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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. One of those partnerships is with Startup America , who was also featured at the lunch. Startup America is an example. In 2007, launched “America’s Giving” challenge with Facebook and Parade magazine.

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Top 15 ESG Startups to Watch in 2024

The Startup Magazine

Meet our list of the 15 hottest ESG entrepreneurs, the innovators who are safeguarding our planet and communities — from the fields our clothes come from, all the way to the screens we use to shop for them. Their innovative EcoStruxureTM software automates this process, optimizing energy use and reducing CO2 emissions.

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With the Federal Government Doing Nothing, Communities Step Up

VC Adventure

In it we talk about the continued failure of the federal government to help small businesses and highlight some encouraging ways that local communities have stepped into the void to help. Op-ed: Communities across America rush to save Main Street as federal relief for small business stalls. Last week, the U.S.

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7 ways technology can help increase volunteer board diversity

Board Effect

D iversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is now a critical part of the conversation in every boardroom in America. Roughly half (49%) of nonprofit leaders say they do not have the right board members to “establish trust with the communities they serve,” according to Leading With Intent.

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The Real Story Of America Is About Small

VC Adventure

Why is America so divided? In research for our upcoming book, we found that small business owners often inhabit the shrinking middle ground of politics in their communities. America is home to a lot of big companies that dominate the headlines, mindshare and financial markets of our country. Trillion Of GDP. Trillion Of GDP.

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5 Flocks Of Investors Looking For An Enticing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

This group claims to be the largest angel investment community in the world. The ACA is the angel industry alliance, which now includes a directory to more than 250 angel groups and 14,000 individual angels across North America. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

I started Venture for America back in 2011 with the goal of creating thousands of American jobs in communities around the country. I had never been to a handful of American Cities prior to starting Venture for America. In many of those books, they talked about UBI as something that would be necessary down the road.