Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

What issues in your community drove you to create this company? Because it’s more convenient to shop online or support a larger business, people weren’t supporting smaller businesses as much as bigger ones. I graduated from college in 2012. I’m still with the company today. LinkUp launched in 2017.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Launched in 2006, Pangyo Techno Valley has evolved across its three phases, fostering a collaborative ecosystem comprising businesses, support entities, and national government involvement. Positioned within the Naver office building, it underscores the company’s commitment to supporting employees in their child-rearing journey.

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EntreWorks Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2020

I recently returned from our annual Maine vacation to find my pre-ordered copy of The Startup Community Way by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway. This new book follows up on Feld’s excellent 2012 work Startup Communities , which I still consider to be among the best guides to entrepreneurial ecosystem building. Check it out!

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. Granted most startups will never become another Apple or Google. misses an opportunity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2021

EO is an avid supporter of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?17 13 ) while building sustainable cities and communities ( SDG No. The even bigger issue to making home automation ubiquitous is cost: Since 2000, the cost of homes has outpaced household income in all but the years 2007–2012. 11 ) is no easy task.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A unique angle is critical — and with the rapid growth of podcasts as a media form built for communities, going niche and specific is key. Branding and marketing When I first started my podcast in November 2021, I knew I wanted it to support the latest business I was building ( yorCMO : a fractional CMO company).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Eden shares how entrepreneurs can use AI apps such as ChatGPT to support decision-making while still exercising innate expertise and judgment. While I didn’t need to raise seed money, it was a smart way to mitigate risk, and mostly I just wanted to share the joy of entrepreneurship with the people who have supported me all these years.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

Changing course A 2012 ski holiday in Canada triggered a remarkable new realization. The company slowly spread its message about the power of code to unemployed youth from underserved communities. “Although I had a tech business for 15 years, it dawned on me that I never actually wrote code myself,” said Adriaanse.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 20, 2012

During that time, a small community has grown around the blog for which I’m very grateful. Also, this blog wouldn’t be possible without the love, support and editing of my beautiful wife. Thank you all for making 2012 a memorable year. Top 10 Blog Posts of 2012. I hope you enjoy it.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

There has been little movement in the amount of VC dollars going to women-founded companies since 2012. In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

I see an ecosystem builder as someone who takes a holistic look at creating the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation to thrive in a community. Direct entrepreneur support is critical but only a part of creating a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? – A common taxonomy.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For the past decade, Gener8tor has been working to shift that by spinning up accelerators in local communities that have money but are underserved in terms of startup support. “These communities are taking their dollars and investing it elsewhere. . And it’s fueling a lot of the discrepancies we see in the country.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. The accelerator has backed more than 270 startups since its inception in 2012, co-founder and partner of SparkLabs Eugene Kim told TechCrunch. . and Asia. .

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

These startup communities have created engaging campaigns that celebrate their entrepreneurs and startup community. But most people are unaware of this and the enormous potential of entrepreneurship in their communities and society in general. Community Campaigns Celebrating their Entrepreneurs and Startup Community.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On a community level, however, designers and others were upset: They had adopted Figma precisely because it was not Adobe. The emergence of Penpot in that sense underscores some of how that thinking has collectively evolved in the wider community of technologists. “Developers care about that.”

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). I predict this will come before the end of 2012.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As a second-generation Korean American woman and the daughter of immigrant parents, I’ve experienced and witnessed the discrimination and prejudice faced by many diverse women and minorities who come from underserved communities. At any given time, we would juggle five jobs between us to support the family.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

About 30% of its third fund is from global investors including the US, Asia and Europe, and Coral Capital wants to be a bridge between its Japan-based portfolio companies and global venture capital community for reaching international scale, Riney continued. LINE Ventures merges with YJ Capital, launches $271M fund.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

