David Teten

APRIL 7, 2017

Because of that insight, we co-founded the Venture Capital Access Program , focused on helping women and minority entrepreneurs raise capital from HBS Alumni Angels. The Showcase is focused on US-based founders with ties to the MENA region. Kashmir, Board Member and Screening Co-Chair of HBSAANY.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

If you’re a visiting dignitary whose country has a Gross National Product equal to or greater than the State of California, your visit to Silicon Valley consists of a lunch/dinner with some combination of the founders of Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter and several brand name venture capitalists. California Dreaming.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Back in early 2017, I worked with ABANA (network of financial professionals with ties to the Middle East/North Africa); Harvard Arab Alumni Association ; and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of NY (which I founded) to launch an annual Tech Summit in New York focused on the Middle East/North Africa region (“MENA”). Apply here.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

People ask me if innovation can flourish in places like Africa and my response is that I encounter innovation everywhere there, when people are forced to innovate to survive, often with scarce resources. Conforming will give you the status quo. It is only when you break out of this that innovation and creativity flourish. Now, the present.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley’s latest venture Profounder is one platform that could power these transactions. As Western growth stalls, and emerging and frontier markets (such as Africa) grow, we will collaborate in ways not imagined before. And Beyond….

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, 1/3 of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Determined Founders.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, 1/3 of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Determined Founders.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

– Austin Hill , co-founder Blockstream (FPV’s newest portfolio company). I founded FuturePerfect Ventures earlier this year because I believe that technology’s potential for positive social impact is still in formative stages.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2009

Biological Clocks After Convergent and now single again, I was a co-founder of my next two startups; MIPS and Ardent. When the kids got older our adventures took us to Mexico, Ecuador , India, Africa and Europe. Our circumstances were unique and your mileage will vary. Read the previous post first for context.

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