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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

With venture investors committing to funding Black and minority founders, alongside the growing availability of government-backed proposals, such as New Jersey allocating $10 million to a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups , can we expect to see fundamental change? The need to diversify the VC industry internally.

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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

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They have a huge information advantage that startups can tap. On top of that, they tend to be the locus of innovation networks. It's no accident that the people who give out money have the largest networks of people floating around them. Brooklyn Beta will be accomplishing that same thing for the Brooklyn ecosystem.

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Turns at Albuquerque: How I Measure My Career

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When I took the job, the New York startup ecosystem was nascent. Who''s the VC that everyone *isn''t* trying to network with. They don''t measure skills, network, and the changing nature of the ecosystem around you. Barely anyone had ever heard of them. The third important ingredient for Chamath was making an ask.

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beSUCCESS Media spotlights the vibrant Korean startup ecosystem at BEYOND Expo in Macau

AsiaTechDaily

James Jung, the CEO and founder of beSUCCESS Media, took the opportunity to introduce the company and its initiatives to the participants, which included startups, corporates, media representatives, and organizers. The company operates various platforms and initiatives to foster entrepreneurship and innovation.

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How Support Organizations Can Unlock the Potential of Entrepreneurs in Vietnam

Entrepreneurs' Organization

From navigating complex regulations and securing funding to connecting with and growing a network, entrepreneurs in Vietnam face a unique set of challenges as they build their businesses: Access to capital: Securing funding for a new business can be elusive, particularly for startups.

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Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

Investors should bring a local strategy that makes them an asset to Latin America’s startup ecosystem. That’s especially challenging for a foreigner who has less of an understanding of the local industry and lacks a network and people on the ground. Investors should look for younger markets.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

2020 was a record year for Israel’s security startup ecosystem. Meanwhile, remote-working — which comes naturally to Israeli entrepreneurs — is “flattening” the world, giving a great advantage to normally distant startup ecosystems like Israel’s. And in 2019, Bay Area investors put $1.4