Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Jackie Jenkins-Scott has more than three decades of experience in executive leadership positions in public health, higher education and corporate and non-profit governance. We recently asked her more about responsive leadership. What is responsive leadership? I call these leadership attributes The Big 4. The Big 4 Leadership Attributes.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Don and his team find in many rural communities, “well-educated young people […] are seeking careers in a wider range of fields,” and if the community fails to create diverse job opportunities associated with career paths, “chances are good that most of the community’s children and grandchildren will leave the community and not return.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

Or the way Uber is shaking up the cozy, static world of taxi transportation. But what about education? Or like a company I spoke to today, SportsForce , that is helping high-school athletes better prepare to get picked up by college sports teams. That’s a problem in need of a solution – I’m sure. Financial Services?

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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 The West African country is the only market where the U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

m, a startup that wants to upgrade student transportation, a five-year $150 million contract to modernize its transport service throughout the district. m’s transportation solution for SFUSD is expected to save the district $3 million per year on average, based on the cost of the incumbent’s solution. m told TechCrunch.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

They need to be focused on housing cost, transportation crime, and the kind of zoning that enables a critical mass of interesting local businesses to thrive. They can have some longer term impacts through educational institutions. Mayors don’t build startup cities. They can’t make a place a “bitcoin city”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Skilled workforce: Many Latin American nations boast a well-educated and skilled workforce, particularly in sectors like information technology, customer service, and manufacturing. US companies can tap into this talent pool to meet their staffing needs. For Latin American nations and companies, a golden opportunity awaits.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. Many climate-focused industries and technologies are so new that policymakers are still learning what they are, making education and proactive outreach essential. Infrastructure touches everything.

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MARCH 25, 2013

While the most visible and largest of these properties is zoned for commercial usage--it hasn't escaped anyone with a fifth grade math education that they would be much more lucrative as residential properties.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

After all, entry price registration question aside, they are all expensive once you factor in airfare, hotels, ground transportation, booths (if you have one), meals and – especially – time away from your day jobs? Big conferences in part are about education and entertainment. Let me be clear. Paddy brings the best.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2013

Shifts in population, transportation, and economic opportunity produce land grabs. I think there are, if you''re a bigger, established fund, with long term minded LPs whose coin you can educate yourself on. First of all, it''s a real estate term, obviously. It applies to a finite, physical resource. When and where do land grabs happen?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Online education. Similarly we backed another great team out of MIT called GroveLabs that is building a company to allow you to grow fresh vegetables, herbs and some fruits in your kitchen with no pesticides, no transportation and greatly reduced water consumption. Almost nobody believed and now look at it.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Side note: I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the world hasn’t quite changed yet just because a few more cars, which are a horribly inefficient mode of transportation to begin with, are electric and *questionably* better for the environment when waste and disposal is taken into consideration.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Register Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation ( Mosti ) plans to push emerging technology and promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education within the framework of Budget 2024. Another significant focus is STEM education, where we aim to instill STEM education,” he added.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

Second place of $4,500 went to Workforce Consolidation Solutions , founded by Ronnie Tillman-Hill and Alex Steele (Dauphin County): Providing eco-friendly employee transportation solutions, WCS optimizes routes and reduces commute times, enhancing employee experience and workforce management.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

South Africa’s Planet42 gets $30M for its car subscription service, Mexico expansion Planet42 says its expansion to Mexico is part of its strategy to address transport inequality on a global scale. Safe and reliable transport is a key driver of social and economic inclusion in emerging economies.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

There are some business people who think this is ethically wrong for a VC-backed business with a highly-educated founder and there are also likely to be some populist outcries that the money should have been reserved for Main Street workers and not tech workers. In this instance they would need to give up the right entirely.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If the position requires additional training and education, the turnover costs will be even higher. Reduced transportation costs: By eliminating the need to commute to the office, employees save money on commuting expenses such as gas, tolls, mileage or public transportation. Schedule a Consultation with AccessPoint.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, as she began working and learning about the local transportation needs of Detroit’s residents, Robinson recognized the opportunity to not only make a difference in the mobility sector, but to also be involved in a meaningful way in making positive change in her newfound community.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

There are five main sectors in Africa’s startup landscape: financial services, commerce, transport, healthcare and education. Some examples highlighted in the report include M-Pesa in fintech, Yoco in commerce, Kobo360 in transport, Helium Health in healthcare and uLesson in education. Sectoral transformation.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 18, 2023

The three Small Business Day Heroes are: No Fear Cafe based in Detroit, Michigan is a community learning center that provides fun and innovative educational programming to children and adults in marginalized communities.

