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Miami: A hot spot for venture capitalists

David Teten

You might assume the event took place in Sao Paolo or Mexico City, but no, it was in Miami, and will be again in 2014. Endeavor recognizes that although entrepreneurial activity already exists in Miami, it remains difficult for founders to reach scale. The decision to host the conference in Miami is hardly unfounded.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

I am the CEO and co-founder of a dating app called So Syncd that is based on matching compatible personality types. 18- Conversational marketing. I believe conversational marketing is the most exciting trend we’ll be seeing this year and in the years to come. Thanks to Sarah Farrant, NINICO Communications ! #9-More

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

you) has to recognize when debate, conversation, and analysis can’t take you any farther. It was during those phone conversations that I truly learned what listening to the customer really meant. Michael Feuer cofounded OfficeMax in 1988 starting with one store and $20,000 of his own money, a partner, and a small group of investors.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

Other players such as Obopay have set out to focus on mobile person-to-person cash transfers, mFoundry (a GRP portfolio company) has focused on mobile banking and a mobile wallet and one of my favorite companies m-via is focusing on mobile remittances (right now between the US and Mexico). Add this new model to the mix. 13mm in Series B.

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SXSW Startups: Boost Biomes

Austin Startup

Boost Biomes CEO and co-founder Jamie Bacher The Forrest Four-Cast: March 5, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. In the U.S., we waste over 50 percent of our produce. What is your competitive advantage?

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[Event] Over 540 Young Entrepreneurs To Converge On Global Startup Youth

YoungUpstarts

.” This event harnesses the power of youth, their cultural diversity, their domain expertise and their deep conversations about today’s world problems to accelerate them into ventures, ready to be taken to market and scaled,” says Dash Dhakshinamoorthy, entrepreneur and founder of StartupMalaysia.

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“Visibility” — A Powerful Lesson on DACA and The American Dream from @LeonKrauze

Both Sides of the Table

She was born the daughter of a carpenter from Michiocán, Mexico. She was born in Irapuato, in central Mexico. He is the co-founder of Wise Entertainment and co-producer of East Los High, a widely popular Hulu show that depicts many stories of young American Latinos. Jessica is also from Los Angeles.