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Handfuls Helping Millions During COVID-19

Entrepreneurs' Organization

They realized their collective global network was their biggest strength and decided to start from there. Together, they created a campaign, named their project MillionLives.org , reached out to their network, started a Go Fund Me campaign and within a week raised over US$100,000. MillionLives.org is trying many different approaches.

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Kenya’s HotelOnline acquires hospitality software company HotelPlus

TechCrunch

HotelOnline , a Kenya-based Yanolja-backed travel technology scale-up that fashions itself as an e-commerce and digital marketing enabler in the hospitality industry, has acquired HotelPlus, a software provider with clients in 22 countries. million in shares in HotelOnline, which was valued at $24 million before the deal.

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An In-Depth Look at The Medical Device Cybersecurity Startup Landscape

Dream It

Health systems and hospitals face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights website indicates that health organizations—hospitals, health systems, medical centers, physician’s offices, and healthcare companies—have reported 449 data breaches in just the last 24 months.

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The business model of the future

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Second, interaction field companies build a network of interactions, an architecture and governance rules in such as way that enables an entire industry or several industries to solve multiple consumer problems, industry or category problems and societal problems. But do any of these companies solve the bigger issues of the mattress industry?

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How To Pitch A Real Estate Tech VC

Dream It

Camber Creek portfolio companies benefit from the network effects of his four partners from the real estate world. Founders speak to this network as part of the diligence process and get feedback. For hospitality, the model should focus on driving revenue.

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The State of Startup Collaboration at Large Health Systems | 2020 Survey

Dream It

Notable health systems surveyed include Kaiser Permanente, Houston Methodist Hospital, University Hospitals, Thomas Jefferson, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Duke University, and St. Luke’s University Health Network, among others.

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How one YLAI Professional Fellow unlocks potential through mentorship in Antigua and Barbuda

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network spoke with Janese to learn more about her goals for her community and how adaptability in the global pandemic has impacted her reach. Establishing a network. I have access to a wealth of knowledge and resources and a huge network of entrepreneurs and other professionals,” she says. government.