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24) the expansion of an exciting program that will equip students with more tools and resources] to take their entrepreneurship and innovation to the next level. Reposted from the University of California Press Room. MORE
Techstars is always working to be a leader in inclusive entrepreneurship by improving opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities throughout our global ecosystem. The Techstars Foundation has supported 15 nonprofit organizations and hundreds of underrepresented entrepreneurs. MORE
Now it supports more than 60 young women, 11 of whom are at tertiary institutes all across Zimbabwe. In addition to providing tuition fees as a form of empowerment, Tariro also provides psychosocial support with a special focus on music and peer education. MORE
Supporting entrepreneurship, innovation and company formation is critical for improving cluster performance. Establishing entrepreneurial support programs (ESPs) with a specific cluster focus can consistently help to encourage entrepreneurship, launch new businesses and move innovations to market in the targeted cluster. Economic developers create cluster initiatives in order to support the growth of a particular cluster, or clusters. MORE
Can you really create a culture of entrepreneurship, or must it occur organically? Here in Silicon Valley the culture of entrepreneurship permeates just about everything. I have witnessed numerous communities that are actively fostering a culture of entrepreneurship. Here are a few effective strategies to help: Make entrepreneurship visible. Create regular opportunities to increase awareness about entrepreneurship in the community. MORE
Today you’re either here to graduate or support somebody graduating. entrepreneurshipMy Commencement Speech?—?Life Life at Your Crossroads Photo by Justin Luebke on Unsplash Crossroads Cal Poly Pomona! What’s up!?! I’m so grateful to be up here addressing you today. MORE
She came to a Startup Weekend and gave a speech about how New York wasn''t doing such a great job supporting tech entrepreneurship. Since then, her staff has been open and extremely responsive with regards to issues around tech and entrepreneurship. Her support made the Brooklyn Tech Triangle study possible and I''m always getting questions from her team about making sure their policies are keeping the fast growing tech sector in mind. MORE
With the right training and support, battery innovators can hold to their environmentally responsible values even in this super-charged competitive space. MORE
So it is with entrepreneurship. Or … maybe entrepreneurship is nurture and not nature. Nature vs. Nurture. You’ve all heard the question before. Let’s talk about kids for a moment. I grew up believing that human behavior was 20% nature, 80% nurture. MORE
This post explains how Stripe (a USV portfolio company) started with remote engineering hubs in Seattle, Dublin, and Singapore, and then evolved into a structure that supports remote workers anywhere. entrepreneurship managementThis is a topic I’ve written about a bunch over the years. I feel like it is becoming more urgent every day. Last week I heard some shocking numbers about salary levels for certain kinds of engineers in the bay area. MORE
Also, utilize our ecosystem and engage support systems available such as our growing network of business accelerators, and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, a support system from which AireHealth has benefited. MORE
As a Georgetown University alum, I’m very proud to see the first graduating class of the Pivot Program , Georgetown’s new program to help returning citizens learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship. In addition to accessing entrepreneurship training and other resources, Pivot participants can also access space at the Georgetown Venture Lab , co-located at a WeWork facility near the White House. Entrepreneurship and Returning Citizens. MORE
A new approach from the Kauffman Foundation for analyzing and benchmarking entrepreneurial results, Indicators of Early-Stage Entrepreneurship, reports state-by-state performance against four indicators of entrepreneurship. From the Love’s Cup collegiate business plan competition, through the R&D funding from OCAST, to the venture services provided by i2E, Oklahoma supports and encourages entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is seen as a legitimate career here. MORE
He is currently the president and CEO of Support Services of Virginia , a mid-sized company that provides Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver services, supports and housing in community-based integrated settings across Virginia, USA. MORE
LaunchPad Lift “was the most impactful incubator/entrepreneurship program I have participated in. Together, we help students learn about entrepreneurship, find great mentors, and start successful companies. Entrepreneurship is all about action. MORE
The flurry of media activity in entrepreneurship including the spate of new TV shows like X-Factor for tech and Shark Tank, the refocus of the NYTimes and WSJ on technology, and the number of entrepreneurs on mainstream magazine covers gave me the impression that entrepreneurship is on the rise. There’s this idea that we can somehow rely on entrepreneurship to get us out of the job crisis,” said Scott Shane, an economics professor at Case Western Reserve University. MORE
