Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Contributed to EO by Natalie Kaminski, an EO New York member and co-founder and CEO of JetRockets. Fast forward two-plus decades, and I’m now the CEO and co-founder of JetRockets, where we develop high-performing web and mobile app solutions that help our clients transform their businesses and grow.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 18, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Neish’s hard work of creating a sustainable trans rights movement has blossomed far beyond his expectations. One of Neish’s other main priorities moving forward is mentorship. “The fuller you are, the more you have to give back,” says activist Neish McLean. Invest in yourself, and your hard work will blossom.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. Google also recently launched Black Founders Fund, a non-dilutive $3 million fund allocated to 50 startups yearly. . Collectively , they have raised over $100 million in venture capital.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $100,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections WILMINGTON, Del. Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $100,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections WILMINGTON, Del.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs. The initiative aims to provide Singapore-based startups access to diverse funding sources and mentorship programs, nurturing innovative concepts into prosperous companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop. Thank you to Hamet Watt for being such a positive leader in the African American community?—?I It takes a village.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

At a time when startups are facing a challenging funding environment, it is more critical than ever to provide a platform for founders to attract investment and scale their innovative solutions,” said Selma Bueno, Global Head of the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Group.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2016

days of curated learning sessions, mentorship, connections and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Winner: Gladys Martinez , Founder of Vaiza (El Salvador). 1 st Runner Up: Peeyush Shrivastava , Founder of Genetesis (USA). 2 nd Runner Up: Daniel Dubois , Founder of Share Shed (Canada). About the winner.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

But in the end, if you have the right business partner, if you connect to the Korean ecosystem, and you enlarge that network and add some value to them and also show that you are interested in staying in Korea long term, then people are super excited to work together,” said Sina Albanese, co-founder of Koralo.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 18, 2017

The sixth annual Rally took place in March 2017 and drew more than 250 attendees, from varying industries and locations. Jeff Martin is a member of EO Minnesota, CEO and founder of Collective Genius and the producer and founder of Lead By Change , a network of shows for technology leaders focused on driving change and innovation.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

Despite that lack of experience, I am fortunate in that I have direct access to many of the greatest VC leaders and franchises for mentorship and guidance. Back in 2017, Fred Wilson noted the strategic importance of the seed stage , writing: Seed is really hard. Granted, 6.5 You lose way more than you win.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

Tom Charman is a “studentrepreneur,” an EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) finalist in 2016 and co-founder and CEO of KOMPAS , a city exploration application helping people discover amazing but little-known adventures hidden in the world’s urban jungles. In June 2017, you won Visa’s Everywhere Initiative.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

By Violet Lim, CEO and Co-Founder at Lunch Actually Group. Elizabeth Tan: Founder of Sight to Sky and CEO of Heatwave Shoes. Hayley Quinn: Founder, Dating Expert and Social Media Personality. So-Young Kang: Serial Entrepreneur, Founder of Awaken Group and Gnowbe . Violet is a member of EO Singapore.

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

The 2017 Startup Catalyst Europe Mission cohort?—?Will Take a view based on that as to whether you give some mentorship or whether you offer more substantial support. See a debrief on the 2017 Europe Mission here. The easiest way to support what we do is contributing to the Future Founders mission directly. Get involved.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

It is also a competition that provides the opportunity for start-ups to grow and has been doing so since 2017. To be eligible, one of the business founders has to be black or a person of African descent. 6) SoGoal Foundation Black Founder Startup Grant. This is after the participants have submitted an original idea.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

KSGC selects 60 promising startup teams from across the world every year and gives an all-expenses-paid mentorship/networking opportunity in South Korea. The KSGC program became quite popular in the subsequent years, with 49 teams participating in 2017, 73 teams in 2018, and 36 teams in 2019.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

As founder and CEO, it is my responsibility to address the concerns you may have, and this will be a priority for me moving forward.” I am thankful for the learning and mentorship I received at the numerous employers I worked at before starting Flutterwave.”. No exceptions. What Flutterwave and Agboola didn’t address.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Community organizations like Shine & Rise provide support and mentorship to women who work at tech companies, and coworking spaces like Cahoots offer dedicated tech entrepreneurial spaces for the community. Amesite , founded by top Midwest female founder Ann Marie Sastry, uses AI to improve the online education experience.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 18, 2019

Her project was chosen as a finalist in the Coca-Cola 2017 GIRA Mujeres Program , a female entrepreneurship scheme which Impact Hub Madrid and other organizations took part in. This mentorship has given me reassurance and has really empowered me to move forward at the age of 50. My motto is: ‘If I can do it, anyone can’.

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Impact Hub

JULY 30, 2021

Besides founding and leading INMI in Valencia, Spain, she is also the co-founder of ALDEA, a social organization where she develops consulting projects, training and territorial-community development through sustainability, interculturality and social innovation. . Moving forward, can you tell us more about your current initiatives and work?

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Founder, and former President and CEO. Salyer was inducted into the Oklahoma Woman’s Hall of Fame in 2017. Women business leaders have created mentorship networks to help support a culture of innovation and risk-taking. Q&A with Meg Salyer. of Accel Financial Staffing. President and CEO, Broadway Realty.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States. The first, issued in 2017, is about Islamic perspectives on practices related to e-money. So he started researching markets with large populations of Muslim people.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Ozor mentioned how undergoing several changes, self-doubt and fatigue took a toll on his mental health; eventually, he had to sort help through some mentorship programs. It’s things people don’t talk about; as a founder, there comes a time when we are not the most experienced to run these companies. But it wasn’t a comfortable process.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

Amit Bhatia, Founder of Aspire Impact and Aspire Circle, spoke about the ‘much-needed’. Majority of the respondents agreed that mentorship, technological inputs, R&D Support and. Amit Bhatia, Founder of Aspire Circle & Aspire Impact (since 2007), was Inaugural CEO of The Global.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2017

In addition, 75% of companies with student intern programs say the program’s goal is to increase talent pipeline, a fact supported by the 2017 job offer rate for interns reaching 67% with a 76% acceptance rate, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In many cases, a sale gives a founder the opportunity to pay back investors and reward long-time employees, but what happens after the ink dries on the contract, and the reality of being owned by a larger company settles in? We also have Jyoti Bansal, who sold his company, AppDynamics to Cisco the week it was going to IPO in 2017 for $3.7

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

Mentorships and other resources also provided to winning tech-enabled startups led by members of underfunded demographics as part of Delaware’s fourth annual pitch competition WILMINGTON, Del. ( Erika Lucas , founder of StitchCrew , gave the afternoon keynote “The Majority Economy: Economics of Why We Need to Invest in Diverse Founders.”

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Learn more The BOSS Network and Sage Invest in Progress Grant: $10,000 grants to 25 eligible entrepreneurs that in its inaugural year 2022 included one year of monthly mentorship through the BOSS University, an online program that helps Black women successfully start and grow a business. Four entry periods throughout the year.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Pocketnest was founded by a woman, Jessica Willis, who is a fantastic mentor to local founders. They’ve partnered with TechStars, ID Ventures, Lofty Ventures, Wayne State University and Precursor Ventures, which gives them the mentorship and funding to scale. Apply now to Pocketnest. Why is it different? Code Blue Health.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The use of lasers is an idea developed by Cellino co-founder and CEO Nabiha Saklayen , who patented an invention in cellular laser editing while at Harvard earning her Ph.D. To gain more mentorship about growing a startup, Saklayen turned to the Boston area startup ecosystem. in Physics.

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