TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

When I hear the realism that comes from founders with setback it elicits an understanding of what it takes to be successful at a startup that frankly can’t exist unless you’ve walked in those shoes before. In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 4, 2021

boom, a startup is born… And if you take a long view of their [founders] career, they’re missing out on the depth of things, experience, and authenticity of experience that I think informs the most interesting category-defining companies out there.” founders could build startups for the long term, based on these trends.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 19, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mick Kalle Mickelborg, the founder of Wisdm and a computer scientist and technology entrepreneur at heart. At the age of 21, he started his first startup with his family, GOALS, aiming to help primarily young individuals set goals and achieve them. He grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark. He raised 1 mln.

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Gust

DECEMBER 31, 2012

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. Startups can rarely afford or even attract the young superstar C-level executives they covet – these people want big salaries, big staffs, and big budgets – who are also known to push founders out of the way.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

Successful startup founders do not spring fully formed from the head of whatever god or goddess keeps tabs on entrepreneurs. It takes time to educate yourself, learn essential skills and acquire a smart, connected network. You’ll Learn from the Best Leading founders: They’ve been in your shoes.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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Gust

JANUARY 19, 2014

It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. These include the following: Networking with people who know.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

SDAC engages angel investors and provides coaching, education, and connections to founders. Founder Brad Hel ler Ecodrive – B2B platform that makes sustainability accessible, transparent and ROI effective. Founder, CEO Olivia Rutman, CTP Landng Inc. Each year, the program culminates in a live final funding event.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 26, 2023

The edutech firm has an academic faculty of experienced educators and mentors in English, Science, and Mathematics. It collaborates with various institutions in Singapore and internationally to allow students to access worldwide education from a young age. The value of the global edtech market was $106.46

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There’s so many companies targeting startup founders and their wealth – there’s literally a new one launching every month or two all backed by big name VCs, but no one is focused on the business owner that is otherwise doing well but is not a startup founder or a startup employee,” he said.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, calling oneself a startup founder was certainly seen as a flex. In addition to having fewer outlets to address mental health issues, founders on the continent are facing a new kind of pressure, the type that comes off the back of a record venture capital year (2021) bolstered by large U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Register Hailing from Singapore, Jeshua Soh is a young and dynamic angel investor who has woven a narrative that curves through unconventional education, accidental entrepreneurship, and a globetrotting escapade to over 55 countries across five continents. In the early stages, it’s really all about the founder/founding team.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Here’s who we spoke to: Jonathan Martinez, founder, JMStrategy. Gus Ferguson and Alyssa Crankshaw, co-founders, Ascendant. Shane Hegde, founder and CEO, Air. By July 2021, startup founders had raised $268.7 What a startup needs the most will change over time. . — was high on their to-do list.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The VCs who founders love the most. Managing Editor Danny Crichton spearheaded the development of The TechCrunch List earlier this year to help seed-stage founders connect with VCs who write first checks. ” The VCs who founders love the most. API startups are so hot right now. Jan Lynn-Matern, Emerge Education.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I wasn’t ready for the disparities that I saw (when it came to) opportunity for people, whether it was education or quality of housing or access to government services. I don’t think there’s anyplace in the world where you see the importance of transportation and economic mobility as you do in Detroit,” Robinson says.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Can you provide insights into the scope of the soccer education market? As for the size of the soccer education market in South Korea, it’s approximately 32 trillion KRW (Korean Won), with 1 trillion KRW dedicated to private education. Notably, everyday people are seeking for a formal sports education compared to the past.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Tens of thousands of students and professionals move out of India each year to pursue higher education and for work. That was the takeaway Raghunandan G , the founder of ride-hailing firm TaxiForSure ( sold to local giant Ola ), returned to India with after a trip. Banks in the U.S., Banks in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

European and North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021. Pre-pandemic, VCs were notoriously reluctant to invest in education-related companies. Today, edtech startups are seeing higher average deal sizes, more seed and pre-seed funding from non-VC investors, and an influx of generalists.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

Now we need to think about brand-building, labeling, consumer education, scaling production, and developing and improving the supply chain and inputs that will support a scalable industry.” How can founders work with regulators and investors to bring more proof-of-concept projects to fruition? There have been some strides in the U.S.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 24, 2021

In co-authoring Beyond Product , I set out to help founders with exactly this challenge. These steps apply to entrepreneurs, particularly to tech startup founders. Confusion about what marketing is drives the majority of the problems founders face with it. Take a deep breath, and some useful advice.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Early-stage startup founders and investors need to keep their fingers on the sector’s very rapid pulse and the best place to do that is, you guessed it, TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9. TC Sessions: Mobility isn’t just an educational opportunity, it’s a real networking opportunity.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. Startup failure is easy to hold up as a type of martyrdom for progress, especially if the founders are starting out scrappy in the first place and trying to save the world. Subscribe here. TechCrunch.

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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. Just as the $2.4B

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

This is a critical blind spot, especially as VC-funded startups seek to disrupt such fundamental parts of our lives as education, finance and health. This lack of diversity is mirrored in the gender and racial composition of founders who receive VC funding. At the same time, Black and Latinx founders received less than 2.3%

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

“The additive manufacturing industry has shown steady and strong growth over the last decade and startups have played a crucial role during this time,” Arno Held, co-founder and managing partner at AM Ventures, said in a statement. I spoke with Arno to find out what’s happening in the land of 3D printing.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 17, 2022

Census Bureau’s business formation data shows that more than four million people became founders in 2020 alone. Be sure to go online and get an education in what the NFT investing audience is talking about before designing any that you plan to sell. . What Startup Founders Should Know About NFTs and Intellectual Property Protection.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

All right, here are the final five business Brahmins who will help judge the Startup Battlefield pitch competition. Mar Hershenson , co-founder and managing partner at Pear VC. Tisch is the chairman of Good Dog, a marketplace to find pets online, and is the co-founder of Techstars NY.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders 5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem The startup economy has grown and shifted since the turn of the century, and universities — stocked with a never-ending supply smart, ambitious young people — have increasingly taken part.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. I was mainly educated in accounting and finance. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Joe Devon is the co-founder of Diamond , a digital agency that builds accessible experiences. He is also a co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day and chair of the GAAD Foundation. A lot of work remains in raising awareness and educating people about why we need to make these changes and how to go about it. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. But who’s talking about the power of exits to change the playing field for diverse founders?

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

During that time, entrepreneurship-related education programs were offered by the Gyeonggi Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA), operated in collaboration with Pangyo Startup Campus. The Information Protection Cluster is a supportive hub for startups in the security domain.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

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? Kate went on to explain the importance of laying a strong foundation by educating ourselves and listening to the perspectives of others in order to understand their needs. “We

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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 is particularly beneficial for black investors and founders looking to enhance their understanding of the angel investing process, from due diligence and valuation to deal structuring.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Andrius Milinavicius , founder, Baltic Sandbox. Jone Vaituleviciute , partner, Startup Wise Guys. Who are the key startup people in your city (e.g., investors, founders, lawyers, designers, etc.)? Founders: Justas Janauskas, Milda Mitkut ? Andrius Milinavicius, founder, Baltic Sandbox. Rokas Tamoši?nas

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