Quite a change from my exhilarating evening at low-key co-working commune at BetaHaus Berlin the day before: this is entrepreneurship with a Tesla thrown in. Multi-touch, multi-task, high res, flash support :-) , full html5 compliant, $399. MORE
Mark your calendars for the week of November 18-24, 2019, the 12 th annual celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week. All of this work is devoted to telling the story of how entrepreneurship can be a tool for personal enrichment, economic development, and community building. Check out the GEW USA site for events in your area , and get out there and support your local entrepreneurs. Global Entrepreneurship Week: November 18-24, 2019. MORE
Techstars, and Future Females are piloting an initiative to move the needle on the participation and success of women in tech entrepreneurship around the globe. MORE
The bottom line is that Indiana is well-positioned to be a global leader in this space, thanks to an entrepreneur-friendly business environment, support organizations like AgriNovus, and key anchor institutions, including Purdue University and leading corporate players such as Corteva Agriscience, Elanco, and others. Entrepreneurship and the Agbiosciences in Indiana. MORE
In honor of National Inventors’ Day, we’re showcasing 10 women innovators we’ve supported to motivate and inspire tomorrow’s female inventors. Early Stage Innovators Inclusive entrepreneurship E-Team MORE
That is what company values are all about at the end of the day – helping people make decisions that everyone in the company will be proud of and supportive of. entrepreneurship management MORE
The decision to shut Kik and scale back to a small core developer team is all about continuing to support the Kin cryptocurrency which has over 2mm monthly people earning Kin and over 600k spending Kin across a large network of mobile apps that run the Kin SDK. What we must do is support the teams making these decisions and getting to the other side of them. entrepreneurshipEvery startup journey involves making some really hard decisions. MORE
Why talking about “starters” more than “startups” can change the way you view entrepreneurship. In recent years, the idea of entrepreneurship has become more popular than ever. Entrepreneurship in its purest form is a fundamental human phenomenon. MORE
The interactive International Entrepreneurial Summit (IES) focused on supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) —17 goals and 169 targets to eradicate poverty, reverse inequality and halt climate change by 2030. MORE
We have learned that with support and assistance, these startups can morph into “gazelles,” and when they do the payback is huge. However, there is less support for great business ideas that may not be high-growth in the traditional sense but will allow someone to start a great company and make a good living for their family or even create generational wealth within the family. News entrepreneurship moon shot NASA Scott MeachamBy Scott Meacham. MORE
Develop major new supports for the non-tuition costs of adult workforce training. . I participated on the advisory board of this study and support all of these recommendations. economics employment enterprise entrepreneurship hacking education hacking government management NYC policy PoliticsThe tech sector is the fastest growing sector of the economy in NYC and around the US and around the world. The tech sector offers high paying jobs and a growing number of them. MORE
As entrepreneur support organizations seek to support Spanish speakers starting new businesses, they need to understand that engaging this community effectively and respectfully may require some new ways of thinking. “In MORE
Within a growing network of three Colorado prisons, Defy runs a rigorous eight-month program focusing on reentry planning, employment readiness, entrepreneurship and character development, culminating in a Shark Tank-style pitch competition. MORE
The mission of the Techstars Foundation is to support and develop underrepresented entrepreneurs in order to stimulate innovation and positive social and economic global. We are thrilled to partner with Techstars to grow and inspire inclusive entrepreneurship around the world. MORE
Shining a light on burnout among entrepreneurs and the people who support them. Working closely with ecosystem builders who support entrepreneurs, CO.STARTERS sees burnout as an emerging issue in our network. But ecosystem building and entrepreneurship are community sports.” MORE
As I said in this post , I am generally a “one share one vote proponent”, but I have supported founder control provisions in a few companies where I was or am on the board. entrepreneurshipI have not written a lot about this issue. These provisions make me uncomfortable but there are solid arguments for them, particularly when you are taking a company public and want to be able to keep it independent. MORE
What types of housing can we build to support that world, and can we build enough of it? This is a serious, but under-discussed, hurdle for entrepreneurship. entrepreneurship startup housing MORE
