Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

On one visit to the city of La Esperanza, Rafael recalls stumbling upon a book of Lenca patterns. Detail of the handbag Rafael designed using Lenca patterns. “It Rafael and his sister, intrigued by what they’d found, selected a pattern and set of colors for a purse, all from the Lenca book.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I booked several high-profile meetings in advance. As my college buddies used to say, “you could blindfold me with dental floss.&# It was a bunch of members of the Austin Startup Factory mixed with some out-of-towners like myself. Was a great mix of people and learned much about the local Austin tech scene.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Maybe you're a salon that lets clients book services with individual providers, or perhaps your consulting agency needs a simple online appointment scheduling tool to organize discovery calls. Focus on the meeting, not the scheduling Automate your booking The best booking apps offer the perfect mix of flexibility and ease of use.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. If you throw in Oculus into the mix along with TrueCar, Rubicon, Burstly, Beats and others LA Tech has seen more than $8 billion in exits in 2014 alone.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

It doesn't have to go by the book. So, let us browse through some healthy living strategy we all can afford. Start using sugar substitutes or minus it completely from your life. Mix Vegetables And Fruits. You can mix raw veggies into your fruits and have a salad every 4 hours. Thus, start making a plan.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

This unfortunate mix of personal and professional concerns made me feel alone in my struggles. That role deepened my understanding of leadership and group dynamics in ways I couldn’t have learned from a book or a coach. I used to suffer from imposter syndrome , feeling like I was less than my fellow entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

Utilized lesser-used ports, other modes of shipment (air, rail), or a mix—to diversify the risk. We strategically put redundancy in the US in case of China lockdowns. “As Ocean containers that used to take six weeks are now taking three to four months or more.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In in the early 90′s I was in my early 20′s and I programmed on mainframe computers using COBOL, CICS and DB2. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. There were chat rooms, discussion groups, dating, classified ads – you name it.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Start by offering something of value for free to your potential audience in exchange for an email address, such as a discount coupon for your products, a free e-book, workbook, or even a free trial period for your service. Use this story, and the many others out there, to inspire you to build an engaged and active community of your own.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Its software is used across some 130 countries, although the majority of the consumers engaging in the events themselves are based out of North America and Europe, Simpson said. “We see that as a major opportunity, giving creators the chance to get inventory from elsewhere and push theirs out to other places.” ”

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Revolution

JUNE 10, 2019

Consumers are forced to rely mostly on peer reviews and incur the additional friction of having to deal with the unit owner, who may double-book or rent out units illegally against city regulations, among a host of other issues, resulting in a largely unreliable user experience. The connective thread here is the use of technology.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

The company focuses on helping customers navigate a crisis and a big part of that is run books, which act as playbooks for handling various crisis situations as they arise. So they’re getting really creative in using them to onboard people into incidents and using them for better incident communication.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

I used to think you could use convenience and common sense to predict markets. We think it’s a matter of products, but history shows us it takes more than just products and technology to create the sweeping changes. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. I want to see basic numbers.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

During this time, there’s financial leverage used in the transaction to help buffer the firm’s cost of capital (e.g. Over the next few decades, I expect forces in Washington DC to use economic and monetary policy to attempt to rebalance the trade relationship between the world’s two most dynamic countries.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

SME-focused business travel booking platform TravelPerk has topped up the $160 million in equity and debt it raised last in a Series D last April with an additional $115 million — closing out the round at $275 million. It also plans to use the funding to double down on growth in its other large market: Europe.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Too much of today’s economic growth comes from unsustainable models using limited resources.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

There are many good books on this subject, and you owe it to yourself to read at least one of them before you begin talking to angels. With #1 – #3 under your belt, you should start preparing the components you will use to support your pitch to outside investors. Now, and only now, are you prepared to start fundraising.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 25, 2024

Few people love the software they use to get things done. The earliest and most obvious consumer AI use cases have come from translating a natural language prompt into a media output — e.g., image, video, and text generators. And it’s no surprise why. And where are the highest points of leverage? The same will be true in prosumer.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

I like to get a mix of people who have reported to the candidate, whom the candidate has reported to (2x) and peers. Another strategy I have used is to go to LinkedIn and search through people who used to work for the company as a way of surfacing up old names of people either to be references or to suggest references.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

