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One social entrepreneur and activist’s mission to defend the environment and indigenous communities in Venezuela

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network team asked Victor a few questions about his strong commitment to justice and his dedication to never letting anyone or anything stop him from doing what is right. As entrepreneurs, it is natural to feel fear or uncertainty about what will happen to our projects, and I think that is a common denominator for many of us.

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Founders from MIT With a Plan to Change How We Grow and Eat Food

Both Sides of the Table

It’s true that we also fund more mundane stuff like B2B software aimed at productivity improvements but we want some big bets in every fund where we feel we can contribute to “making our own little dent in the universe” as the saying goes – by backing ambitious entrepreneurs with that same goal.

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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The fact of the matter is, most startups, particularly ones built by young professionals with no network and no track record, aren’t going to get funded. They’re front and center within their own walled gardens, but I’ve yet to meet faculty or deans anywhere that entrepreneurs are after hours. Same with students.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

What gets frustrating is that I tend to hear the same arguments over and over again from new entrepreneurs, and many of them are just completely unfunded. Unfortunately, they tend to resonate really well with frustrated entrepreneurs and a lot of dust gets kicked up over them. You know what—it’s supposed to work like that!

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Creating climate solutions with YLAI alumni: Nina Escamilla in Mexico 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Global entrepreneurs are leading the charge in creating solutions that impact their communities and inspire others to do the same on the path toward a greener future. However, one of our main challenges is food waste, mainly associated with the first link in the chain with primary producers, for whom the impact is ecological and economical.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. I really wish that the business case for social and ecological startups will finally be proven (kind of like Oatly showed with the Blackstone investment). Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t?

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Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities

Impact Hub

In 2018, Impact Hub King’s Cross kicked off an incubation program for UK-based social entrepreneurs aiming to combat the key challenges in our urban food systems. Networks for change. It is clear that without rapid innovation on a global scale, what we eat in our cities and how we produce it poses an existential challenge.