of starting a business. Andile Khumalo, founder and CEO of KhumaloCo.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

— Liberte Guthrie, EO Queensland, Founder of Liberte Property Encourage Women Across a Broader Range of Industries Greater support for female entrepreneurs in the early stages of their careers is essential to fostering a more gender-inclusive entrepreneurial environment.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In the heart of the NC Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill), where ideas take flight, a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem thrives. Neil Bagchi, founder of Bagchi Law, PLLC, is a leader in this entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

For a growing number of entrepreneurial ecosystems this catalyst is Gregslist. Back then, local tech leaders and founders thought that “Phoenix isn’t a a software tech town.” Software entrepreneurs assumed there wasn’t the infrastructure or ecosystem to support their entrepreneurial activities: No talent.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 29, 2020

Dozens of ecosystem builders share their perspective on what an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder is, and does. One of the challenges in turning ecosystem building into a recognized profession is the lack of a recognized definition for what it is and what an ecosystem builder is. This shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 2, 2024

We have known that intuitively for years but seeing the impact in real numbers is reaffirming and provides hope for rural economies as unprecedented funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act rolls out to small communities across the country,” said Matt Dunne, founder and executive director, CORI.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

Goal 7 Sustainable Work: Develop professional recognition and resources for ecosystem builders. In a nutshell : Entrepreneurial ecosystem building requires perseverance. We asked ecosystem builders why developing professional recognition and resources for ecosystem builders is important to them.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 23, 2021

From England to Bangladesh via Switzerland, we spoke to some of our fearless founders who opened an Impact Hub in 2020. Meet Kamran, Shazeeb, and Carlotta, the founders of Impact Hub Bradford, Dhaka and Ticino respectively; Q. They tell us about their journey, learnings and aspirations for a better future. Let’s start with why.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While the University of Michigan has been formally educating students on entrepreneurship for decades, the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has notably ramped up in the last ten years and has effectively used its powerful alumni network to amplify its growth. Notably, Twilio recently became a publicly-traded corporation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Not only are there few female partners in VC funds, we are also not doing enough to support female founders. Startups received an unprecedented amount of financial investment during the pandemic, yet female founders lost ground. It’s better to challenge and improve products during the development process, not after they launch.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Why women entrepreneurs need more support Despite Romanias growing startup ecosystem, theres a glaring gender gap in entrepreneurship. But one programme isnt enough.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Arthur Tolsma , CEO and co-founder, Codean. Paul Mignot , founder and CEO, Withthegrid. Marcel Merkx , founder and CEO, CargoSnap. Jasper Voorendonk , marketer/founder, AgnostiPay. Menno Vergeer , co-founder and CEO, Redgrasp. Erik Stam , co-founder, Stichting Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Observatory.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. This event, heralded as the industry’s flagship, convenes a diverse community of new and experienced angel investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurial minds to explore critical topics and trends in angel investing.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

We need educational and awareness campaigns that communicate the importance of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystem building as a means to building stronger, more resilient, and equitable economies. Developed by the New Economy Initiative (NEI) in Detroit, the In Good Co. Winston-Salem.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., shared his preferred goal-setting methodology. “I’ve

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Nicholas leverages his extensive experience in entrepreneurialism, traditional and decentralized finance, and early-growth startups to provide operational guidance, optimize developer velocity, and help new sales teams reach operational maturity — quickly. Whatever their goal, our goal is to create economic mobility for our founders.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This post is part of a series featuring highlights from the Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building campaign which shone a spotlight on 40+ entrepreneurial ecosystem builders from around the U.S. Making our ecosystem more easily navigable and ultimately founder-friendly. and abroad between February and September 2020.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

That front-end work usually starts with helping founders who haven’t started a company before. i2E’s micro-accelerator, the E3 , helps founders vet and validate the path to market. Plains invests in well-vetted deal flow out of i2E and from other sources in Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. . Access to capital. .

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

TThe Incubator aims to cultivate a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem by offering tailored support and resources to women-led startups. During the program, up to 20 female founders from 10 early-stage impactful startups will participate in a series of masterclasses, mentoring sessions, and pitching exercises.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We adhere to the mantra that entrepreneurs must lead the entrepreneurial ecosystem, that the solutions we create must focus on the needs of emerging, existing and marginalized founders, and we have to listen actively, not just to what is being said but also to what is not being said. Format: Fireside Chats.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Back to top The History of the ACA's Public Policy Efforts The Angel Capital Association was a nascent organization in 2009-2010 when Congress developed the bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act in response to the fallout of the great recession. ACA continues to follow the SBA’s lead in recruiting more diverse investors and founders.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

“ Every community has its secret entrepreneurial success stories. Ecosystem builders must recruit those individuals and elevate them as examples for others by highlighting their stories to others. ” — Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building Playbook. We have to get better at telling our own stories.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The goal of EBLP is to collaboratively design, build, test, and validate a field-wide infrastructure that will accelerate adoption of ecosystem building as a practice in economic, community, workforce, and entrepreneurship development in the United States. Pava LaPere , Co-Founder & CEO at EcoMap (Sustainability Working Team).

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In the first three years of Startup Catalyst, there was only the Youth Mission (now called the Future Founders mission) sending 20 people at a time to Silicon Valley. I asked about support roles in general in the wider startup ecosystem. Ideally, a lot of it can be commercialised out into the ecosystem. Get involved.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 27, 2019

Forward Cities is a national capacity-building and learning network working within and between cities and micropolitans to create more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem development. He is the founder and principle of SMN Square headquartered in Richmond, VA. This is the mission of Forward Cities.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 8, 2022

As entrepreneurship increasingly becomes a cornerstone of this emerging inclusive growth journey, the need for early-stage investment capital increases, demanding support for initiatives towards the access of capital for the ecosystem to thrive.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Our mission is to build locally rooted and globally connected entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale. The Impact Hub approach supports the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems that are responsive to the needs of impact entrepreneurs.

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Impact Hub

JULY 30, 2021

Larissa de Moura, a Brazilian social innovator based in Spain, has experienced first-hand the challenges of being a young, migrant entrepreneur and developing her startup on her own, in an unknown country. It led me to develop my purpose and explore how I would make a positive impact on the world.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 10, 2023

As an example, early in QCA’s history, the group discovered a technology developed at a children’s hospital that could potentially be used to quickly prescribe the correct medication for people suffering from mental illness. Given all his experience, there are still investments and stories that stand out in a storied career.

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Impact Hub

JULY 22, 2020

At Impact Hub we measure change through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and we apply the same vision when addressing COVID-19. This message is addressed to everyone in the public and private sector, corporations and unions, banks and housing developers, and also our own community! Zinhle Phakathi.

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