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Venture Capital Funding and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove

Up and Running

So, I’d like to start by sharing the story of a female entrepreneur who did experience VC funding success—but still also felt the impact of the biases held by the industry. A study based out of Babson College via The Diana Project looked at venture capital investments in women between the years 1999 and 2014. A rare success.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I wondered what it would be like if the companies that purchased the coffee paid fair wages for the product and engaged in the developmental issues of importance in those communities. Image Credit: Enrico Bratta.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

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Join our community. Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Advisor. ); STARTUP. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. ); Login or signup. Welcome | Logout. Forgot login ? Tools & Research.

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The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

Seeing Both Sides

Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. We think so. Today, this thesis is less relevant.