Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 24, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Marie Flore Morett, owner of Delices de Marie Florett , has worked to create a welcoming community in Haiti to empower women to seek employment opportunities and work to decrease the job and wage inequalities present in Haiti. By Caroline Sachdeva. Passion in the workplace. For Marie, creating is imperative.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

However, here's a question that I think even casual observers of the NYC innovation community would all answer unanimously: If you were to place a school in a strategic location to help drive innovation in NYC over the next 50 years, where would you put it? Make no mistake, Brooklyn is absolutely the future of innovation in NYC.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 25, 2019

The lawmakers in Albany have passed legislation known as the Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) and it is sitting on the Governor’s desk awaiting signature. But legislators and activists and the business community should not stop there. There is plenty of debate on whether CCPA is good policy or bad policy.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. Gilt Groupe maintains a significant presence there, as does scores of creative agencies and design firms. It’s a great place to build a business--creative, less expensive, flexible, etc. Brooklyn is my home.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

The details of exactly how this was going to happen were a bit sketchy, but having a big hairy audacious goal galvanized the innovation community into achieving something spectacular. In today’s world, one of the bottlenecks we have to innovation is the lack of software development talent.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and services to serve their interests and needs as they transition from their traditionally offline practices into a digital present and future. Cotorruelo said in an interview, referring to the the courses, but also the company’s community of users.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1. Community Leaders + Organizers. It takes both to build a community. Of course I have.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

You didn’t hear about it, that is, unless you followed some of the most innovative designers and developers in Brooklyn. The diverse perspectives of the technical and creative class of NYC created a great experience for all who were lucky enough sit huddled close together in a chilly Brooklyn warehouse, nearly on top of the speakers.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

But for now … Every year we run a big VC, LP & Tech Summit in Los Angeles (this year downtown) to showcase the best of our community and invite others from around the country. The Mayor will come and talk about LA innovation. It is a CEO & founder gathering. And every year it seems a celebrity or two sneaks in.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. It really only needs a few community leaders to kick things off and land a community on a map. Co-Working Space.

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Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

Watching these entrepreneurs present their ideas, its impossible not to feel inspirednot just by their creativity, but by their commitment to solving meaningful problems. will only become a more formidable innovation hub. and the promise of innovation in our country. Year after year, Bark Tank has exceeded that vision.

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Source Link

APRIL 1, 2022

They’d like to see us continue spotlighting best practices and community success stories in our newsletter and on socials, so please be sure to follow us on Twitter , Facebook and LinkedIn for the latest and greatest from our network! webinar on strategies for growing rural communities through entrepreneurship-led economic development.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2015

I faced the wrath of the community. 5/ Twitter doesn’t support Tweetstorms so the community developed the norm of responding to your own Tweetstorms to create a single thread. 7/ The beauty and longevity of Twitter has always been the creativity of community: RT, MT, #, Tweetstorm, @names , OneShot.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2020

Health care laboratories innovate, collaborate and share findings like never before. Implement new, virtual ways to communicate regularly with your team. Lean on industry peers for creative ways to support your staff and stay informed about the latest laws and resources in your area. • Engage with customers and community.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The round includes Lerer Ventures, who participated with the same level of support, Betaworks and a host of experienced angel investors from the design and creative community. Flickr touched off a slew of socially based services and opened up an era of innovation that lasted for nearly a decade. He wasn’t overselling either.

