Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This presented an opportunity for connection with locals as well as a chance to share his knowledge, his family history, and his passions with others. His goals and values extend beyond selling coffee, as he works to give customers a virtual experience with the “the sounds, art, history, and future of Haiti and Nicaragua.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Celebrate Black History Month every month We asked Saichelle what being a successful entrepreneur and an African American means to her. “I I celebrate Black History Month every month ,” she said. “I “Even if I made no money but made an impact, I think I might be all right. It’s that important to me.”

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2015

I''m excited about this new chapter in the history of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures and am still in disbelief that I was able to sell this bridge to such an successful industry leader. Marc really wants to be all in and that was the minimum he would accept having at stake. And if you believe this, I''ve sold you that bridge as well.'

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INBIA

APRIL 8, 2024

Get ready to experience a special blend of history, culture, delicious food, and… This vibrant locale, nicknamed Alamo City, River City, Military City, and even the City of Creativity for Gastronomy, will offer much more than just presentations and networking events.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2015

They are getting a sense that as VR and AR become more an important part of the computing landscape that the history of film-making and camera innovations not to mention special effects and talent will continue to propel LA’s tech market growth. Everybody now knows that LA produced SnapChat, Tinder and Maker Studios.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2015

We simply can’t escape our history as hunters & gatherers sitting around a fire and explaining the world to our community. And TV / Film / Video Games / Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality and frankly the Internet will all merge. Western countries watch > 5 hours of TV per day. Because we’re visual storytellers.

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Source Link

MAY 8, 2023

Throughout the course of American history, the meaning and purpose of the phrase ‘economic development’ has changed and evolved.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

First, a piece of literary history. The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s (“needle is a bottle of hay”) but there’s also a Fujian proverb “To dive into the sea, to feel for a needle” that is thought to be even older and gets to the same point.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

They’re used to overcoming challenges and quickly pivoting, and at no time in recent history has the world needed those qualities more. Entrepreneurs are a hardy breed. While the circumstances of the last 20 months have been challenging, those with an entrepreneurial mindset have adapted to overcome each successive obstacle.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The co-founder of Ann Arbor-based Duo Security, Dug Song, was so convinced that the company’s success had been born from Michigan’s business-friendly environment, world-class universities, low cost of living, and unique cultural history that he made staying in Michigan a condition when selling to Cisco.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The history of cutarras is not clearly documented: Oral tradition tells us that cutarras first appeared in Panama with the arrival of the Spaniards, who introduced cattle into the lands of the Azuero peninsula. There are only 65 artisans in the country who produce the Panamanian national shoe for a living. Nayleen Quintero. “It

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

They are there to help you correct your course when you want to make decisions that their history and wisdom tells them might lead you into a dark alley. At best they can be your history guide. In my view the best VCs are merely your guides. They are your sparring partners. Each situation you face is different and unique.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

His conclusion in short is that all societies throughout history have failed due to natural resource over-exploitation and his strongest source of optimism about the future is that younger generations are starting to change consumption patterns based on this awareness.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

Time to massive revenue is the most compressed in history due to scale and Deflationary Economics. The costs to start are much lower than ever (90% reduction in infrastructure costs to start a company through open source & web services) and large companies being created in many geographies.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Where to go: Book a room at the 21c Cincinnati for an artful stay, explore the country’s glowing commercial history at the American Sign Museum, and catch a Bearcats game at the University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium. Read highlights from the annual meeting. Where we went: Wilmington, NC? Where we went: New York, New York?

