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Disrupting the Screen: Backing Tinkergarten to Get Kids Out to Play

This is going to be BIG.

What isn't surprising is that their plans for getting the kids outside became Tinkergarten , a distributed network of leaders providing outdoor learning experiences. You see, Meg is a career educator, so play is never just play. Play is an opportunity to learn and discover.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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The Underwhelmingness of Facebook

This is going to be BIG.

Facebook, despite the fact that I use it everyday, is probably the online network I could most easily do without. Despite everything it theoretically knows about me, Facebook ad units disrupt my feed. Facebook used to have network pages where you could explore people you didn''t know.

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Introducing Circulate: Creating Better Networks for Future Founders from Black and Other Underrepresented Communities

This is going to be BIG.

I wanted to build something that would be above and beyond the fund that would create ongoing change, creating more Black founders as well as those from other underrepresented communities and leveling up the networks of those who had already taken the plunge. That’s what we want to change with these events.

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Finding your brand identity in 4 steps

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Many YLAI Network members have found creative ways to make their businesses and organizations stand out from the rest and have used their branding to create a strong following. That being said, we have seen many examples of large companies that get disrupted by smaller, scrappier startups.”. Find your passion and show your impact.

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I doubled down on my efforts, making more calls, writing more content, and networking tirelessly. Registered with both FINRA and SEC, Equifund is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and educating investors. He is committed to fostering an informed, engaged investment community, aligning business growth with investor education.

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The Startup Battlefield 200: Education, security and space edition

TechCrunch

Out of thousands of applications, only 200 early-stage startups made the final cut, and you’ll find all of them — and only them — exhibiting on the TechCrunch Disrupt show floor on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Today it’s education, security and space. Startup Battlefield 200: Education, security and space edition.