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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. Topics that are important have really emerged from past events.

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How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses

Impact Hub

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Why women entrepreneurs need more support Despite Romanias growing startup ecosystem, theres a glaring gender gap in entrepreneurship. But one programme isnt enough.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

But what about those minority founders who don’t have family, friends or connections to lean on for the first $250,000? Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Realize you are up against an outdated system.

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

Jason Malki

Whether it’s through a recruitment workshop I’m hosting, bringing on a company as a full-time client, or just networking, I love figuring out how a company can succeed through talent. That can mean bringing on a perfect co-founder to round out some needed skill sets or scaling an early-stage sales team.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

You should expect to meet with founders, attend a partner meeting, attend a workshop, and engage with the community each week…. Catalyst Scouts is a free program with a commitment to find and refer founders to On Deck.”. German Accelerator empowers German startups to scale globally. Republic *. Accelerator Centre.

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Starting a Business! From Idea to Launch

American Entrepreneurship

Seek out industry associations, taking advantage of community events such as conferences, workshops, training opportunities, and more. Problem-solving is a very valuable skill for starting and growing a business because it is used almost every day once you decide to go down the startup path.

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Leverage Edu raises $6.5 million to help Indian students land in top colleges abroad

TechCrunch

Chaturvedi, 30, began exploring this idea for this startup in 2015 and spent a little more than a year experimenting with different models. One of the earliest iterations of Leverage Edu offered mentorship to students and rewarded counselors with points. “It’s one digital dashboard.