I use Wordpress and am very happy. In this genre there is also Typepad although I find less people using it these days. They’re more light weight, easier to use and more social. Then you need to decide whether to use the “hosted&# version or the “installed&# version. Blogger kinda sucks IMHO.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2021

A commission-based model is used and Odiggo charges the car suppliers 20% commission on every transaction. Over 50,000 car owners across three markets — Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — use Odiggo. Odiggo will use part of the funding to continue developing its tech and dashboard software, he said.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It’s time to reconsider how you use Instagram’s advertising tools for your business. Over 50% of social media marketing budgets are spent inefficiently because of poor creatives, mixed messaging, limited ad types and unfortunate ad captions. to register and list their services, which clients can book.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. In my book, I collects all the best scholarships, fellowships, and other programs for high-achieving young people. . 1) Your school.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In his book YES IS THE ANSWER. You write that the title of the book, Yes Is the Answer: What Is the Question? , It’s about mixing patience with your determination to succeed. When we make mistakes and use the 3 A’s—acknowledge, apologize, and act—with humility and honesty, 95% of people can find a way to forgive us.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

. “AI and machine learning have always been at the core of our product … [it helps users] book more efficiently in terms of cost and time,” Kukreja said. “Today, with most systems, companies have to choose between an easy-to-use system or the one with controls.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

First, it is snapping up Blinkist , a startup out of Berlin that had built a platform to discover and read abbreviated versions of longer non-fiction books — “Blinks” that typically take no more than 15 minutes to read or listen to. Blinkist’s last valuation was $160 million in 2018 , when it raised $18.8

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The latter, funnily enough, got a bit of a mixed shout-out when we spoke to Darolfi last year. I sat at America’s Tires for three hours and thought, hey, we use robots to put tires on at the factory,” he told us. Today it announced that it has raised a $7.5 Image Credits: RoboTire. “I

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

You're company might be trying to get to $500,000 or $3 million in sales, the principles Ryan uses can still work. In hindsight, a perfect mix of focus and a strong partnership. Marc Benioff uses this method with Salesforce. (If Marcus Sheridan 's book, They Ask, You Answer , is all about this. Business plan.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That deal immediately proved to be a success, which then propelled Agarwal to explore broadening his offering — now using technology — to focus on what were the neglected segments of the market. Its aggressive expansion bet has had a mixed success rate. Oyo’s offerings. to name a few markets.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 29, 2023

Kandal will focus on unlocking greater synergies across Grab’s superapp ecosystem to create more value for our users and partners, and building a product mix that offers affordable services for those seeking value as well as highly differentiated premium offerings. He then became head of Geo in January 2022.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In a release announcing the deal , TripActions noted that the funding will be used for global expansion, building off of its expense management launch in Europe and new offices in Portugal, Germany, France and the UK. spend volume growth last quarter, and that gross bookings for business travel are up more than 5X year over year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They do include e-commerce experiences, but also companies building interactive tools for customers to look at, mix, and match various light fixtures from a lighting consultancy; more standard publishing services; and for helping tailor materials for emergency medical training services.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

Atomos is building the railroad of space using high-powered electric propulsion space tugs to move satellites to any orbit beyond low Earth orbit. We launched in Denver as it is an aerospace hub with a lively startup community, which also has the perfect mix of cost-of-living and lifestyle that make it desirable for aerospace talent.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

“[This] not only minimises human error but also allows the company to craft the entire guest experience, from booking to check-out, at scale,” says the company. We will also have massive news soon about how we’re taking sustainability to the next level, as all of us need to do more to combat the climate crisis”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2023

This data can be used to improve future events and marketing efforts. Environmental benefits: Online events are more environmentally friendly than in-person events, as they do not require travel and often use fewer resources, leading to less waste. Then use the StreamYard Giveaway Tool to select audience participants to win.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

The product can also be used by partner businesses to manage their own insurance needs. Some customers like Stanbic Bank in Kenya use Lami’s API to run insurance operations; HR platform WorkPay makes insurance products available to the businesses using its platform. It co-designs products with its underwriting partners.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Now, three alums that worked with data in the world of Big Tech have founded a startup that aims to build a “metrics store” so that the rest of the enterprise world — much of which lacks the resources to build tools like this from scratch — can easily use metrics to figure things out like this, too.

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