Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

When my family and I launched the Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize , our goal was to spark innovation and support student entrepreneurs who embody Georgetowns value of being men and women for others. will only become a more formidable innovation hub. and the promise of innovation in our country.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 13, 2025

January 3, 2025) The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) awarded over $500,000 in funding to seven New Jersey startups under the Food and Agriculture Research & Development Pilot Seed Grant Program. TRENTON, N.J.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 19, 2021

And I believe that for the most part, these changes are good for early-stage company formation and innovation. There are a few opportunities to address this issue. I believe that for the most part, these changes will be permanent. ” Unlike public markets, private market investments are held for many years, often a decade or more.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

They’re building campuses, districts, buildings, spaces, as well as running new educational efforts and contests—basically anything they can think of to foster the growth of new and innovative companies. So, number one is that I needed to be at least engaged enough as an investor to be out there attending gatherings of innovative people.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

That is good news for the innovation economy because healthy capital markets are a necessary support system. However, optimistic capital markets are necessary but not sufficient for a healthy innovation economy. We also need innovation. Innovation never waits for rules and regulations. Let’s start with litigation.

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Revolution

MAY 23, 2023

Unpacking Proptech: A data-driven series on advancing built world innovation As mentioned in Part 1 , an outsized portion of the proptech investor base comes from the real estate community — a reality I would argue is complicating the industry’s growth. The Hard Truths So, what do founders have to say about these issues?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

This year’s IWD falls on 8 March, 2020, and its focus is #eachforequality, which recognizes that equality is not a women’s issue—rather, it’s an economic issue. These networks will result in mentorship as well as greater interaction between female founders, giving way to new companies and even more innovation.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 28, 2024

Under the leadership of Governor Wes Moore, Maryland’s Build Our Future Innovation Infrastructure Pilot Program made its first grant to CraniUS , an R&D company focused on groundbreaking diagnostics and treatments for patients with chronic brain disease. It joins other fund recipients as contributors to Maryland’s innovation ecosystem.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

The soundbite: “What distinguishes the apex innovators from behemoths who disappear? Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S, Here are some key insights from the event. Their ability to run experiments at pace and scale.”

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The funding provided by Ben Franklin is a catalyst for rapid growth and innovation. The platform addresses the issues of poor or undocumented processes in local governments, which leads to inconsistency, inefficiency, noncompliance, and liability due to a lack of standardization of policies and procedures. Gig and Take, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

They did customer pickups, the drove vans to storage facilities, the deal with booking and customer support issues – everything. But when we’re spending millions of dollars on IT innovation to build a better user experience they simply can’t compete on the actual service. Full on burger flipping mode.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2021

When I left the hot tub industry to pursue a new manufacturing venture in electronics, global climate and waste issues inspired my thoughts around pursuing a path that would contribute to reducing carbon footprint while being a viable, sustainable business.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Is it pure play software or business innovation? Why Hotel is solving one of the most fraught cash flow and timing issues for multifamily developers: the lease-up process after the building is completed (which usually takes between 6 and 15 months). Is this a platform company or is this a niche company?

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

In this episode, the two discussed how you can effectively sell in an environment where budgets are being cut, executive decision-makers are distracted with other priorities, and companies are less inclined to invest in innovation. Do you have a track record that proves you’re a credible source of advice on this issue?

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Register The global rise in cognitive health issues, notably dementia, has spurred Korean startup Silvia Health to forefront with its groundbreaking age-tech solution. Witnessing her grandmother’s struggle with cognitive decline, Ko was inspired to find innovative ways to alleviate the challenges faced by both patients and caregivers.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Many themes came up, such as overcoming issues with funding, navigating unstable governments, expanding your business, and dealing with competition. Here are Michael’s expanded answers to the most asked questions about these issues, including links to some of our past articles to help elaborate on these themes. .

