Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. She created the organization out of her passion for social entrepreneurial impact. Absolutely!

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

As with any movement, there comes a day when grand visions need to either remain that, or be executed on so that they may evolve to the next stage of development and maturation. How they managed to rally other ecosystem stakeholders into supporting these efforts. What success looks like in this three-year pilot.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

That is good news for the innovation economy because healthy capital markets are a necessary support system. The AI “stack” has emerged with Large Language Models and other important models (like audio, imagery, video, etc) operating in the cloud with well-documented and supported APIs that are available to developers to build on.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

Embrace Lean Startup Methodology Traditionally, starting a business meant undertaking thorough planning, seeking significant funding, and developing a product in isolation from its future users. This ensures you’re developing something customers actually want.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I have attention deficit disorder, it is a real condition , I have been diagnosed including having radioactive isotopes through my brain to map my development and yet I’m a leader, I have accomplished much, I did well in school and went on to earn a master’s degree and I can actually concentrate when I want to.

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Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Software Development Process via Wikipedia. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of specifying and documenting “formal business processes.” Develop your business plan. Product development process. Customer service and support. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 19, 2022

I documented the ups and downs I experienced in my true-crime thriller, The Good Line.). We’ve experienced an outpouring of support from the local community and media. The small unit of six officers produced unbelievable cases—something straight out of a movie. Soon after this record case, our unit was dismantled due to politics.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Two Sigma is a technology and finance company in Soho filled with incredibly bright engineers and developers, so I’m really excited about leveraging that partnership in a number of cool ways. I'm excited about the next phase of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures--getting to publicly support companies and make additional investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

Only Work on Projects That Support Your Core Product Effort. rollout support. With a well architected product that has well-documented APIs and proper core product abstractions then all custom work should be build above the API stack. Adding precious high gross margin to support an R&D team that you need to fund anyways.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

If you’ve done a good job in the sales process you’ve already written out a needs document in which your wrote out what you believe the customer problems are with specific examples. In an early-stage business where your product is less developed the business case might be higher level. That always stuck with me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 28, 2019

Written by Mike Scott, co-founder and CEO of NONA , a software development studio based in South Africa. Software development is still a ‘dark art’ for many founders, executives and business decision-makers, and yet it can be absolutely critical to the success of your business. Security and documentation principles and processes.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

After poring over documents and articles of cutting-edge technological innovations in gaming and applications in other industries, the three co-founders identified a gap in the market and set up Refract. “We are pleased to support their growth and the development of the overall innovation ecosystem in Singapore.”

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 9, 2022

The company offers technical support for recycling and the creation of urban gardens in Haiti. 2022 YLAI Fellow Nikita Legall is the managing director of Tropical Hives , a sustainable development company that produces honey and its byproducts. Smile Urban Farm and Recycling Center (SUFARC) in Haiti.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Developer-focused productivity tool Raycast has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Accel and Coatue. As developers ourselves, we find ourselves spending a lot of time on busywork that doesn’t bring that much value. Users can easily create and re-modify issues in Jira, merge pull requests in GitHub and find documents.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

We spent most of that summer developing the product while carving out time to meet investors and try to raise funding. We eventually launched the product, which didn't generate enough revenue to support us- so we shut down the business after all my credit cards maxed out.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

That’s why for any company launching a smart home device this year, having Matter support will be helpful. It is also collaborating with silicon vendors on what will become a Matter System-on-a-Chip to support the frustration-free setup. The offering includes the Veea SmartHub mesh router for the home called STAX.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 30 Most Important Lessons Learned About Developing New Business In this article, we delve into the wisdom of thirty seasoned professionals, including Founders and CEOs, who share their most important lessons learned in developing a new business. This industry demands not only technical expertise but also emotional strength.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 11, 2019