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APRIL 11, 2022

My company is Bread and we make ad creative super easy. Here are a few tips: 1) First off, be a good community participant. And if you want to know where and when I might be showing up to things, follow my weekly NYC innovation community events e-mail here. He simply extended a handshake and said: “Hi, sorry to interrupt.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Arosh Fernando , creative director of WooHah Productions, says, “When our core business was not permited to function due to the government restrictions, we realized we had to change everything.”. His new company, All In, brings colleagues and communities together, even when they are physically apart.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Expedited innovation. Extra time at home allowed many people to tap into their own creativity and inner entrepreneur—not just for those who were unemployed or pursuing a change, but also those dealing with virtual work. SourceLink is here to help you support the entrepreneurs in your community.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Over the last seven years, I’ve not only been an active contributer to the NYC innovation community, but I have strived to help make it more accessible, creating new leaders and supporting other people’s projects. For the last two years, it has also included promoting community through this newsletter.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

Message me and share how it’s working for you and any creative variations you’ve developed. I also want to credit Chris Bradley’s excellent Medium article “Create A Virtual Advisory Board with ChatGPT to Guide Your Startup Business” , which provides additional perspectives on this concept.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The Wall Street Journal is getting into the community and content game as well with their soon to be released stealth GetSocial effort. Having an online audience enables you to sell an event to your community--lowering cost of customer acquisition--but it also allows you to create unique. There are a ton of synergies here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2024

I was inspired by the competitors, their presentations, and how much they want to change the world.” — Kate Hancock, EO APAC Bridge “I was most surprised by the sheer determination and innovative spirit of the young entrepreneurs. The depth of learning I gained from the students! It is a competition and a show.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us. If a society shuns people for TRYING you discourage people from creating truly breakthrough innovation out of fear of failure. Now they are partners.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

Kavelle is most passionate about the impact she can have on students and is continuously inspired by their creativity. She began to notice a variety of challenges when it came to STEM education, both in her community and globally. Thank you for your entrepreneurial journey, Kavelle!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2020

Most entrepreneurs are by their very nature, creative, innovative thinkers,” explains Andy. They are committed to creative problem-solving. We’re also looking at other areas where we might be able to mitigate the COVID-19 related impact, such as senior living communities or other areas that cater for the most at-risk groups.”.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. Rosario also advises that young leaders need to get creative and build sustainable processes. government.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 30, 2020

2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta is working hard to develop the small business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the devastating earthquake of 2016. In 2019, the program was expanded in each of Ecuador’s provinces, providing “mini master’s degrees” in entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

In a world where constant change and the need for sustainable solutions are more urgent than ever, young entrepreneurs emerge as the driving force behind innovation and progress — as demonstrated by the winners of EO’s 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Starting a business and driving innovation requires resilience and perseverance.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. Intuitively most people know that LA isn’t just the entrepreneurial capital of the US but it is also the creative capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2021

The creativity of all the students, the diversity of their business ideas, and the number of countries represented made GSEA the right choice for us.”. Foster: “The students’ companies were the product of identifying a problem in their local community and looking for ways to address it.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 5, 2019

Department of State Program Officer Sam Gordon interviewed Adriel Luis, a curator at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, capturing his passion for this innovative method for solving problems. With design thinking, “you use creativity and imagination to think outside the box and solve large-scale issues,” he says.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

The soundbite: “What distinguishes the apex innovators from behemoths who disappear? Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S, Here are some key insights from the event. Their ability to run experiments at pace and scale.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Bahia could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America. Paulo Rogério Nunes. Contributor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

She said that Korea really wants to build a “creative economy” and that understanding why the US is so innovative was important to her. I don’t know how to solve for societal acceptance but if anybody could figure that out they would probably lend themselves well toward improving creativity. I’m not sure.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

“We work hard to inspire innovation for future generations through our own example,” says Hernann Zabala, of EnerGea in Bolivia. It was important for them to find a place in their community as a voice educating others about environmental issues and finding solutions to those problems. Educating against waste management.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Creative platform EVEN , which allows artists to sell music directly to fans, said it has closed a $2.2 The company’s CEO and founder, Mag Rodriguez, says he started building the platform last February as a way to help Black and brown artists retain equity in their creative work. Creative platform EVEN raises $2.2M

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

One that is resilient about their vision, takes risks to advance their innovations, possesses the hustle and ability to execute their vision, pursues growth, and accepts setbacks as learning opportunities during their entrepreneurial journey, Also, offered are actionable startup strategies to navigate the challenging landscape of business creation.

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