Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Developing the skills to be resilient is essential in order to be a strong leader, to recover from setbacks and to adapt to whatever challenges come your way. 2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta works hard to develop the small-business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the country’s devastating earthquake of 2016.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 18, 2019

2018 YLAI Fellow Marcos Heyd is a great example of someone with a good entrepreneurial spirit. The YLAI Network interviewed Marcos to learn more about his various organizations, his advice to network members, and his entrepreneurial spirit. With Digital Footprint, we networked for our students and taught them digital literacy.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

a Suriano, 2018 YLAI Fellow. “It Inspired by her inclusive mission, the YLAI Network team asked her a few questions about how she advocates for and empowers members of her community and how she recommends you become an agent of change. We start by approaching our partners to develop a program. By Jewelle Saunders. government.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners in Nebraska now have access to a premier network of interconnected support resources that spans the 76,878 square mile state. In fact, many communities start with just one area of focus and develop their program over time to realize economic impact. affiliate, SourceLink Nebraska !

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

Developing your brand means deciding how you distinguish yourself to your audience, and it determines how many people will interact with your organization and what the world knows you stand for. While 2018 YLAI Fellow Janeel Boon spends his time running his business Boon’s Computer Repairs , he is also well-known in his home country of St.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

One inspiring YLAI Network member in Nicaragua wholeheartedly shares these goals. Angel Flores, a 2018 YLAI Fellow, has made it his life’s mission to improve the lives of people with disabilities. The first time, only about 80 people participated, but in 2018, about 5,000 people took to the streets.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

2018 YLAI Fellow Gastón is the founder of eaInversores , an online platform based in Córdoba, Argentina, that provides low-cost investment assistance and financial literacy education. Gastón credits YLAI with helping him develop new ideas, set goals, finalize a business model and better understand the different markets in the U.S.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. How has YLAI helped you achieve your mission? Create community.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Innovators Hernann Zabala Naoumov, 2018 YLAI Fellow, and Antonio Mendoza, 2016 YLAI Fellow, co-founded EnerGea , a social enterprise aimed at increasing energy efficiency and reducing pollution and energy consumption through sustainable technology. Hernann’s advice to network members is to “believe in what you are doing and be creative.”

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 23, 2023

Vehicle networks to drive down cost and complexity while improving power efficiency in next-generation architectures Capital continues to flow to technologies that are driving the future of the automotive industry, as seen in the recent announcement made by startup Ethernovia, Inc. having recently completed a $64 million A-round.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Data captured from the small businesses supported by SourceLink® affiliate organizations provides valuable information for our network to report to their community stakeholders. Data was extracted from the 2018 Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) report from the U.S. Tracking and supporting job creation. Census Bureau.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 25, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Cinthya Andino is most passionate about design and about protecting the environment. The YLAI Network team spoke with her to discuss the success of her business, the challenges she has faced, and what she has in store for the future. Advice for Network members. By Angie Garozzo. government.

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Source Link

APRIL 14, 2021

As we foster the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems, it’s important to design them to level the playing field for women. In 2018, women started 1,821 net new businesses every day according to research by American Express, which also showed that black women are starting businesses at the fastest rate of any racial group.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 24, 2023

Register ZEBOX , a global accelerator founded in 2018 by the Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, Rodolphe Saadé, has launched its Asia Pacific hub in Singapore. They aim to co-develop game-changing solutions across operational efficiency, assets optimization and decarbonization, workflow automation, and the future of work.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Corelight, a San Francisco-based startup that claims to offer the industry’s first open network detection and response (NDR) platform, has raised $75 million in Series D investment led by Energy Impact Partners. . Paxson began developing Zeek in 1995 when he was working at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Driven by a desire to help people from a young age, YLAI 2018 Fellow Janeel Boon aims to empower others to see their leadership ability within themselves. The views and opinions expressed here belong to the author or interviewee and do not necessarily reflect those of the YLAI Network or the U.S. By Jewelle Saunders. government.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

Incredibuild , an Israeli startup that provides a way for organizations to implement distributed computing architecture to speed up the processing needed for intensive tasks like software development by tapping into a company’s network of idle CPUs, has picked up $140 million in funding.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 28, 2020

Through the Saint Apollonia Mobile Dental Clinic , 2018 YLAI Fellow Valesca Saint Cyr is able to deliver quality and affordable dental care to underserved communities in Haiti. To celebrate women’s entrepreneurship in the field of science, the YLAI Network shares Valesca’s inspiring efforts and successes in Haiti.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

The company was founded in 2018 by Shamir Karkal, Angela Angelovska, Isaac Hines and Alex Lipton to simplify digital payments and storage in a regulatory compliant way and build on blockchain technology. He saw a need for financial application development, but was hindered by a banking system “still stuck in the 20th century.”

