American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2025

The competition has become a cornerstone of the Good Soil Movement, offering more than just fundingit provides visibility, mentorship, and connections that can be life-changing for business owners aiming to scale their operations. Jakes Group and Founder of the Good Soil Movement. Jakes Group and Founder of the Good Soil Movement.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Venture Studio program provides founders with resources and up to $200K of equity funding to develop their vision into a business with substantial market impact. empowers ambitious founders with bold ideas to create a lasting impact,” said Shintaro Matsumoto, President and CEO of NEC X. Venture Studio.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Early in the pandemic, we were all deluged with stories of tech workers, companies, and founders leaving Silicon Valley for Miami and Austin. I met with a founder last week who has left the bay area for good and now splits his time between homes in LA and NYC. And that was true.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Head of Global Operations of The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and the Co-Founder & COO of the Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator. “Veterans bring unmatched resilience, leadership, and mission-driven mindsets to the private sector,” said Ryan Micheletti.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

The Mexico City program focuses on providing mentorship and guidance to foster fast-paced growth for Spanish-speaking, early-stage companies based in Latin America. Throughout the four-month program, founders will put in hard work to prepare for Demo Day in March of 2020. The post ¡Hola Batch 11 LatAm!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

The Vietnam Angel Network (VAN) provides funding, mentorship, and networking opportunities for early-stage startups. As a founder and CEO, where can you learn business skills while simultaneously hustling to grow your company? VAN connects entrepreneurs with experienced investors and industry experts who can offer guidance.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Founder and managing partner at Ripple Ventures , Matt Cohen is a business operator turned early-stage investor. and Sphere (both acquired by AOL), Tony brings founder and startup leadership expertise to his partner role at True. This circle is where the real mentorship happens, where founders can be open and vulnerable.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” Top founders want to live in a place where employees are serious about working hard. Startup founders always need help.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

This week Becca and Dom are joined by Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan , the co-founder and CEO at Samooha , a startup creating the infrastructure needed for data collaboration. Kamakshi talked about what it is like being a repeat founder in a male-dominated technical field.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Whether you’re a first-time founder or a seasoned business owner striving for the next level of success, a mentor can provide insights, timely guidance, and encouragement that brings a positive impact on your business journey. He attributes much of his success to the mentors he gained throughout his career.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed. So mostly we just had to listen to customer feedback from founders, VCs and LPs. But if you know Kara, you likely already know all of this. So why now?

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MAY 22, 2019

The Mexico City program focuses on providing a mentorship program for Spanish-speaking early-stage companies based in Latin America. Our latest batch consists of founders from all over Latin America including 6 companies from Mexico, 2 from Chile, 2 from Colombia, and 1 from Argentina.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. She joined Launchpad as a very non-traditional founder and defied every conventional expectation to build one of LA’s fastest growing companies. What next for Launchpad? So what next?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

Washingtons Premier Connector of Tech and Policy Leaders Welcomes the Next Generation of Innovators that includes Delta Force, an annual cohort designed to support 6-10 of DCs most promising startup founders. Additionally, STATION DC is launching Delta Force, an annual cohort designed to support 6-10 of DCs most promising startup founders.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

Addo is the founder and CEO of Power to Girls , a not-for-profit organization that creates a safe space for Black and marginalized girls in the Toronto area and abroad, focusing on leadership, personal and emotional development, entrepreneurship, and mentorship. The girls wanted that same level of mentorship from me as well.”.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Each iteration brought valuable lessons that shaped what eventually became a thriving, scalable mentorship program. Their journey shows how iteration works at both the program and company level: Finding the Right Problem to Solve The founder initially joined VVM during our first iteration.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

Our proposal: governments systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just the local founders. Founders who want to build companies and need funding. In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. As a Black fintech founder, I believe that venture investors are making safe bets and investing in late-stage founders instead of early or even pre-seed stages. Sesie Bonsi. Contributor. hit nearly $1.8

