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26 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2017

Hearpreneur

2017 was a bad year for some and for some it was a great year. In the last few days of 2017, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- I had my 8 months expenses saved by May of 2017 and put it my two weeks notice at that time. 1- Top rankings.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

As part of The Startup Magazine Female Founder series , we sat down with award-winning entrepreneur Elizabeth Colón. Growing up in a home with two deaf sisters and parents who spoke very little English, Elizabeth saw the many ways that language can be a barrier for individuals who do not have the means to communicate on their own.

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2017 Diversity Data for Capital Factory

Austin Startup

2017 Capital Factory Accelerator Diversity (out of 61 companies) We know that there is a systemic discrimination problem in the tech industry caused by hundreds of years of institutional racism. Our 2017 annual report listed 30% diverse members, 25% female members, and 50% diverse investments.

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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

2017 Recap. 2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Once again, we are grateful to have the opportunity to work with so many amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, and other collaborators to bring the boldstart family together.

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In 2017, GE Will Buy More Tech Startups Than Google

Hunter Walker

And the narrative for 2017 is OLD ECONOMY COMPANIES WANT TO BUY YOUR STARTUP. ” But we also knew that most Fortune 500 M&A transactions aren’t at unicorn levels (actually well sub-$250m), so we advise founders to not over-raise capital until they’re using it to fund profitable growth (or a clear path to profitability).

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ProductCamp Austin 2017 — a few lessons

Austin Startup

ProductCamp Austin bringing the product community together. Twyla’s Design Sprint Journey Douglas Ferguson , Founder and President, Voltage Control Main take-away — Don’t sweat a failure or a failed win. Recently many of us dedicated our Saturday attending and presenting at the biannual un-conference, ProductCamp.

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We’re Programming Around Your Needs: Highlights of Lean Startup Week 2017

Startup Lessons Learned

Livestream - Because we’re all about community building, we invite you to host or join one of our free livestream meetups. Side Note: Eric and Marilyn will be doing a webcast as a preview to their workshop on Oct 11. Sign up for free here. Apply for a Bootstrapper Pass here. Get details here.

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