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How Support Organizations Can Unlock the Potential of Entrepreneurs in Vietnam

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Establishing a network: Language barriers, cultural differences, and a disorganized startup ecosystem can make networking in Vietnam seem impossible. The Vietnam Angel Network (VAN) provides funding, mentorship, and networking opportunities for early-stage startups.

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Influence Meets Innovation: How Founders and Cultural Leaders Can Work Together

Andreessen Horowitz

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. As Kevin Hart said at the Cultural Leadership Summit , “no question gets answered that doesn’t get asked.” But for most deals, you will need to dig in and do your own research.

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Revolutionizing Startup Recruitment: Insights from Tom Shields, Founder of Shields Group Search

Jason Malki

He also worked in private equity recruiting, helping bolster growing operating companies with senior, commercially focused leadership. In collaboration with local incubators, we plan to host recruitment workshops tailored to their startup members. What motivated you to launch Shields Group Search?

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

She is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City, and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Oklahoma City. Oklahoma’s startup ecosystem is disproportionately male, how can we improve the number of women-led startups in our region? How can a decade have flown by!

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Impact Hub Belgrade – 5 years of making, failing and creating impact

Impact Hub

Business resilience is very dependent on leadership. For that reason everything we do as a team, such as in our programs, mentorship, and involvement across the network, we are fiercely dedicated to learning-based leadership. We have made an Impact Hub Mentor Fund and gave out the first prize at our Demo day in December 2019.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing.

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

TechCrunch

A new foreign investment bill will impact venture capital and the US startup ecosystem. The startup community must defend merit-based immigration. Bobby Franklin is the president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association and previously served as an executive vice president for the CTIA – The Wireless Association.

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