VentureWell Director of Venture Development, Eli Velasquez offers insights on how to develop pitch competitions that provide maximum support to startups. Early Stage Innovators I&E Ecosystems competitions entrepreneurship entrepreneurship education innovation startup MORE
This was a very positive development as subscriptions better align the interests of the users and the developers of mobile and web applications and avoid many of the negative aspects of the free/ad supported business model. crypto entrepreneurship machine learning policy Politics VC & Technology Web/TechMy friend Steve Kane suggested I take a longer view in my pair of year end posts this year: What, no decade end/decade ahead posts? MORE
The post pop-up classes: a simple, effective approach to supporting young innovators appeared first on VentureWell. Faculty entrepreneurship education teaching resources MORE
I have always believed that supporting the people who build software is a great business and it is. entrepreneurship VC & TechnologyI have been investing in developer tools since the earliest days of my VC career. The first investment I led in the late 80s was a financing that provided the funds to acquire a programming editor called Brief. It was a text-based editor for PCs. That investment worked out but we didn’t make a lot of money on it. MORE
And talk more towards, what I call, the ‘fake entrepreneurship lifestyle’- entrepreneurs just doing it for the events, the glitz and glamour, the fame etc. Friends that are supportive and loving can do a world of good! MORE
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 25, 2019
He is currently the president and CEO of Support Services of Virginia , a mid-sized company that provides Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver services, supports and housing in community-based integrated settings across Virginia, USA.
TechStars
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Within a growing network of three Colorado prisons, Defy runs a rigorous eight-month program focusing on reentry planning, employment readiness, entrepreneurship and character development, culminating in a Shark Tank-style pitch competition.
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Venture Well
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
The post pop-up classes: a simple, effective approach to supporting young innovators appeared first on VentureWell. Faculty entrepreneurship education teaching resources
TechStars
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
24) the expansion of an exciting program that will equip students with more tools and resources] to take their entrepreneurship and innovation to the next level. Reposted from the University of California Press Room.
Co Starters
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
As entrepreneur support organizations seek to support Spanish speakers starting new businesses, they need to understand that engaging this community effectively and respectfully may require some new ways of thinking. “In
This is going to be BIG.
JULY 31, 2013
She came to a Startup Weekend and gave a speech about how New York wasn''t doing such a great job supporting tech entrepreneurship. Since then, her staff has been open and extremely responsive with regards to issues around tech and entrepreneurship. Her support made the Brooklyn Tech Triangle study possible and I''m always getting questions from her team about making sure their policies are keeping the fast growing tech sector in mind.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
APRIL 9, 2019
A new approach from the Kauffman Foundation for analyzing and benchmarking entrepreneurial results, Indicators of Early-Stage Entrepreneurship, reports state-by-state performance against four indicators of entrepreneurship. From the Love’s Cup collegiate business plan competition, through the R&D funding from OCAST, to the venture services provided by i2E, Oklahoma supports and encourages entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is seen as a legitimate career here.
Venture Well
JULY 29, 2019
VentureWell Director of Venture Development, Eli Velasquez offers insights on how to develop pitch competitions that provide maximum support to startups. Early Stage Innovators I&E Ecosystems competitions entrepreneurship entrepreneurship education innovation startup
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
So it is with entrepreneurship. Or … maybe entrepreneurship is nurture and not nature. Nature vs. Nurture. You’ve all heard the question before. Let’s talk about kids for a moment. I grew up believing that human behavior was 20% nature, 80% nurture.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
JULY 10, 2019
We have learned that with support and assistance, these startups can morph into “gazelles,” and when they do the payback is huge. However, there is less support for great business ideas that may not be high-growth in the traditional sense but will allow someone to start a great company and make a good living for their family or even create generational wealth within the family. News entrepreneurship moon shot NASA Scott MeachamBy Scott Meacham.
