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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. Eric Parker. Our biggest challenge is continual impostor syndrome.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. 2015 Waterdog We’re disrupting the traditional channel model by fundamentally changing the way the partner and reseller relationship works.

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What Does Social Entrepreneurship Look Like?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We’re making a mark through disruptive change, but we realize we can’t compete with the 25,000 schools throughout South Africa alone. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, we saw an opportunity to leverage our business acumen to drive growth in South Africa’s educational sector.

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What Will Workplaces Look Like After The Pandemic?

Impact Hub

The crisis is an opportunity to create impact. Its sudden disruption highlights a period of change and opportunity that can be used to address many challenges that the planet faces. That’s why COVID-19 is an opportunity to transition to a more sustainable, balanced, conscious, and fair world.

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Starting a SPARK

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We’re making a mark through disruptive change, but we realize we can’t compete with the 25,000 schools throughout South Africa alone. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, we saw an opportunity to leverage our business acumen to drive growth in South Africa’s educational sector.

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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

Andreessen Horowitz

We believe growth is progress – leading to vitality, expansion of life, increasing knowledge, higher well being. We agree with Paul Collier when he says, “Economic growth is not a cure-all, but lack of growth is a kill-all.” We believe everything good is downstream of growth.

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A Samurai, a Knight, and a Yankee

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Seizing on this window of opportunity, Kuroda-dono and Lady Lagarde chimed in: “Well, Sir Powell, we’d like to see you prove it! All the dominant economic “-isms” assume never ending growth. Boycotting Russia puts Europe and Japan in far more dangerous positions, as both need cheap energy to sustain their manufacturing prowess.

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