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Why Colleges and Universities Should be Scared of the On Deck Fellowship

This is going to be BIG.

There’s been an emergence of “pre-accelorator” or “people accelorator” programs—experiences that you can buy your way into with cash, as opposed to potentially valuable future equity, that replicate the education and network provided by the likes of YCombinator. However, that side of a professional education is a commodity.

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Bring Me Your Accents. Immigration Fuels Innovation

Both Sides of the Table

If you enjoy travel, language & culture as much as I do then buy all of Bill Bryson’s books and gobble them up. My kids are growing up in Los Angeles in 2013. The have an African American president and they don’t comprehend how amazing that is historically and culturally.

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Working in Corporate Provided the Education She Needed to Become an Entrepreneur

Smart Hustle Magazine

in 2013 to work with brands of color and bring their items to customers here in the US. . “I Nubian Hueman is a catalyst for culture, community, and the development of the creative economy by connecting the consumer to independent artists from across the world. Anika opened her first store in D.C About Nubian Hueman .

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TamatemGames raises $11M Series B led by PUBG maker Krafton

TechCrunch

Tamatem publishes games relevant to Arabic users and customizes its games to fit the culture. . Tamatem makes the games culturally relevant to the end-users,” said Hammo. It has published over 50 games since 2013, including its four main games: VIP Baloot , VIP Jalsat , Fashion Queen , and Clash of Empire.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

These can be policy makers, entrepreneurs, students, incubator managers and staff, universities, professors, educators and researchers, or just citizens. I am a professor in entrepreneurship and educate students to this reflection and contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture and mindset.

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New Belgium Brewing’s Kim Jordan On How To Get Your Team To Own It

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2013, Kim sold the company to her co-workers, making it 100% employee owned at a moment of growth and expansion. Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Kim to learn of her guiding principles, how she and the New Belgium team translate them into business practice, and what this means for young people and education today.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

But it’s been hard to argue against this position in the last 10 years, as the country powered ahead, famously producing ground-breaking startups like Waze, which was eventually picked up by Google for more than $1 billion in 2013. Waze’s 100 employees received about $1.2