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 3, 2025

The following business solutions will give you the essentials of implementing AI in your small business, answering common questions, while focusing on no-code solutions to daily tasks and complex issues that make the process accessible and straightforward. Mistakes or poor practices can lead to compliance issues (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 22, 2021

Countries around the world are looking at stablecoins and thinking “we should issue these assets via our central banks.” Hester focused on the privacy concerns around CBDCs, and I agree with her that I would rather hold USDC than a Fed issued digital dollar. I am all for central banks issuing digital currencies.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You might be surprised, because I think it has a lot to do with issues no one ever really seems to talk about. San Francisco is dealing with some very serious livability issues. What makes people like that want to live in any particular community? Top founders want to live in a place where employees are serious about working hard.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

Overcoming doubt Not only did Kavelle face the typical hardships of starting a business, such as lack of financial support, she was facing the issue of people doubting the business. When Kavelle shared this idea with others, they were hesitant to believe that such a program would succeed, but she did not let it stop her.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We asked Siegel about his research; here’s what he shared: We’re constantly told that digital transformation is the most important issue facing companies today. Understanding how to handle manufacturing, and the issues of managing supply chains, often gets little attention in Silicon Valley.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It encourages innovation, creativity and a sense of belonging and purpose. ” “I work with a lot of creative minds and being inclusive means acknowledging their skills, giving them the freedom to be innovative and to make suggestions, and allowing them to be themselves at work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2020

Every day, we meet on Zoom not only to discuss pressing issues impacting our business, but also to bond over books we’re reading and television shows we’re watching. They know collaboration yields the best, most innovative ideas. Traits to Look for When Hiring Your Leadership Team. Communicative.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

What most people never understood about Maker Studios is that much of their growth came through technology innovation and advantages on our back-end the most people didn’t even know about. .” I try to explain this to every team I see and I’m not being flippant. And it’s not about aggregating traffic better.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2023

And you can leverage two very powerful forms of innovation, sustaining innovation and efficiency innovation, to scale your business. Sustaining innovation Sustaining innovation grows a business’s share of an existing market. Efficiency innovation Efficiency innovation improves profitability or productivity.

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Venture Well

JUNE 4, 2019

Despite ominous data about the harmful impact - and volume - of ocean pollution, there’s a wave of early-stage innovators determined to address the issue. The post Inventing Solutions to Prevent Ocean Pollution appeared first on VentureWell.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

His drive and passion for education eventually led him to establish an innovative English language school in Costa Rica, where he now provides life-changing courses to his community. One inspiring teacher forever changed the way that Alex viewed education, and he received a scholarship to continue taking courses on teaching English.

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Dream It

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

16:45 How to think about scaling with enterprise products 22:30 Costs to securing data, compliance issues, cyber insurance, pen testing 28:00 Why you should ignore the venture guy at the real estate firms 30:30 Building trust with corporates and the importance of showing credentials 46:00 Bigger trends in innovation in the real estate market 58:00 (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I wish all of them well and feel confident that anybody employed at one of the most innovative companies of the past 10 years will land on his or her feet. So what can we learn from this? Is it a bone headed move by Twitter? Is Twitter finally screwed as many have predicted? Does this suck? It affects lives.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

This may require gathering feedback from your customers and having more flexibility and adaptability to accommodate their common issues and ease-of-use problems, but your problem-solving skills could really set you apart from competitors. Competition.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 13, 2019

We have already seen an explosion of assets issued on blockchains and a number of very large and profitable custody/brokerage/exchange businesses built. We expect we will see continued innovation in the open finance (finance 2.0) sector in the next few years while the open data (web 3.0) sector will take longer to develop.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 5, 2025

How women innovators in Asia-Pacific are transforming food security, nutrition and climate action With 370+ million people facing undernutrition and climate change disrupting agriculture, these women-led innovations are stepping up to create lasting solutions. But the innovation doesnt stop at farming.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. A great CFO can help you negotiate venture debt to extend your runway or cover these working capital timing issues. And board confidence matters in growing companies.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

Take Action This Week Audit your language : Review how you communicate with your team. Are you assigning tasks or clarifying responsibilities?

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

Taking place in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, the premiere event will present pioneers in business, innovation and leadership, including innovative founders Brianne West , Nadia Lim , Sam Stubbs , Iyia Liu , special guest Dan Carter and more.

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