Carol Lauffer
AUGUST 21, 2019
Supporting entrepreneurship, innovation and company formation is critical for improving cluster performance. Establishing entrepreneurial support programs (ESPs) with a specific cluster focus can consistently help to encourage entrepreneurship, launch new businesses and move innovations to market in the targeted cluster. Economic developers create cluster initiatives in order to support the growth of a particular cluster, or clusters.
EntreWorks Consulting
APRIL 13, 2019
The bottom line is that Indiana is well-positioned to be a global leader in this space, thanks to an entrepreneur-friendly business environment, support organizations like AgriNovus, and key anchor institutions, including Purdue University and leading corporate players such as Corteva Agriscience, Elanco, and others. Entrepreneurship and the Agbiosciences in Indiana.
EntreWorks Consulting
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Mark your calendars for the week of November 18-24, 2019, the 12 th annual celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week. All of this work is devoted to telling the story of how entrepreneurship can be a tool for personal enrichment, economic development, and community building. Check out the GEW USA site for events in your area , and get out there and support your local entrepreneurs. Global Entrepreneurship Week: November 18-24, 2019.
Venture Well
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
In honor of National Inventors’ Day, we’re showcasing 10 women innovators we’ve supported to motivate and inspire tomorrow’s female inventors. Early Stage Innovators Inclusive entrepreneurship E-Team
Carol Lauffer
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Can you really create a culture of entrepreneurship, or must it occur organically? Here in Silicon Valley the culture of entrepreneurship permeates just about everything. I have witnessed numerous communities that are actively fostering a culture of entrepreneurship. Here are a few effective strategies to help: Make entrepreneurship visible. Create regular opportunities to increase awareness about entrepreneurship in the community.
TechStars
JULY 24, 2019
The mission of the Techstars Foundation is to support and develop underrepresented entrepreneurs in order to stimulate innovation and positive social and economic global. We are thrilled to partner with Techstars to grow and inspire inclusive entrepreneurship around the world.
Co Starters
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Why talking about “starters” more than “startups” can change the way you view entrepreneurship. In recent years, the idea of entrepreneurship has become more popular than ever. Entrepreneurship in its purest form is a fundamental human phenomenon.
TechStars
AUGUST 22, 2019
Techstars, and Future Females are piloting an initiative to move the needle on the participation and success of women in tech entrepreneurship around the globe.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 2, 2019
The interactive International Entrepreneurial Summit (IES) focused on supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) —17 goals and 169 targets to eradicate poverty, reverse inequality and halt climate change by 2030.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
That is what company values are all about at the end of the day – helping people make decisions that everyone in the company will be proud of and supportive of. entrepreneurship management
Co Starters
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Shining a light on burnout among entrepreneurs and the people who support them. Working closely with ecosystem builders who support entrepreneurs, CO.STARTERS sees burnout as an emerging issue in our network. But ecosystem building and entrepreneurship are community sports.”
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
I have always believed that supporting the people who build software is a great business and it is. entrepreneurship VC & TechnologyI have been investing in developer tools since the earliest days of my VC career. The first investment I led in the late 80s was a financing that provided the funds to acquire a programming editor called Brief. It was a text-based editor for PCs. That investment worked out but we didn’t make a lot of money on it.
Venture Well
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
With the right training and support, battery innovators can hold to their environmentally responsible values even in this super-charged competitive space.