While Nayleen moved to Panama City to develop her future career in marketing and branding, her heart was still in Los Santos. The history of cutarras is not clearly documented: Oral tradition tells us that cutarras first appeared in Panama with the arrival of the Spaniards, who introduced cattle into the lands of the Azuero peninsula.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Smile Identity , a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for many African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve , a Ghanaian developer of identity verification software. Other prominent use cases include AML checks, customer onboarding and fraud prevention.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This simplicity is of course shrouded in the complexity of biology, and demands that biotech companies thoughtfully de-risk existential concerns throughout the drug development lifecycle. One powerful avenue is through the use of an exceptionally well-curated, comprehensive, and accessible virtual data room (VDR)! key in vivo data results).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Because my second-in-command and I had recently acquired the tools and professional development to handle it. Documentation. Now that our systems and processes are refined and firmly in place, we’re documenting them in a written playbook. How did I know? How to groom your second-in-command. Focus on the big picture.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Flatfile recently released a software development kit that will allow developers to build on top of Flatfile’s components to access import, match, merge and export functions. ” Flatfile’s customer base stands at thousands of developers and 500 companies as well as several unnamed government organizations.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

As open-source and developer-led companies become increasingly visible, important, and massive, we should draw the parallel between developer marketing and consumer marketing. First, developer marketing is influencer and brand-driven. In the consumer World, consumer companies use luminaries to support a product.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Assistly “Multi-channel customer support and management service&# – this is another industry I love and I specifically love the team at Assistly. They have done 3 startups in the customer support space and one that wasn’t. Especially for their stage of development. I know the product intimately and it rocks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 28, 2019

Because I can speak to them at a peer-to-peer level, I’ve been able to develop an appreciation for what they do. Entrepreneurs develop countlesss qualities to help them successfully grow their business. I have seen how remarkable these people in the EO community are, based on what they’re doing with their lives and their businesses.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

Going back to Pete, he decided to gather six stakeholders composed of one manager each from the four departments that urgently needed to be shifted to a work-from-home setup, as well as one team leader each from the two teams which would provide auxiliary support to Pete’s team while they were facilitating the transition of the teams.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

federal government involvement in the formation and development of the venture capital industry. government played a decisive role in getting the whole thing kickstarted, and for a period of time, sustained its development in the early stages. The Act also continues a long-standing tradition of U.S. federal government.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

For example, if you need a web developer to build the backend of your eCommerce platform, your candidate will need more advanced education and training than a social media intern. Your remote workforce will be entirely reliant on technology to perform their essential duties—and the data collected since the coronavirus shutdown supports this.

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Gust

AUGUST 12, 2012

A business plan is an “outward facing” document for external investors, or for C-level executives within your own company. The product plan tells your developers what to build, and the marketing team what to market. Development and rollout. Concurrently, or later, it’s necessary to build a separate business plan.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

If you want to download the document I’ve made it available at my favorite document sharing site DocStoc). They have data from surveys they did with corporate development officers (e.g. Fred Wilson supports Montgomery’s view in this thoughtful post on the return of the tech IPO market.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 20, 2023

However, its SaaS solution is now being used across various public and private sectors, enabling government institutes and enterprises to issue verifiable documents digitally. The startup’s solution utilizes blockchain technology to ensure document authenticity, thereby protecting against fraud and forgery.

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A Smart Bear

OCTOBER 4, 2017

But, an illness takes the velocity of the product or quality of support from heroic to zero. Or nine months because there weren’t any processes and documentation in place — again because it was just one person, who didn’t need that stuff, because after all we’re moving so quickly! No, it’s a colossal failure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 28, 2016

How the business provides for the lives of the family members and employees it supports, and how it contributes to the surrounding community, should always remain top of mind. Document lines of authority, roles, responsibilities and job descriptions with measurable accountabilities. Develop family business employment agreements. ?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Practical Metrics and Methods (Practitioner Edition): Identify and develop better metrics and methods for ecosystem building. Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It fuels various aspects of startup development, including prototype creation, rigorous product testing, recruitment of top-tier talent, and boosting overall sales. Keffer Development Services, LLC (dba The Athletic Trainer System, located in Grove City, is a HIPPA compliant Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software for sports medicine.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Traditionally, SMEs were required to visit physical bank branches, provide extensive documentation, and endure lengthy approval processes for loans. More often than not, SMEs face difficulties obtaining the necessary financing support due to prolonged waiting time or a lack of collateral. According to Hao Jiang, 1.5

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It will also support the development of new consumer and enterprise products to enable Indonesians and businesses to access a wider range of services securely and accelerate broader digital transformation. Marshall Pribadi, CEO and Co-Founder of Privy, said he is thrilled to welcome KKR as among their new investors.

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