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

Rafael, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and an entrepreneur in Honduras, saw years later a need for his skills in the country’s cultural heritage sector. “My Rafael López is a 2018 YLAI Network Fellow and the co-founder and CEO of Malengu, a Honduran fashion brand.

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Dream It

OCTOBER 1, 2019

IP Group’s expertise in university spin outs combined with Dreamit’s successful track record with health tech startups and its vast network of leading payers, providers, and pharma companies are ideal partnerships for TrekIT Health. The healthcare industry veteran, worked on the company’s original development team in 2016.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

What We’re Reading Developments in The Security Industry Verkada , a physical security startup that helps schools, gyms, municipalities, and corporations manage their security camera systems, reached a $540 million valuation in 3 years. Read how this startup set itself apart in a crowded market. million in funding. Armis , a Palo Alto, Calif.-based

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Porfirio Baez spent his free time dreaming up different ways to contribute to the preservation of the environment. To celebrate Porfirio’s efforts in creating job opportunities in his community, and in leading them toward a culture of sustainability, the YLAI Network asked him a few questions about Green Depot’s successes.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 24, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow and co-founder of L3G’s & Associates, Fatima Chi, is empowering businesses in her community in Belize to take control of their finances. To celebrate Fatima’s work promoting financial literacy and wellness, the YLAI Network asked her a few questions about her journey to entrepreneurship.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 11, 2020

Global Business Development Expert Cheryl Edison and our very own 2018 YLAI alum and young entrepreneur Shemeon William discuss the intricacies of business development & growth. Editor’s Note: Learn more about these steps by taking the YLAI Network online course Design Driven Entrepreneurship (también en español ).

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

In 2018 we had 200 businesses, and in 2019, 400. I’ve learned so much about finding the right talent, and finding out what’s available in other markets, and networking. The views and opinions expressed here belong to the author or interviewees and do not necessarily reflect those of the YLAI Network or the U.S. government.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A 2018 study by the the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy reported that there were over 379,000 veteran-owned employer businesses in the U.S. , Developing a business idea is essential, but how do you recognize one? Develop your passion. Product or service development. and overall, 6.8 Market analysis.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Taken together these “mega rounds” represent nearly half of the funding in 2018. If you look at the blue line below in what we are calling “private-market IPOs” you’ll see the discernible trend that began in 2014 and has continued through 2018 and you’ll see the impact this has potentially had on public IPOs in green.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 8, 2022

The YLAI Network offers key takeaways to help emerging entrepreneurs take part in greening their businesses. Developing sustainable partnerships can help the partners keep each other more environmentally responsible. . Optimize workplace lighting. Find your place in the market with an eco-conscious product idea.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. At Upfront we have huge conviction around topics that aren’t exactly 2015 sexy and I think that will set us up nicely for 2018-2020 if we’ve played our cards right.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Veev, a real estate developer turned tech-enabled homebuilder, announced today that it has raised $400 million a Series D round that propels the company to “unicorn status.” Interestingly, Veev Group started its life as a traditional real estate developer and asset manager.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

The initial research papers date back to 2018, but for most, the notion of liquid networks (or liquid neural networks) is a new one. It was “Liquid Time-constant Networks,” published at the tail end of 2020, that put the work on other researchers’ radar. Everyone talks about scaling up their network,” Hasani notes. “We

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

We were invited to participate by the Global Leaders Initiative, which aims to bring key networks together to find solutions that address the challenges of sustainable development. I share how, in 2018, we experienced significant staff issues, even as the competition was reaching its peak popularity in Ireland.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

“We brought together the best of all worlds: Conscious customers invested in uplifting the underprivileged, a low-cost and motivated rural workforce, and passionate leaders in urban communities who nurture and grow global opportunities,” Ravi explained in a 2018 interview published on Inc. This was an unexpected win!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Understanding the key developments that helped advance micromobility over the past several years can give us valuable insights not only into where the industry is headed, but about how we can successfully shape it to meet the needs of hundreds of millions of current and future riders around the world.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Her local small business development center (SBDC) has been invaluable. In addition, working with the SBDC has also resulted in a much larger and growing network of business mentors and supporters. Networking through groups like your chamber of commerce, Rotary or other organizations may help you identify the perfect mentor.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Practical Metrics and Methods (Practitioner Edition): Identify and develop better metrics and methods for ecosystem building. Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship.

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