Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

By September 26th we had submitted a term sheet which was signed on October 4th and financing was closed in less than 30 days. A bit of fun plus a bit of education and a “give back” component ( Seriously is working with the MalariaNoMore on Malaria education). Plus physical. Parents & kids.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Personal finance is hard – and that’s a tale as old, and difficult to disrupt, as time. And while Nagpal agrees that there’s no “north star” company that has shown how to tackle finance literacy at scale, he’s hoping that Ocho’s 10-person team may just have a not-so-boring wedge that changes that.

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 8, 2025

Our content is informative as well as education from VC-backed founders who have experience in building companies from scratch and helps you navigate the online world this year. At founderbounty we understand the importance of creating content that turns eyeballs. Google rewards legit good and high quality content.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2016

Over the weekend, Rent the Runway held an event for its Project Entrepreneur initiative, which brought together over 100 female entrepreneurs looking to get education and advice on how to take their businesses to the next step. I'm not your finance bro. Two of the female founders were white and two were of color.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The discussions will cover finance, retail, government, education, entertainment, and technology sectors on each of the show’s nine stages. The 300 speakers scheduled over the two-day Conference meet the immense demand for AI discussions, networking opportunities, and solutions.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. I suppose, more specifically, the bubble ended in the last two weeks of September--right after this financing. The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Education changed my life. That is why I support university education of young women. I believe in the transformative power of education. With education, a woman changes, she changes generations, and then the world changes. With education, a woman changes, she changes generations, and then the world changes.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Growing up in El Salvador, I was able to go to Bentley College in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduate with a degree in corporate finance and accounting. Masshii’s objective is to create opportunities for at-risk women in El Salvador who have little or no opportunity for proper education, training, or jobs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Your Finances Will Be Quite Strained. With no actual influx of capital into your business, you’re looking at a dangerous mix of emotions, finances, and ego. He is a professional writer who focuses on blogging, digital marketing and self-education. If one of your friends invests more, will they expect more control?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. Her network from her educational institutions alone has friends in all of the top tech, media & banking institutions. That’s why Greg Bettinelli has become such a successful partner addition to Upfront. She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. DoAmaral’s vision, built alongside co-founder Tán Ho, fueled Fiveable’s latest financing event. “I think there’s a few categories that are as dynamic as K-12 education right now,” said Rebecca Kaden, partner at USV.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The tech-enabled startup, launched by Fadl Al Tarzi in 2019, is filling affordability and relevance gaps in education. accredited higher education and lets them study at their own pace. Nexford University provides learners with a fully online U.S.-accredited based investment firm AMK Investments and the Future of Learning Fund.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 2, 2021

Unfortunately, most children grow up without any financial education whatsoever, whether at home or at school. Since 2016, not one US state has added personal finance to its K-12 standards. Studies consistently find that women have lower financial literacy levels than men, even after accounting for marital status, education and income.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

Some key organizations that fill the needs of startups which you should seek out and invite into your network include: The public library , a vital and often overlooked resource for free access to business databases, education, equipment and internet access. Cultivate an inclusive network with culturally competent support.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2020

Educate yourself on what other companies are doing to hold onto their human resources at all costs. This is especially critical when talking about finances—one of small business owners’ biggest challenges anyway. At the same time, educate nonstop. You’ll sleep better—and so will your trusted employees.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. Purpose Driven Tours aims to protect natural resources and educate tourists while traveling as well.

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StartupNation

JUNE 16, 2021

During this process, you will want to ensure that your cybersecurity measures are up to date, properly organize all of your old customer orders and recycle any documents you no longer need, but what about your startup’s finances? Here are just a few ways to organize and keep your startup’s finances in check: Complete your journal entries.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

There’s a large education gap in Vietnam between urban centers, which have access to more resources, and the smaller cities and rural areas where 80% of students live. While there, he saw how digitization was transforming many aspects of daily life, including e-commerce, finance, healthcare and education.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

If you’re selling a martech solution, on a business level, you have to consider a finance business partner for marketing. If the solution is focused toward, say, integration, then hone in on who would be owning the integration process on the buyer’s team.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Zen Educate , an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate is setting out to supplant the traditional approach to recruiting teachers, a system that typically involves third-party agencies and hefty fees. Show me the money.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

We spoke with Greg Crabtree , chair of EO@Wharton Executive Education program, to gain insights on how to plan during these uncertain times. Without knowing how long the crisis will continue, it’s critical to get a handle on your company’s funding needs. Greg Crabtree is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and financial expert.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. Because you have a unitary focus on financing your company or you die you seem not to miss a beat in thinking about the last meeting and the funder has been whipsawed in 20 directions. everything.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

One byproduct of this movement, especially during the blitzscaling era , were new startups in areas such as finance, healthcare, housing, education, using venture capital to acquire customers at accelerated rates. And 17% of high schools dont have a counselor, according to the Education Department. This is great!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

The education level required for the job will depend on the role you’re hiring for. 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. Experienced.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

Bootstrapping Fundamentals At the outset, your startup might be fueled entirely by bootstrapping — utilizing personal savings, minor loans from close ones, or the proceeds from your first sales for financing. Here’s the core idea: Live Lean: Each dollar conserved is an additional dollar you can invest in your startup’s development.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It had been written that NYC was built by industries of zero sum games like finance and real estate, and that DNA wouldn’t work in the startup community. They can have some longer term impacts through educational institutions. You need both. You also need to establish a culture of sharing and collegiality.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. ” His argument is as follows. Assigns tasks.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 22, 2025

Georgia (2nd): Georgia ranks second on WalletHubs list, thanks to its affordable cost of living, competitive corporate tax rates, and access to a highly educated workforce. The states low unemployment rate, access to financing, and relatively low labor costs make it a great place for new businesses to thrive.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This could mean your health, education, well-being or relationships—anything that can fine-tune and improve your life will bring the highest return on investment because the cost is often very small. Unfortunately, that creates a conflict of interest for the person that educates the entrepreneur about the insurance. Invest in Yourself.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

EO offers great opportunity, education and tools to facilitate this, and create Instimacy (=instant intimacy) in business conversations. . One EO member who is currently planning an exit shared that, though he has now hired a high-level VP of Finance, “I brought him in too late in our stage—I wish I had hired him earlier.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Online learning platform Vedantu has raised $100 million in a new financing round and has become the latest Indian startup to become a unicorn following a year of strong growth. Families across the nation have historically invested heavily in their children’s education to advance in life. Vedantu co-founders. Image Credits: Vedantu.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

What was it like seeing some folks raise tens of millions of dollars, and where has your financing mostly come from? From a financing perspective, to borrow from Peter Thiel I believe there is now more clarity between those who invest in and operate in the “bits” space vs. the “atoms” space.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I spend hours thinking about the products, competitors, market opportunities, recruiting and financing of these businesses. I work with two companies that aim to change education but both are indirectly aiming to do so. How else can I begin this multi-year journey if I’m not in love? I feel personally committed and engaged.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

To make it easier to toggle between the three, there needs to be significant policy, financing, and physical transformation. Many climate-focused industries and technologies are so new that policymakers are still learning what they are, making education and proactive outreach essential.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2022

Georgia is the strategic leader of an educational enterprise that stands for the social mobility of Afro-descendant women. Afroricas creates content on finance management, social networking, careers, and leadership to support black women in their personal and professional development. Georgia Barbosa , Brazil, cofounder of Afroricas.

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