Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

The agriculture technology sector, or agtech, in Africa is booming and its entrepreneurs think very long term and very big. Take Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder of Zenvus. It’s hardly a surprise then that according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, African entrepreneurs score very highly on the self-confidence scale.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Because of a global donor blood shortage, particularly in emerging markets, clinicians and patients don’t have enough access to donor blood. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. What is your top goal for Sisu Global for 2020? We are proud to be a Baltimore-based company with global reach.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Our winner in Rwanda Zilencio Creativo is a Kickstarter clone; When asked why the founders built a clone they told us they were unable to put a project on Kickstarter as the legalities state it’s for USA users only. In Rio we stayed with the founders of Resolveai, an Uber clone. Africa ahead in mobile.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. We have an amazing co-parenting style that works for both of us, and we’re both happy. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4 I’m the founder of Lime Inc., Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2015

Seren 00:07:18] said, networking and branding. Those are your struggles; marketing, networking, getting started, focusing. If you are familiar with Steve Jobs, the late founder of Apple Computer, co-founder was Steve Wozniak, that if you’re familiar with this story then you know that he went to college for a brief period of time.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 10, 2017

The SXSW Conference is a melting pot opportunity for global professionals at each level to network, interact and learn about what’s next in the world of culture, technology and entertainment. In the film world this year’s documentary highlights are Walk With Me, Stranger Fruit and Barbecue.

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