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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

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5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas. billion in 2019. “I

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Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments

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When Female Invest launched in 2019, it did so with the goal of creating a community where women who wanted to invest in the stock market, but weren’t sure where to start, could gain the knowledge and confidence to take the plunge. “I didn’t become a founder in the first place to be a founder,” he said.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zendesk rejects $17B offer, sidewalk robots, recruiting survey

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As part of an ongoing series of interviews with transportation startup founders, ??Rebecca Rebecca Bellan spoke to Anjali Jindal Naik, co-founder and COO of Cartken, which manufactures autonomous sidewalk robots. Three trends he’s identified: Moving beyond demand-side innovation. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

TechCrunch

There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. The country’s startup-friendly regulatory environment, a beautiful medieval town center, over 20 business hubs and accelerators and strong rankings in intellectual property production are most obvious at a high level.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

But what about those minority founders who don’t have family, friends or connections to lean on for the first $250,000? Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Make serious headway with accelerators. Realize you are up against an outdated system.

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What Drives The University Of Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Success

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With the region’s recent transformation into a top-tier entrepreneurial producer (ranked in 2019 as the nation’s #1 undergraduate entrepreneurship education by the Princeton Review), the CFE is able to send students down the street to learn from real-world founders and entrepreneurs. university. Originally featured in Forbes.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

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Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. They will also be offered the opportunity to join a customized 6-month Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator program, including guidance from our nonprofit partner, DataKind, to jumpstart their work. Google for Startups Accelerator. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The

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