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The Start-up Scene In India

YoungUpstarts

Vijay Anand is an entrepreneurially-minded professional with more than 13 years of hands-on experience as an entrepreneur , an advisor, and a columnist at Entrepreneur magazine. We communicated with Anand who kindly shared with us his thoughts on the start-up scene in India. I came back to India , in 2004.

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To Infinity and Beyond: How Entrepreneurism is Making Space Tourism Viable

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by Joe Carlen, author of “ A Brief History of Entrepreneurship: The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World “ Going back to the dawn of civilization, many entrepreneurs have sought their fortunes through adventures of exploration.

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Congratulations to Upwork

A Crowded Space

I remember when I made that first flight out to San Francisco from Boston to meet the team in 2004, the company was down to its last $20K in the bank. Early on, we would routinely get emails and chats from freelancers in Russia, Ukraine, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines expressing tremendous thanks.

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[Interview] Christopher Kape, Vancouver Executive, President of JAMCO Capital Partners

YoungUpstarts

Vancouver executive Christopher Kape is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who founded JAMCO Capital Partners , an early-stage investment and strategic advisory firm that focuses on a number of industries, including gaming, high-tech, food and wellness. Why do you think philanthropic work is important as an entrepreneur?

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[Singapore] Shopify Partners SingTel To Grow Presence In Singapore

YoungUpstarts

With subscription rates as low as US$14 a month, budding entrepreneurs can easily set up and manage an online business, and it’s also an ideal option for existing blogshop owners – and there are plenty in Singapore – looking to grow their business and employ a more professional setup. .

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Sessions @ The Leonardo with Vinod Khosla

Bryce Dot VC

So, I’ve decided to break one of Brad’s golden rules of startup communities and start a new series for local founders and entrepreneurs I’m calling Sessions @ The Leonardo. . My hope with Sessions is to create an event I wished were around when I was just getting started as a career-long entrepreneur.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

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Like any motivated entrepreneur, I started a company (in this case, an investment platform), to fill the gaps – which I also believed FPV was uniquely capable of filling. I am thankful to all of FPV’s early LPs, advisors and entrepreneurs who are an indispensable part of FPV’s mission and success to date. Below is a recap.