Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

We amplify the voice of the innovators and entrepreneurs, of small business and new ventures. Now more than ever, not letting down the entrepreneurs. Similarly, as an educator I’ve been blessed to connect with the very best entrepreneurship educators (stay tuned!). To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? All of them. ALL of them.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

The competition intensified further last year when American incumbents Beyond Meat and Eat Just entered China. Eghosa Omoigui, the founder and managing general partner of EchoVC Partners, has helped entrepreneurs navigate the first steps of starting a company and laying the right foundation early on. Image Credits: Fenwick.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

In other news: Extra Crunch Live, a series of interviews with leading investors and entrepreneurs, returns next month with a full slate of guests. In the United Kingdom and Europe, government innovation programs have helped entrepreneurs close higher numbers of Series A and B rounds.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 21, 2021

Another example is Stone, a Brazilian fin-tech unicorn started in 2012, which disrupted the incumbents’ sales strategy by creating a hub-and-spoke model that deployed a passionate salesforce of “Stone Warriors” throughout the country. on both the customer side and the internal side?—?will

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

Working With A Chinese Factory, Hardware Entrepreneur Edition. It was just a matter of time until an intrepid Chinese entrepreneur with a tech background decided to take on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. So it was just a matter of time until an intrepid Chinese entrepreneur with a tech background decided to take on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

For the real enemy was never “Anne” nor “Tom,” but an incumbent banking industry that had grown not just too big to fail but too big to listen and respond to a generation of digital-savvy customers who wanted a more modern banking experience. Therefore, I came to the conclusion that I also had something to give.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

I think copywriting overall is one of the most underrated skills in entrepreneurship generally. This is how startup entrepreneurship works up here if you're self-funded. Because people don't love the incumbent right now. Dharmesh: I've talked to hundreds of entrepreneurs by this point. Sam: He talks to me all the time.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs. There is an incredible, thriving entrepreneurship culture that breeds fascinating companies weekly. by about 12-18 months.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

Acquisitions contribute to the health of the startup ecosystem, as entrepreneurs who realize liquidity through the sale of their company regularly go on to found innovative new companies and often invest in other startups as angel investors or venture capitalists. Acquisition changes could impact entrepreneurship.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Gurley’s been attacking this from another perspective, that of the entrepreneur. The other thing that’s pretty obvious, I think, for any entrepreneur, you say, “Wow, look, there’s a lot of room for disruption.” I’m not sure there is a way to expose it to entrepreneurship or there is an inlet for you.”

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