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Educate, Empower, Support: EO Women Entrepreneurs Are Leading the Way

Entrepreneurs' Organization

WEDO Canada’s mission is to educate, empower and support future women entrepreneurs by granting $1 million in scholarships to deserving female post-secondary students across Canada,” Milena said. “We We’ve helped our portfolio companies with introductions with potential customers, board members, key employees, and advisors.”

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Teach 'Em to Tinker

This is going to be BIG.

It''s an especially relevant question for me as I''ve recently joined the board of the Bronx Academy for Software Engineering , one of two software focused high schools in NYC. Instead of selling you software, open source companies acknowledge that the software is out there for free--but what you really need is support around that software.

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Please Help Me Congratulate Jordan Hudson as @UpfrontVC’s Newest Investment Principal

Both Sides of the Table

Deal support / analysis / quant / legal for deals a partner is seriously considering. Portfolio company support & analysis. Associates often shadow partners at board meetings so that they can help follow up with the company on important initiatives between board meetings. Deal screening. Portfolio community building.

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NJEDA Board Approves Two Programs to Advance New Jersey’s Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

American Entrepreneurship

(March 18, 2025) Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the Next New Jersey Program – AI and the AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program. Winners will also receive mentorship and advisory support from the Administrators network of subject matter experts.

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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

This is going to be BIG.

A lot of these strategic entities have boards that are filled with some of the most successful high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, etc. but the connections are not being made to support the funds that are supposed to be funding all these local startups.

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LUUM’s Eyelash Extension Innovation Garners $30M Series A Round

American Entrepreneurship

AI continues to open up new frontiers as innovators apply the fast-emerging technology in ways that gain investor support. Harding remains a board member and an integral executive team member. With its robust global patent portfolio and the support of notable beauty and venture capital investors, its reach is global.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

By Monday morning after their board meeting in NorCal I didn’t get a return phone call. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We felt this was a marquee account and one that would help us take our collaboration tool global as Thames owned assets all over the world.