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How Non-Partisan Business Leaders Can Help Fix America

David Teten

I’ve broken them into three buckets: A) Voting and census; B) Push media companies to inform Americans accurately; and C) Outreach to your employees and community. The most impactful step you can take to help America more accurately reflect our citizens’ (and your company’s) political goals is to increase voting rates.

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Startup America Partnership

Feld Thoughts

On Monday I was at the White House to help announce the Startup America Partnership. For an awesome description of Startup America, please read Aneesh Chopra’s (the United States CTO) post on TechCrunch titled Startup America: A Campaign To Celebrate, Inspire And Accelerate Entrepreneurship.

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Top 5 Esports Trends Entrepreneurs Should Keep An Eye On In 2020

YoungUpstarts

by Kevin Manship , co-founder of Gamer One. Imagine all of America tuning in to watch the world championship of Fortnite, League of Legends, or Overwatch. Facebook hasn’t said exactly how many VR headsets it’s sold under its Oculus brand, but Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey says the number is “well over” 10 million units.

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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. Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case.

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7 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Organization, Communities or Associations they Belong to That Help Support Their Business

Hearpreneur

Engaging with diverse organizations, communities, and associations is crucial for fostering growth and sustainability in any business. We asked entrepreneurs and businesses what organizations, communities, or associations they belong to that help support their businesses, and here are the responses. #1- 5- Community Mums & Co.

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The One Video Every Silicon Valley Investor Should Watch

Both Sides of the Table

. “You have to look like America looks, because right now the tech sector doesn’t look like America.” Magic spoke about how when he left basketball he wanted to bring businesses to African American communities that were lacking in basic services. ” – Earvin Magic Johnson. He sold for a huge gain.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. Boulder, CO. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality. Austin, TX.