NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. And then Day Two is that traditional day of inspiration.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. I always tell others to beware of uncoachable founders.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We’re looking for trendsetting, game-changing, later-stage startup founders and ecosystem experts — of every stripe — to apply for the opportunity to share their hard-won expertise at our annual founder summit. You get great mentorship through attending the Early Stage sessions. Apply here now.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Team Asia Daily spoke to one such venture capitalist Jessie Wu , an early-stage investor at Upshot Ventures, in an exclusive interview, shedding light upon her investment journey while paving the way for upcoming startup founders and venture capital investors. Jessie Wu brings a thoughtful lens to early-stage investing.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2021

Another area she says needs attention is new opportunities. Entrepreneurs need to step outside of the challenges of the past to look at the current opportunities. Black Founders Development Program. She tells Ramon that not only are black founders not getting a seat at the table, they may not even be in the building.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Alums Dug Song and Jon Oberheide were on the verge of having their Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity startup acquired. acquisition of Duo Security gave Ann Arbor its first modern unicorn, the CFE was experiencing record demand for more entrepreneurship education and opportunities. Just as the $2.4B Originally featured in Forbes.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But what about those minority founders who don’t have family, friends or connections to lean on for the first $250,000? Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Realize you are up against an outdated system.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

She ended up being attracted to computer science, especially how the design of systems creates opportunities for people to access skill sets. She then decided to drop out of school and focus on the company, which was becoming a service startup founders would use.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

They will also be offered the opportunity to join a customized 6-month Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator program, including guidance from our nonprofit partner, DataKind, to jumpstart their work. Notley is a catalyst for social innovation unlocking opportunities with today’s impact organizations and changing communities.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

Versatile VC runs a no-cost community for founders in transition, “ Founders Next Move “ We have collected a wide range of resources for founders who may be considering launching a new company ; angel investing/becoming a VC ; buying a company ; joining boards ; consulting ; serving as an interim executive , or just getting a job.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Startup leaders, what is one way you keep your team motivated when the company is struggling? To help you find the best ways to keep your team motivated when your startup is struggling, we asked startup founders and business owners this question for their best insights. In most cases, I ask my team for help.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

The campus provides an apt environment where SMEs and startups can exchange information with high-tech research institutes and large global companies. This hub aims to merge different industrial sectors, mostly within information and communications technology, to create new business opportunities and foster the growth of startups.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Strengthening Our Presence in the NYC Startup Ecosystem: New York City’s vibrant startup scene is where innovation meets opportunity. Their insights and mentorship can be transformative, offering both direction and credibility to your budding enterprise.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

They will also be offered the opportunity to join a customized 6-month Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator program, including guidance from our nonprofit partner, DataKind, to jumpstart their work. no-equity stipend + corporate pilot opportunities with our founders. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The The J.M.K. “The

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Request situations where they had an opportunity to observe your actions. Seek out industry associations, taking advantage of community events such as conferences, workshops, training opportunities, and more. Mentorship: Having access to someone with much greater experience is of tremendous value to a first-time entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

In addition, as Gunn noted, “hiring at early-stage startups sucks.” “The thing we’re combating is the fact that these opportunities have been unevenly distributed,” he said. “Even within the Valley […] you have to be from a socio-economic class to even have access to those opportunities.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

These people who never had the opportunity to start a store came onto our platform and became entrepreneurs for the first time, because we do not need them to invest any money in working capital or setting up an offline shop. And he’s saying that he wants to work in a startup. There was no better opportunity for me.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The company clarified that Mashayekhi would in fact take some of these instances personally because he considered some of these employees to be friends outside of work as well: “As is often the case with startup founders and their teams, Sherveen established deep relationships with early employees, often serving as a mentor and friend.

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