Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

Dreamit works with top healthcare, cybersecurity, and urban technology startups, providing access to extensive customer, industry, and investor networks during its 14-week program. Pro tip for creating a sense of community during self-isolation: Virtual Happy Hours ????? Since 2008, Dreamit has worked with over 350 companies.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

What is the role that ThrivingDollars plays within your community? YLAI has given me the tremendous opportunity to connect to a global network of entrepreneurs as well as gain firsthand work experience in the United States within my field. Is there any advice that you would give to other YLAI Network members regarding entrepreneurship?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 26, 2019

To help YLAI Network members strengthen their own brands, here are a few tips from the 2019 SXSW conference. This could be marketing that connects your product to nostalgic times in consumers’ lives, offering personalized customer service, or doing community service projects in areas that align with your business mission and values.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Espinoza : I learned that for Lazarillo, we can’t focus on just one place in one city; we need to understand the changing needs of our community. What advice would you give to other young leaders to do the same in their community and their businesses? We have users in 45 countries. People using Lazarillo in the U.S. government.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

Also, utilize our ecosystem and engage support systems available such as our growing network of business accelerators, and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, a support system from which AireHealth has benefited. Florida is a healthcare state and Tampa has a thriving community of startup support organizations.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 22, 2020

First, this is what an Internet Treasure looks like by the numbers: Across Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network, we saw around 10 billion page views from 100+ million unique visitors over the course of 2019. In 2019, Stack Overflow added over 2.8 million new users joining the community. million answers and 2.6

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Source Link

APRIL 14, 2021

in 2019 , and even less makes its way to minority women. On the podcast Breaking Down Barriers , Dell Gines, senior community development advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, explained: “You can’t say you’re an ecosystem builder if you’re not an inclusive ecosystem builder. When it comes to loans, the news is no better.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

According to Transparency International’s 2019 Latin America Barometer , 77% of survey respondents in Latin America and the Caribbean are ready and willing to tackle corruption. Individual choices can help move a community away from or toward corrupt behaviors. Kaelyn Vitale is a YLAI Network Intern for Fall 2019.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In 2019, I exited the business and relocated to Canada. As a firm, we pitched campaign ideas and strategies to huge, internationally recognized brands, going up against big network agencies. We had no venture capital and weren’t part of a global agency network. We did win those huge accounts, and we relished the moments.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

What issues in your community drove you to create this company? It could take weeks longer to import goods, but they do it because they don’t even know that someone in their community provides it as well. In 2018 we had 200 businesses, and in 2019, 400. What has it been like to scale your business? What has YLAI taught you?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

Peanut , the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. “The assumption that founders should have networks able to invest in their businesses creates an unfair starting line for most groups.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Access to capital and network is the most critical barrier to entrepreneurship for underserved communities. In April 2019, Impact Hub partnered with GoDaddy , an American publicly traded Internet domain registrar and web hosting company, to create the New Roots program. ’ .

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Recently, I worked with a community that was struggling to explain what they thought success looked like in ten years to their funding organizations. For example, my EDO had “7 wins” (companies that relocated) in 2018, but only “1 win” in 2019. Does this mean we were less successful in 2019? It is led by Chapman & Co.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

On 25–26 June 2019, EO presented a two-day International Entrepreneurial Summit at the United Nations focused on inspiring, educating and connecting business leaders to promote sustainable business practices. The level of engagement, passion and commitment demonstrated by attendees was beyond expectations.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

New York-based MyPlace , a social network designed to help friends share their private homes, has raised $5.8 The platform was originally launched in 2019 by entrepreneurs Zach Bell and Rameet Chawla as a way for them to share their private homes with their friends. Once you get onto the network, you can find your own friends on it.

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Impact Hub

JULY 14, 2021

For the second year in a row, Impact Hub joined forces with GoDaddy for another edition of New Roots, a business startup and mentoring program for entrepreneurs from underserved communities. The program was piloted in 2019 by Impact Hub King’s Cross in London and it was focused on supporting migrant and refugee entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

But today comes news of funding for a startup building a social network for what is probably one of the least digital business sectors of all: independent, small-hold farmers in the developing world. The funding, an extension to the company’s 2019 Series A , is being led by Octopus Ventures. million users. million members.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

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. It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000. Right here.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Discord’s doubling in corporate value comes as the persistent, inept, American response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate the adoption and growth of businesses creating virtual social networking opportunities. Those opportunities are apparent in Discord’s explosive growth.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

