American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Many startups are founded with great ideas but fail because the founder lacks the adaptability, problem-solving ability, or grit to push through setbacks. Networking & Collaboration Building relationships, seeking mentorship, and leveraging partnerships for growth. Why Is an Entrepreneurial Mindset Important?

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

Syed Balkhi , Founder, WPBeginner Showcase Real-World Impact and Metrics When pitching to investors, especially in the early stages, it’s easy to focus solely on financials — but in today’s landscape, especially in beauty and wellness, impact is a currency of its own. Tips for other founders: 1.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2025

Participants gained access to expert mentorship, technical guidance, funding resources, and go-to-market support designed to help scale their solutions globally. Terra Security Leads with Agentic AI-Powered Web Application Testing Shahar Peled, co-founder and CEO of Terra Security, shared his vision following the win.

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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

Your co-founders and early hires set the tone for your entire company. However, clear legal frameworks and sound intellectual property (IP) strategies can safeguard your innovations and support your overall growth. Take the time to draft founders’ agreements, equity distribution, and clear roles from day one.

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StartupNation

JULY 2, 2025

A strong company culture grows from genuine care, and when people feel supported, they naturally want to be part of it and share it with others. As a founder or executive, your actions become the blueprint for your organization. These small gestures signal care, and over time, they shape a culture where people feel seen and supported.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Its a striking reminder that beyond financial resources and business plans, confidence and support networks are essential for female entrepreneurs to thrive.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

Washingtons Premier Connector of Tech and Policy Leaders Welcomes the Next Generation of Innovators that includes Delta Force, an annual cohort designed to support 6-10 of DCs most promising startup founders. As the official D.C. Regulatory and Policy Intelligence to navigate the evolving landscape of cutting-edge industries.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

With support from peers and the incredible State of Search community, we fixed the issue, restructured the backend, and got things back on track. Dan Steiner , Co-Founder, Good Laundry Swift Action Restores Access Amid Regulation Shift When regulations shifted suddenly in one of our core markets, business ground to a halt overnight.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

CEO Craig spoke at the Summit’s Women Entrepreneurs Forum that highlighted her success as founder of Sidus Space and her ongoing commitment to STEM education and inclusion. Carol Craig, the Founder and CEO of Sidus Space, elevated the voice of American aerospace innovation at the 2 025 Global Summit of Women in Berlin.

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2025

It is not surprising, therefore, that when founders go to sell their wares, they rely heavily on description and demonstration. During our research, we identified more than 50 companies where the founders proudly declared they have done “more than one hundred demos.” Forget how proud the founders feel about their new offering.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 4, 2025

Yann Auzoux I had the pleasure of interviewing Yann Auzoux , a former Davis Cup player, top 100 ATP-tour match winner, elite tennis coach, and the founder of Tennis Central Corporation. The structure, support, and spark that once helped produce global champions started to fade. What motivated you to launch yourstartup? Everything.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 12, 2025

Through MTI’s flagship four-month program, the companies will receive mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to industry networks that are instrumental in advancing to the U.S. This international cohort will benefit from deep mentorship and unmatched access as they advance toward U.S. market entry and partnership. market success.”

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StartupNation

JUNE 20, 2025

We sold everything to fund our move, leaving behind our support systems, and started from scratch in an unfamiliar place. As co-founders of 100% Chiropractic , Vanessa and I had to figure out how to balance our roles as both business partners and life partners. Stay focused, stay patient, and always keep learning.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

In EO, we celebrate the remarkable women entrepreneurs who have shattered glass ceilings and are now paying it forward to pave the way for future generations of female founders to rise. Their commitment and mentorship have resulted in significant milestones for women-led businesses, proving that collective support can drive meaningful change.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

Leverage support organizations Vietnam has multiple support organizations to help entrepreneurs navigate these complex issues and create sustained business growth. VCCI provides business support services and can help provide the tools to start a business in this dynamic market. In the Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. Can the community support them? For the past 2.5

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. Right here.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Janese, a 2017 YLAI Professional Fellow, is the founder of Jan’s Empowerment Institute (JEI) in Antigua and Barbuda. I see my role as to not only inspire confidence in our women and youth, but to encourage, challenge, motivate and support them, and effect change in society and positively impact the world,” she says. government.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This collaboration aligns with Ben Franklin CNP’s core pillars of knowledge, networking, and funding, amplifying our organization’s mission to support innovation and entrepreneurship at all levels,” said Todd Erdley, Portfolio Manager at Ben Franklin CNP.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

At EO, we celebrate and support entrepreneurs on World Entrepreneurs’ Day—and every day! EO supports entrepreneurs at every age and stage. EOA supports growth through direct learning, access to mentors, leaders, peers, and experts. As a mostly freelance firm with contractors, it was very difficult to scale.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

Our proposal: governments systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just the local founders. Founders who want to build companies and need funding. In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In collaboration with the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), this program aims to support innovation and drive growth in India’s evolving space tech sector. This collaborative initiative plans to bring about transformative changes in India’s SpaceTech sector by supporting and guiding ten selected Spacetech startups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

My family and I lived a minimalist lifestyle, relying on the support of friends and relatives to make ends meet. While I eventually found success through perseverance, strategic partnerships, and the unwavering support of my wife and team, I often wonder if the journey could have been less daunting with the right mentorship.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is proud to support International Women’s Day (IWD), which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political contributions of women. What specific ways are you supporting gender equality in your business and your community?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. A Strong Pool of Tech Founders – Stating the obvious. Actually, there is tons of wealth in San Diego but it isn’t organized well to support them. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. 6 career options for ex-founders seeking their next adventure. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. Next are VC firms looking for founders.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. As a Black fintech founder, I believe that venture investors are making safe bets and investing in late-stage founders instead of early or even pre-seed stages. Sesie Bonsi. Contributor. hit nearly $1.8

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s a known fact that the number of venture dollars flowing to Black and Latinx founders is dismally low. 31, Black and Latinx founders had raised $2.3 billion in funding that had gone to all founders up until that point in 2020. . Venture firms rush to find ways to support Black founders and investors.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Last summer, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Best Buy committed to “do better ” when it came to supporting communities of color. Minnesota-based Brown Venture Group is a three-year-old venture capital firm that has pledged to exclusively back Black, Latino and Indigenous technology startups in “emerging technologies.”

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Most YHS projects are supported through strategic partnerships.

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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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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. Google also recently launched Black Founders Fund, a non-dilutive $3 million fund allocated to 50 startups yearly. . “We Collectively , they have raised over $100 million in venture capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

GSEA delivers on its vision to empower student entrepreneurs to become the world’s most influential change makers by supporting student entrepreneurs who require much-needed mentorship, recognition and connections to take their businesses to the next level of succes s.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The focus is on providing personalized support to underserved communities. For this first cohort, the program supported 20 ventures, 70% of whom completed the program, 50% were women, 45% refugees, and 55% were non-EU-migrants. ” Beatrice , El Shaddai founder of My Helper. . Impressions & Outcomes.

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