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

They can also help generate interest across different types of wealth through their history of success. They can help filter who these organizations should be focusing their time in supporting.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 13, 2021

My family has a history of irregular heartbeats, from PVCs to AFIBs. So when I saw my cardiologist recently, I asked him how I could track my beats. I have worn a Holter Monitor a few times and did not want to do that again unless it was absolutely necessary. This Kardia Mobile 6L device is remarkable.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

Innovation comes from those who are often less well educated (study the history of Hollywood, founded by “uneducated” Jews) or foreign born founding members (Google, Sun, Intel, PayPal) let alone reversed scientists like Einstein.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Wrapping up this three-part series on entrepreneur David Dávila, the YLAI Network gains insight to how David establishes a community and brand for his coffee company showcasing the rich history of Haiti and Nicaragua, by highlighting the talented producers and artists on the ground and by engaging with his customers through a variety of new and traditional (..)

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 2, 2020

History has shown that time spent in the market rather than timing the market has been a true driver to success. One of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to time the market. It’s nearly impossible to pick the exact right day to get out of the market and certainly to try to time when to get back in.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 18, 2017

The ability of the US economy to churn out the mechanisms of war at such a scale in such short order changed the tide of history. ." - Wikipedia Never before and not since then had any country mobilized itself, and so dramatically reshaped its economic focus, around a singular focus.

education 334

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

billion at $40 per share, securing a valuation of $23 billionmaking it the largest AI-related IPO in history. CoreWeave, a cloud computing company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey, made headlines on March 28, 2025, with its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol CRWV. The company raised $1.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

During this unprecedented time in history—with record high unemployment numbers in the last few weeks alone—you have the chance to minimize business expenses and drive profit margins, turning lemons into lemonade. The key to success, however, lies in a tactful execution of strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

But since I have a blog and the history of my falling in love with Andrew & Petri’s vision was public and is relevant to how we make decisions I wanted a chance to tell all of their stories.

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Source Link

APRIL 14, 2021

Throughout history there are numerous success stories of female entrepreneurs, yet women continue to face a number of challenges when starting and growing their businesses.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 31, 2022

You don’t have the same family history, habits, or medical history. I’m a big believer that it starts with diet—and Culina has taught me that the internet article on “Five Ways to Lower your Cholestoral” isn’t a real healthcare plan. That’s why I didn’t give the details on how I did it—because you’re not me.

health 195

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 14, 2019

Some of my friends and colleagues have been texting and tweeting about a book called VC: An American History by Tom Nicholas. And it turns out that the Whaling industry in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries looked remarkably similar to today’s venture capital business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

And of course it’s impossible to re-create an exact history – especially since no individual actually really knows the “truth” or remembers everything perfectly. I’m friends with several people in the book and I’m sure they didn’t love being written about – nobody ever does in this sort of book.

startup 385

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

Drawbacks of positioning this way could include hesitation from potential customers to buy or utilize a service they do not know enough about or for which they have not seen a demonstrated history of use.

strategy 264

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 13, 2021

I was reminded of all of that history yesterday as our firm listened to a pitch by a Latin American team that is building a very exciting company. He understood both places and helped to bring them together. I miss Jerry so much. He was a mentor, advisor, and coach to many of the earliest Latin American Internet entrpreneurs.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 15, 2020

That one only Black female associate hired by a fund otherwise full of white investors throughout its history isn’t going to be able to raise her own fund if she just spins out after a year or two with no deals and carry to call her own. There are so many different ways to interpret the data on who gets venture and why.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Please know that I have never met an experienced VC who can’t pierce through any mechanics in your deal and see your company history in a fairly accurate light. But if I’m funding their “first institution capital” round and they are obsessed about what we call it that is probably not a good thing for me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 24, 2020

No furloughs and no layoffs, through one of the greatest economic downturn in US history? A member of the EO Cincinnati chapter, Alex explains, “We stick by our employees, their families and the communities in which they live and work—in the good times and the tough times.”.

entrepreneurs 284

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

It’s one thing for Blockbuster to have missed the trend but today’s self storage has more history to draw from and must know the weight that today’s assets will become around their necks.

real estate 364

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

I truly believe, much like the adoption of dial-up, broadband and social networking, that Clubhouse represents another pivotal moment in internet history. I really got to connect with other EO members around the world in a very intimate and safe way.

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