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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, naming your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Here is what some CEOs said about how they came up with a business name. #1- As soon as the name Equity Commons came to us, we knew it was perfect.

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Best Practices for Nonprofit Civic Engagement

Board Effect

Nonprofits enhance civic engagement by encouraging community involvement, maintaining a sense of democracy, filling the gaps in governments services, and giving the community a voice. Provide learning opportunities where groups and individuals can learn about community issues and organizations before, during, and after events.

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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

He was named by Defense News as one of the 100 most influential people in the defense industry in 2012. During his military career he served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula, Egypt, and the Horn of Africa. He connects the Lab with the defense user community. Pete directed the investment of over $1.4B

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Entrepreneurs Are Everywhere Show No. 1: Richard Witten and Kathryn Minshew

Steve Blank

She previously worked with the Clinton Health Initiative improving access to vaccines in Africa, and has been has been named to INC ’s 35 Under 35 and Forbe s’ 30 Under 30 lists. What we couldn’t (agree to) was how to split founder equity. There were two of us full time on the startup. Two were half time.

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10 Diversity & Inclusion Events You Won’t Want To Miss At SXSW

Austin Startup

We're excited to be working with @theohubs to forge the path towards true diversity, equity and inclusion this @sxsw. This panel will discuss the diversity dimensions: gender, culture, age, abilities, sexual orientation just to name a few. We put them in a nifty list just for you.

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Many Many Moments of Lift

Reid Hoffman

Or, as Melinda puts it in The Moment of Lift , “If you don’t understand the meaning and beliefs behind a community’s practices, you won’t present your idea in the context of their values and concerns, and people won’t hear you.”. Gender equity lifts everyone.”. That requires empathy.

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How can startups engage with Google?

VC Cafe

There are four general buckets for engaging with a corporate like Google: Funding – this consists of cash investment for equity. Typically invest in series C and above, notable portfolio companies include Stripe, Lyft, Robinhood, UI Path, Snap, Duolingo and many more household names. Funding, M&A, Commercial, Support.