Tomasz Tunguz
OCTOBER 4, 2012
The flurry of media activity in entrepreneurship including the spate of new TV shows like X-Factor for tech and Shark Tank, the refocus of the NYTimes and WSJ on technology, and the number of entrepreneurs on mainstream magazine covers gave me the impression that entrepreneurship is on the rise. There’s this idea that we can somehow rely on entrepreneurship to get us out of the job crisis,” said Scott Shane, an economics professor at Case Western Reserve University.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Develop major new supports for the non-tuition costs of adult workforce training. . I participated on the advisory board of this study and support all of these recommendations. economics employment enterprise entrepreneurship hacking education hacking government management NYC policy PoliticsThe tech sector is the fastest growing sector of the economy in NYC and around the US and around the world. The tech sector offers high paying jobs and a growing number of them.
EntreWorks Consulting
AUGUST 2, 2019
As a Georgetown University alum, I’m very proud to see the first graduating class of the Pivot Program , Georgetown’s new program to help returning citizens learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship. In addition to accessing entrepreneurship training and other resources, Pivot participants can also access space at the Georgetown Venture Lab , co-located at a WeWork facility near the White House. Entrepreneurship and Returning Citizens.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
This post explains how Stripe (a USV portfolio company) started with remote engineering hubs in Seattle, Dublin, and Singapore, and then evolved into a structure that supports remote workers anywhere. entrepreneurship managementThis is a topic I’ve written about a bunch over the years. I feel like it is becoming more urgent every day. Last week I heard some shocking numbers about salary levels for certain kinds of engineers in the bay area.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
The decision to shut Kik and scale back to a small core developer team is all about continuing to support the Kin cryptocurrency which has over 2mm monthly people earning Kin and over 600k spending Kin across a large network of mobile apps that run the Kin SDK. What we must do is support the teams making these decisions and getting to the other side of them. entrepreneurshipEvery startup journey involves making some really hard decisions.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
As I said in this post , I am generally a “one share one vote proponent”, but I have supported founder control provisions in a few companies where I was or am on the board. entrepreneurshipI have not written a lot about this issue. These provisions make me uncomfortable but there are solid arguments for them, particularly when you are taking a company public and want to be able to keep it independent.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
DECEMBER 31, 2019
This was a very positive development as subscriptions better align the interests of the users and the developers of mobile and web applications and avoid many of the negative aspects of the free/ad supported business model. crypto entrepreneurship machine learning policy Politics VC & Technology Web/TechMy friend Steve Kane suggested I take a longer view in my pair of year end posts this year: What, no decade end/decade ahead posts?
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2019
Today you’re either here to graduate or support somebody graduating. entrepreneurshipMy Commencement Speech?—?Life Life at Your Crossroads Photo by Justin Luebke on Unsplash Crossroads Cal Poly Pomona! What’s up!?! I’m so grateful to be up here addressing you today.
Revolution
DECEMBER 3, 2019
What types of housing can we build to support that world, and can we build enough of it? This is a serious, but under-discussed, hurdle for entrepreneurship. entrepreneurship startup housing
TechStars
MARCH 15, 2019
Techstars is always working to be a leader in inclusive entrepreneurship by improving opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities throughout our global ecosystem. The Techstars Foundation has supported 15 nonprofit organizations and hundreds of underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Revolution
MAY 21, 2019
Also, utilize our ecosystem and engage support systems available such as our growing network of business accelerators, and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, a support system from which AireHealth has benefited.
Startup Grind
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
And talk more towards, what I call, the ‘fake entrepreneurship lifestyle’- entrepreneurs just doing it for the events, the glitz and glamour, the fame etc. Friends that are supportive and loving can do a world of good!
Impact Hub
JUNE 10, 2019
Now it supports more than 60 young women, 11 of whom are at tertiary institutes all across Zimbabwe. In addition to providing tuition fees as a form of empowerment, Tariro also provides psychosocial support with a special focus on music and peer education.
Fred Destin
JUNE 26, 2010
Quite a change from my exhilarating evening at low-key co-working commune at BetaHaus Berlin the day before: this is entrepreneurship with a Tesla thrown in. Multi-touch, multi-task, high res, flash support :-) , full html5 compliant, $399.
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