StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. What work is Verizon doing in the Detroit/Michigan community to help small businesses?

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Starting a new business as a student is daunting. How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. 4) Student-focused founder communities. Right here.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

More than 3,700 startups — from 92 countries — applied across XTC’s competition tracks: Agtech, Food & Water, Cleantech & Energy, Edtech, Enabling Tech, Fintech, Healthtech and Mobility & Smart Cities. Enabling Tech: Dot Inc. , The competition just to reach the finals was fierce. Learn more about XTC here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

I disagree – after working with thousands of entrepreneurs from around the world who are putting in the hard work and time to reach the US$1 million mark, I see the importance of accelerator programs enabling businesspeople to reach personal and professional goals.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Companies in this segment work with community pharmacies and lower-end providers such as drug shops to help stock products. Many startups operate in single or two countries, so expanding geographic footprints will be an enabler to draw in better funding.” Some include mPharma, Lifestores, Shelf Life, and Maisha Meds.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Blocksport Blocksport builds Web3-ready platform solutions for the professional sports and entertainment industry to enable tokenization use cases for their fan community. Developed a SaaS-based white-label web3 platform that opens revenue streams and strengthens community engagement.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

The fundamental disconnect is that software-enabled businesses don’t necessarily monetize the same way that software-based businesses do,” Zimmerman says. But having 20% to 30% ownership of a token or of a network is very bad and frowned upon by the community. Zimmerman, the founder and CEO of Drift.

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