As an entrepreneur and angel investor, I’ve built a network that spans dozens of countries. The flipside of Canada’s multicultural identity is that we have expat communities almost everywhere, which can be a huge leg up for expanding abroad. Leave Canada for a little while (and find other Canadians). Think international when hiring.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Today social networks are more powerful than ever, and startups and corporations are innovating new commerce models that leverage the greater reach available to us. At the heart of Southeast Asian culture and approach to life is a community that is interwoven into the fabric of everyday life. Image Credits: Kantar Global MONITOR 2019.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2018

Professionally and personally speaking, I want to inspire and challenge our members by asking them to Step Up in three areas: leadership, fitness and community. Scott Abbott, EO Utah President FY2018/2019: We want to make a mark and engage leading entrepreneurs to learn and grow! Plus, being fit also improves our quality of life.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

in 17 startups since 2019. SDAC angel investors can expand their network through structured seminars, and socials, and by becoming a member of the USD President’s Club. SDAC is about community building as much as portfolio expansion. Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

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. In 2019, less than 3% of all VC investment went to women-led companies, and only one-fifth of U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A Convergence of Innovation Across Asia and Beyond Since its inception in 2019, COMEUP has evolved into a global startup event that bridges South Korea’s flourishing startup ecosystem with a worldwide audience. In this new era, the role of startups, with their flexibility, speed, and digital technology, is paramount.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A new enterprise fibre network is ready to deliver up to 100 Gbps (gigabits-per-second) high-speed internet to London businesses, as part of a £250 million ($290 million) investment in the city’s infrastructure. “These legacy networks are a limiting factor in critical technology decisions, which can restrict growth.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Danggeun Market, the publisher of South Korea’s hyperlocal community app Karrot, announced it has raised $162 million in a Series D round of funding with a valuation of $2.7 Danggeun Market, which already launched its global version of hyperlocal community app Karrot in the U.K. for providing hyperlocalized community service.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Think: How could you make money without an institutional investor, friends, family or internal networks? In 2019, The New York Times published an article headlined “More Start-Ups Have an Unfamiliar Message for Venture Capitalists: Get Lost.” There is no science to it; leverage your network and reach out to people over LinkedIn, too.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

In fact, the work he does outside of his original business helped him earn the 2019 EO Global Citizen of the Year. EO CARES is designed to address learning, networking, growth and scalability for startups. Ravi Machani , an EO member in Bangalore, India, is one entrepreneur who has done so admirably.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

The combination of networking and educational opportunities that a peer group provides ensures members have access to top-level development. Getting plugged into the local business community has been an eye-opening and extremely positive experience.” One such event will be taking place in Charleston: EO Nerve 2019.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Launched in 2003, LinkedIn quickly became the first global professional social media network by offering an easy way to make and track professional connections. Many providers communicate and market themselves on the “exclusivity” and focus of their communities. The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 20, 2019

This summer I had the pleasure of facilitating the 2019 Energy (CleanTech) cohort for the AccelVT accelerator in Burlington, VT. Go Together leverages technology and the power of trusted communities to innovate the way people get where they need and want to go whether it’s to and from school, to practice, a game or to vote.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

.” Badamosi, who returned to Nigeria from the UK in 2015, worked as the general manager for Starta Africa, an online community for African tech entrepreneurs. 2019 saw the local VC firm invest in six companies. Of the total investments raised in 2019 and 2020, 54gene contributed more than half of those numbers by raising $4.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Global Speakers Academy (GSA)was launched in 2019 with the goal of bringing together members from across the globe and world-class speaker coaches for an intense and immersive 4.5-day Joe Frost (EO Nebraska) : I had spoken in small group facilitations, in front of a classroom of students, and as guest at community events.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Note: I originally published this article in 2019 to share my lessons-learned from mapping a local ecosystem. The real super power of ecosystem mapping is how the mapping process and the actual map are used by the community as a catalyst to collaboratively strengthen the ecosystem. Start here! Make it Collaborative.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

If you’re not utilizing LinkedIn to network, build and grow your brand, you’re missing out on an essential resource. According to Hootsuite , in 2019, 30 million companies were on LinkedIn (and that number is constantly growing) – so why not yours? Happy networking! Choose wisely!

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 17, 2024

Venture Capital (VC) funding has declined across the board due to macroeconomic factors, with 2023 marking the lowest level of venture investment activity since 2019. Founders are now prioritizing investors who bring not only capital but also specific expertise and valuable networks.

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