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Topics range from accessible product design and fighting algorithmic bias to the justice system, workplace organizing and support for underrepresented founders — and that’s just for starters. Don’t miss your chance to meet some founders currently participating in TechCrunch’s Include program. Founded by Denise Umubyeyi.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2025

I recently had the chance to chat with Vladyslav Podoliako, the founder of the sales acquisition agency Belkins , and the email deliverability solution Folderly. Vlad shared his founders POV on how to start and grow a business, turn mistakes into learning moments, and keep the motivation alive through itall. Find mentors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 7, 2022

Contributed by Scott Bushkie, EO Wisconsin, who is founder and CEO of Cornerstone Business Services. Researchers found similar brain activity between founders thinking about their businesses and parents thinking about their kids. Research shows entrepreneurs really do think of their business as a child.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

While I eventually found success through perseverance, strategic partnerships, and the unwavering support of my wife and team, I often wonder if the journey could have been less daunting with the right mentorship. Understand that success rarely comes overnight, and that the path is often fraught with challenges that test your resolve.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s a known fact that the number of venture dollars flowing to Black and Latinx founders is dismally low. 31, Black and Latinx founders had raised $2.3 billion in funding that had gone to all founders up until that point in 2020. . Venture firms rush to find ways to support Black founders and investors.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Through visits to the club’s location, representatives from Ben Franklin CNP have engaged with the young minds behind CC4H Robotics, providing mentorship, guidance, and insights into the world of entrepreneurship and technology.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. 6 career options for ex-founders seeking their next adventure. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. Next are VC firms looking for founders.

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 25, 2025

40,000 to $50,000 deducted from investment) to cover costs of mentorship, office space, and resources. Founders typically form their teams during the program before receiving investment. Some programs may offer SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) structures with post-money valuation caps.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 16, 2021

Mentorship and coaching. When your work is “not a 9-to-5, you can get stretched thin,” says YLAI Fellow and founder of TransWave Jamaica Neish McLean. When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, YLAI Fellow Janese Henderson moved her organization, Jan’s Empowerment Institute , completely online.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Brown Venture Group co-founder and managing partner Dr. Paul Campbell said that in the early days of forming the firm, he and co-founder Dr. Chris Brooks were told by “multiple people locally” that they should leave the Twin Cities metro area because “all the capital was on the coasts.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

His guidance empowered many of our group members to grow like crazy.” – Zak Nordyke, EO Cincinnati, founder, Evergreen Mentorship “Accountability is a huge motivator: In one accountability group meeting, I said I would implement an employee profit sharing and a long-term incentive plan for my leadership team.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

Picillo is the chief executive officer and founder of Point Seven Group (Point7) , a women-owned and -operated boutique cannabis consultancy based in Denver, Colorado, and Sonoma County, California. Equality between genders is good for business, great for communities and essential for business growth.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

When Katherine, the co-founder of Stereomatic Estudios , discovered the profound impact of music as an instrument to achieve a brighter future for impoverished Colombian youth in Medellín, she began to utilize digital marketing and branding strategies to guide emerging artists in their musical careers.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. A Strong Pool of Tech Founders – Stating the obvious. Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Contributed to EO by Natalie Kaminski, an EO New York member and co-founder and CEO of JetRockets. Fast forward two-plus decades, and I’m now the CEO and co-founder of JetRockets, where we develop high-performing web and mobile app solutions that help our clients transform their businesses and grow.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Many startups are founded with great ideas but fail because the founder lacks the adaptability, problem-solving ability, or grit to push through setbacks. Networking & Collaboration Building relationships, seeking mentorship, and leveraging partnerships for growth. Why Is an Entrepreneurial Mindset Important?

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 25, 2025

40,000 to $50,000 deducted from investment) to cover costs of mentorship, office space, and resources. Founders typically form their teams during the program before receiving investment. Some programs may offer SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) structures with post-money valuation caps.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Our last fund was $200 million but as you may already know since we raised that fund we added new partners Greg Bettinelli and Kara Nortman and Venture Partner Hamet Watt – all of whom are busy looking at new deals for the firm in addition to Yves Sisteron (the founder), Steven Dietz (also part of founding team) and myself.

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