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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

After years working in fashion PR/Marketing in NYC and Milan, and then as a co-founder/owner of a Brooklyn-based rock ’n’ roll play space for kids under 5, I found myself becoming overly excited about my friends starting new businesses. 14 – Concept Behind the Business Model. 15 – Strong Ties to Israel.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I started Latterly, a digital magazine for international journalism, because most online publications aren’t serving their readers anymore. So I turned the business model upside down. I actually started my business when me and my wife were living in Israel. They’re serving their advertisers.

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Impact Investing: a time for problems to become opportunities

VC Cafe

“As big businesses begin to measure their impact, they begin to show it is fundamental to their future business models.” Israel, a hub for Impact Tech? Israel has the highest number of startups per capita in the world, making it a potential global leader for positive impact via technology excellence.