Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

In a world where constant change and the need for sustainable solutions are more urgent than ever, young entrepreneurs emerge as the driving force behind innovation and progress — as demonstrated by the winners of EO’s 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. However, their journeys are not without challenges.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Here’s a list of top sources for funding minority entrepreneurs. The NASE has been around since 1981, providing entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, including those by minority owners with access to grants and educational resources. It is a great resource for minority entrepreneurs with a more specific funding need.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

Before this program, I had the desire to pursue venture capital funding but lacked the clarity on what steps to take. The learning sessions were game changers that provided me with all the necessary details on how to approach and attract venture capitalists. “The

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The GitHub Student Developer Pack offers more than $200k in developer tools/training for student entrepreneurs or any students. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The CMU Venture Challenge is an international startup competition open to undergraduates from across the United States.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Entrepreneurs are drawn to Singapore’s comprehensive support system, which has business-incubating infrastructure, tax incentives, substantial government subsidies, and strong international connections. This article serves as a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs eyeing Singapore as their business launchpad.

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Founder Bounty

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Courses and mentorship to help start a business. Test our your market first before you invest time into a product I keep telling this to entrepreneurs. Is antler or any accelerator worth doing to start my company Entrepreneurs do need a lot of support and it’s not easy to build a company. FounderBounty. Should you do it?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in Venture Capital It’s time to tear open the seemingly impenetrable ‘old boys’ network It’s no secret that founders seek out investors who value diversity and recognize the success that comes from having diverse teams. However, the question of how to make this a reality remains unanswered.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and Venture capital is about backing the leaders of tomorrow who imagine the world as it should be and aren’t constrained by what it is today. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?—?leadership, Does This Mean You’re Retiring? I’m only 52!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. There are home-grown venture capital firms doing well, too, citing Kazek’s $1 billion funds. Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

The Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator , funded by a $300,000 contribution from the bank, aims to empower female entrepreneurs dedicated to creating a positive social impact. Through this initiative, aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs will have access to vital resources such as training, mentorship, and seed funding.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Capital may help someone take the jump into entrepreneurship, but what about the activation energy to let them think that big in the first place? The entrepreneur behind First Text , a low-friction service that connects founders to investors, launched Z Fellows last year to test out his take. Levy still interviews all fellows himself.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

And while some venture capital firms merely inject funding, The Family Fund’s focus is more on mentorship and extending its network of partners and vendors, or whatever else can help with a company’s operations, marketing and logistics. “It

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

Participants will receive mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals and will have the opportunity to participate in the Singapore FinTech Festival. Tenity aims to support visionary entrepreneurs in the region and contribute to the growth of emerging technologies and groundbreaking startups.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

Here’s a great story from an entrepreneur who bootstrapped her business that will help give you an idea of how you can scale your business via bootstrapping. Related: This Entrepreneur Shares How She Bootstrapped Her Startup (and How You Can, Too). Asking friends and family for capital is always an option. Crowdfunding.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. And Jim & I went on to raise several more venture capital funds in our day jobs. So we went for it.

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Its aim is to invest $20k into each of its accepted companies at an early-stage and then provide six months of hands-on support, advice and mentorship as they build their product or service. Entrepreneur first Entering the world of startups can be a tremendous learning experience for individuals, but is an isolating process.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

Grant programs offering free money are hard to come by, which is why many entrepreneurs frequently end up applying for small business loans or try crowdfunding to start or expand their companies. Here is a list of grants for minority women entrepreneurs: Power Forward Grant Program. of venture capital funding ?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

As part of the retail giant’s self-proclaimed mission to better address underrepresentation and technology inequities, the company announced today that it is investing up to $10 million in Brown Venture Group. Black and Latin communities were the recipients of just 2.6% of total funding in 2020 , according to Crunchbase data. .

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As such, Neil provides both guidance and counsel as well as direct support to startups and entrepreneurs, knowing this combination is a more natural and dynamic approach to empowering the entrepreneurial community. Entrepreneurs gain access to knowledge, mentorship, and contacts, significantly increasing their chances of success.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Global CVC Conference – Unlocking Pathways to Investment For the first time in 2023, COMEUP will host a “Global CVC Conference,” with participation from over 160 venture capitalists (VCs). The Global CVC Conference aims to facilitate significant investments and international market entry for startups.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I spoke with Sopoong chief executive Max Sang-Yeop Han , a serial entrepreneur who joined Sopoong in 2016 and acquired the firm in 2019, to learn about the VC’s plans. Nine of the 16 portfolio companies are participating in Sopoong’s first accelerator program, which launched in June and runs for six months.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

I began comparing my personal experience as an entrepreneur starting my business 50 years ago to the entrepreneurial ecosystem today. Unfortunately, we have created a widening opportunity gap for most Americans to become entrepreneurs. We start half as many new businesses in this country today as we did 30 years ago.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

He said the move is a “direct response to the systemic racial inequities in access to capital for Black and brown entrepreneurs” and aimed at addressing “the racial wealth gap.”. “I And, Detroit-based ID Ventures says it invests in minority and women-led companies “at 4x the national average.”

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Why do they invest in venture capital? We raised $280 million.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2019, female-led companies received less than 5 percent of the global venture capital. In a male-dominated space, programs geared toward supporting female entrepreneurs have emerged to close the gap on all fronts. FirstCheck Africa , a female-focused angel fund that launched yesterday, is hoping to address this challenge.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

And while venture capital and founder support programs within the continent are growing, a lot still remains to be done to meet the financing, technology and social capital needs of the especially marginalized groups like women founders. The initial investment phase will run for three years.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Hacker houses are making a comeback for entrepreneurs as remote work drags on. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Womxn Ignite sets up mentorship sessions from a revolving-base of female entrepreneurs. To do so, teams go through a variety of mentor sessions.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

During its program, SparkLabs provides funding, mentorship and access to administrative and legal advisory support for startups. He added that its partners and mentors are all former entrepreneurs and have global business experience in both the U.S. and Asia. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair shared some of his thoughts about building a sturdy leadership team and drafted a thorough checklist for entrepreneurs who are putting a crew together. The fact that the globe is awash in venture capital should not be news to readers of this newsletter. Are you even the best choice for CEO?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Year-in, year-out, the gender gap in venture capital investment continues to be a problem women founders face. In the long term, there needs to be foundational change to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. Venture capital is far from a level playing field. More posts by this contributor.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. So why is this initiative so important for men, women and other gender identities?

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

The other day, Ron Conway said at an event that “ he hopes that any entrepreneur that has “the guts” to start a company gets funded.” Too many entrepreneurs start out their business endeavors with an investment pitch. That’s what makes venture capital such a risky investment.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

As put by Doug Beyer, managing director at Radianx Capital, “Disruptive investment strategies and models are hard to come by and it is even more rare to be an early investor in an asset class or strategy before they’re overcrowded; if venture capital is an important part of your existing portfolio then venture studios deserve serious consideration.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2019

Santoro attended the 2019 Startup Grind Global as an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ambassador and mentor. After the Startup Grind Global conference, he took time to reflect on the lessons he learned from the many early-stage entrepreneurs he spoke with. So where does an entrepreneur go? We share his thoughts below. .

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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Feedough

JANUARY 20, 2021

An entrepreneur sows a seed in the form of a startup idea , takes care of it and nurtures it with internal and external aid till the startup grows, reaps fruits, and sustains itself. Startup aid usually comes in the form of funding and capital investment. Startups are a lot like plants. Sources Of Seed Funding.

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