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Revolution

JANUARY 7, 2019

In what I’ve called The Third Wave , the Internet will become ubiquitous and transform industries that are part of our everyday life including health care, transportation, education, food, etc. Scooters were all the rage this year, popping up in cities and on sidewalks all across the country.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We partnered with various founder organizations — who in turn nominated promising early-stage startup founders — and collectively provide educational resources and mentorship to help these young founders develop and succeed over the course of the year. Founded by Denise Umubyeyi. Go Together, Inc. : Founded by Kimberly Moore.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Experiencing first-hand the skill and dedication of the people I worked with, I have no doubt AVs (like Olli) are the future of transportation.” It has been an exciting, challenging, and educational experience working with Olli and all the team at Local Motors. “Local Motors has closed its doors.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

She initially thought she’d focus on transportation, but her mind kept returning to consumer consumption habits and the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by targeting consumer behavior. After scoring a job at the development firm Dalberg, then working in India and Ethiopia, Pal returned to the U.S. “Systems are made of people.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Education, HR + Future of Work. Mobility + Transportation. These rising-star startups represent the innovation taking place across these tech categories: Hardware, Robotics, AI + ML. HealthTech + BioTech. Space + Security. SaaS, Enterprise + Retail. Climate + CleanTech. FinTech + Blockchain. Want to see the companies?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Getting children to school safely and reliably is a challenge as old as public education itself. student transportation hubs speaking into walkie-talkies and wrangling clipboards as they sort passengers into gas-guzzling yellow buses. It’s still common to find people at U.S. How did COVID-19 affect your business?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

Bolt’s Africa regional director, Paddy Partridge, told TechCrunch that the ride-hailing firm has experienced a spike in on-demand transportation services, and that the current drivers — especially in Ghana and Nigeria where “there’s a real shortage of cars” — are not enough to meet this growth. Image Credits: Bolt.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2022

For three weeks in March, he worked at the border, helping displaced people find shelter and transportation. It became clear that the Ministries of Education in Poland and Romania would not be able to open schools for Ukrainian kids quickly and needed time to integrate them into public schools. Find the need and fill it.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 25, 2023

With this approach, Goodwater aims to support startups that seek to make a positive impact on housing, healthcare, food, financial services, transportation, education, and entertainment for billions of people worldwide. Goodwater has a record of issuing checks to 600 seed-stage startups across 50 countries.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

From Onayemi’s point of view, the growth of Africa’s digital economy revolves around gains in six segments: education, payments, logistics, transport, identity, and trade. Trade has the least startup activity in a market that received $5 billion in VC funding last year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Image Credits: Cowboy Ventures / Guild Education. Tomorrow’s episode of Extra Crunch Live will feature guests VC Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures and Rachel Carlson, CEO and co-founder of Guild Education. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin. Ritu Narayan founded Z?m

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StartupNation

MARCH 17, 2021

A study by the National Center for Education Statistics’ National Assessment of Educational Progress suggests that poor students are less likely to have the equipment needed to attend online school; 7% of eighth-graders who are poor don’t have internet access compared to only 1.6% of non-poor students.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

“A majority of [power lenders] are college educated and the majority of them tend to be white men. And they’re able to help individuals out who otherwise would not be able to pay for groceries, paying rent or taking care of their transportation expenses.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

With little formal education and using this principle, Cheung Yan founded Nine Dragons Paper and became one of the richest women in China. Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has followed similar strategies launching many of his Grameen companies, from micro-finance and telephones to healthcare, renewable energy and education.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Amsterdam has tech industry “schools” such as Growth Tribe , The Talent Institute and THNK for educational courses, as well as accelerators like Rockstart, Startupbootcamp and Fashion for Good. In Amsterdam, rich people take public transport, not private buses. Digital health, education, B2B SaaS.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

“Our vision is to create these feedback loops between teacher and learner and parent and school that embraces virtuous cycles and feed themselves to the betterment of the educational system.”. African edtech startup uLesson lands a $7.5 million Series A. In August, uLesson introduced offline centers. and South Korea.

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