When she joined in 2012, her company, CoinX, was in high growth mode, which made support from her EO community an invaluable asset. Megan already belonged to a number of leadership organizations when she came across Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), which turned out to be exactly what she had been searching for.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Capital comes amid PAIRIN’s growing footprint of client success across the nation, supports PAIRIN’s growth plans by adding software engineers and sales and marketing experts. Sixteen existing investors supported the Series B round, including JFFLabs, Juvo Ventures, New Markets Venture Partners and Potencia Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Jungle Ventures was founded in 2012 by Amit Anand and Anurag Srivastava, launching with a $10 million debut fund. We’ve been investing with that philosophy since our inception in 2012. based social-crypo-community platform for women Eveworld; and inFeedo, an employee retention SaaS platform. . “If

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

Fisher’s Popcorn has been a part of the Delaware beach experience and the Sussex County business community for 40 years, and we’re glad the company has chosen to expand here for its next phase of growth,” said Governor John Carney. DPP and its partners support and advance the missions of companies of all sizes and sectors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

They also argued that business models should fluidly change, in response to the cultural climate, in order to best serve clients and support the organizations themselves. When asked what motivated her, Ms. I was particularly captivated by Fujiyo Ishiguro’s story and presentation. The post Reflections from the Womenomics 2.0

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Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As YC grows, some of our Visiting Group Partners join us full time as Group Partners to continue supporting YC companies and build out new programs and initiatives to better support our community. She founded nVision Medical in 2012 after her own healthcare scare. Surbhi Sarna. He has a Ph.D. Visiting Group Partners.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

Amazon’s unending drive to outflank the rest of the world birthed an industry with its 2012 acquisition of Kiva. I think there is a real opportunity for a general purpose robot that supports in the kitchen. Public sector support will be very important. I’d love to see more robots in the home.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

And it does it by combining advice from clinicians, a community of others going through the same process and “prescription interventions” when deemed necessary. Also, Dame and Prithivi worked closely together at Uber from 2012 to 2016. “I I always admired her focus and dedication to operational excellence,” Dame said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Eden shares how entrepreneurs can use AI apps such as ChatGPT to support decision-making while still exercising innate expertise and judgment. While I didn’t need to raise seed money, it was a smart way to mitigate risk, and mostly I just wanted to share the joy of entrepreneurship with the people who have supported me all these years.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Committing to enabling startups When Kickstart was established in 2012, the Philippine startup ecosystem was at its nascent stage. We have a dedicated team to support our portfolio companies for business development, media relations, and community engagement.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The raise comes after Pula closed $1 million in seed investment from Rocher Participations with support from Accion Venture Lab, Omidyar Network and several angel investors in 2018. . The round was led by Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, TLcom Capital , with participation from nonprofit Women’s World Banking.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Scott’s relationships with founders like Kayvon embody Benchmark’s approach of working shoulder-to-shoulder in support of the entrepreneurs we back. Scott is also known as the founder and CEO of Behance, an online design community that became the essential showcase for design work around the world.

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Impact Hub

MAY 23, 2024

Building a thriving Armenia through sustainable tourism: the journey of ONEArmenia Founded in 2012, ONEArmenia (1A) has been on a mission to build a thriving Armenia by funding sustainable projects with radical transparency at the heart of their efforts.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Coolwater has built an investment community of 300+ founder VCs and over 5,000 technology companies. I also run FoundersNextMove.com , a community of tech founders in transition, many of which are active angels who are evolving to become emerging managers. Accelerate Coolwater community funds.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

I see an ecosystem builder as something that takes a holistic look at creating the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation to thrive in a community. Direct entrepreneur support is critical but only a part of creating a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? – A common taxonomy.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 22, 2018

State College, PA – Salimetrics, a company that is widely regarded as a global leader in salivary bioscience, got its start nearly 20 years ago with an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, and then received additional funding from the program for a buyout of early-stage investors in 2012.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

It supports card payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Alipay, bank transfers, SEPA direct debits and it also lets you issue payouts. We have a robust pipeline of brands across sectors and verticals that we already serve internationally and are keen for our support in the U.S., How did Checkout.com perform in 2022?

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