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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. I spoke publicly about Silicon Silliness and how to brand a local startup community here. In LA we have entertainment, finance, textiles, aerospace, transportation, fashion and so forth. None of us are derivatives of Silicon Valley.

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How a Company Becomes a Pillar of Its Local Community

Revolution

At the turn of the 20th century, any number of American municipalities with similar access to talent, materials, investment, and transportation might have emerged as the beating heart of the automobile industry. Where will they be able to tap into a supportive entrepreneurial network?

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Meet the Black Female Founders from TC Include at TC Sessions: Justice 2021

TechCrunch

Topics range from accessible product design and fighting algorithmic bias to the justice system, workplace organizing and support for underrepresented founders — and that’s just for starters. Don’t miss your chance to meet some founders currently participating in TechCrunch’s Include program. Founded by Denise Umubyeyi.

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A Life of Purpose: Jessica Robinson Drives Change Through Mobility Efforts

StartupNation

However, as she began working and learning about the local transportation needs of Detroit’s residents, Robinson recognized the opportunity to not only make a difference in the mobility sector, but to also be involved in a meaningful way in making positive change in her newfound community.

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DeltaX wants to digitize the Andean region’s trucking sector

TechCrunch

Transportation startup DeltaX is accelerating its plans to digitize the trucking industry in its native Bolivia and beyond thanks to a recent $1 million seed round. Millions of tons of cargo are transported each year via the Pan-American Highway and its branches across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Japanese insurance company Tokio Marine launches CVC fund to back early-stage startups 

TechCrunch

There are often cases where Tokio Marine sees very promising companies or product ideas that are too early to support Tokio Marine as a customer,” Yoshi Yoshida, who leads the CVC fund at Tokio Marine, told TechCrunch. “We What should startup founders know before negotiating with corporate VCs?

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Extra Crunch roundup: Square buys Afterpay, paid search basics, career advice for devs

TechCrunch

Can your startup support a research-based workflow? Ideally, there’s a way to do both,” says João Graça, CTO and co-founder of Unbabel, an AI-powered language operations platform. Can your startup support a research-based workflow? Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working.

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