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Funding Friday: The Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation Relief Fund

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I mentioned in yesterday’s post that when this is all over, I can’t wait to go to my favorite restaurants and enjoy their hospitality and food. While many industries are facing difficult times in this crisis, the restaurant and hospitality industry is particularly hard hit. If they are able to re-open.

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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

Yet, technology adoption within the real estate community as a means to fundamentally disrupt how physical assets behave and how transactions occur was lagging up until the last couple of years. It is about building and recreating communities. Image courtesy of Mint House Real estate lies at the core of our everyday lives?—?it

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way: My journey setting up a Covid ward in India

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2019, he became the director of Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Chennai, India. In 2019, I was sent to Chennai, India, as part of the team assigned to turn around a once prominent, now ailing, hospital brand in South India. Our hospital, Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Chennai, has a single specialty? My journey begins.

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How an ex-cop turned entrepreneur gives back by combatting human trafficking

Entrepreneurs' Organization

With my extensive knowledge in complex investigations involving trafficking organizations, I thought, “How can we give back to our community?”. That became our main focus: To educate the hospitality industry. Tell us about Operation Rose and its community impact.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

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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Handfuls Helping Millions During COVID-19

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Nearly 1,500 masks, gowns, goggles, and face shields being delivered to front line health workers at Montefiore Hospital in New York City. They try to verify standards or certification of materials themselves to ease the burden on hospitals. MillionLives.org is trying many different approaches. So we ask: What is your expertise?

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One man’s mission to renew Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

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. MisiĂłn Ecuador entrepreneurs receive entrepreneurial knowledge and tools and through the program are encouraged to be leaders in their communities. Helping people.