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How Tech for Campaigns Has Helped 3,000+ Techies Make a Difference in Progressive Politics

Hunter Walker

I met Jessica Alter when was running FounderDating, which helped solo founders discover their perfect cofounders. Jessica, along with two cofounders, started Tech for Campaigns , which connects tech volunteers with the campaigns of progressive candidates for skill-based volunteering. Several organizations have failed.

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Unveiling Possibilities: Learnings from TED 2023 in Vancouver

VC Cafe

Theme 1: The Power of Generative AI The first AI talk was by Greg Brockman , co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. The first one was Sal Khan , founder of Khan Academy. I ran into friends, ex colleagues from Google and made new friends.The TED community is what genuinely makes TED special.

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Blood, sweat, and tears: How we got from 0 to 500K downloads on a budget

The Next Web

Gili Golander is a co-founder and CMO at Bazaart. Launch into an existing community, or piggyback one. Instagram launched into a community of influential design oriented Twitter users, which allowed it to generate 25K downloads on launch day as it reveal in this excellent video. Needless to say, it worked well for him!

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[Interview] Pekka Viljakainen, Author of “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age” (Part II)

YoungUpstarts

Having said that you can also find the most narrow-minded people from the U.S – people who talk about wanting to do business in Russia or China without ever visiting these countries. Tell us about the No Fear community site that you’ve put together. Some of the European countries are extremely active socially.

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Twitter Link Roundup #85 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The Co-Founder Mythology – [link]. Good article on ranking algorithms & inner workings of Yandex (Russia’s Google) – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Network After Work – [link]. 5 Tips for Entrepreneurs: in praise of train schedules – [link]. Your idea is overrated – [link].

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Women 2.0 Partners Google, Extends Founder Friday Events

YoungUpstarts

Both companies will jointly be investing in activities that foster innovation and supporting startups, beginning with Women 2.0 ‘s signature networking event Founder Friday. has held over 200 Founder Friday events in 30 global cities. To date, Women 2.0 “Google is excited to team up with Women 2.0 ”

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Why International Startups Love NY, and NY VCs Love International Startups

David Teten

Tim Schumann, Founder & CEO, Buddy Ventures , highlights that typically less investment capital is required to get into foreign startups at the same stage of development as a comparable US startup. . Founders’ determination. If you want to start selling abroad, an international founder is an advantage.