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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

I started Venture for America back in 2011 with the goal of creating thousands of American jobs in communities around the country. If an entrepreneur were to walk into a VC firm and say ‘I’m launching something and I’m basing it on a fact pattern from a hundred twenty years ago. Or you, the people of Alaska?’,

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Avoid startup failure – Don’t make these 7 mistakes

The Next Web

As a startup founder, mentor, Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) member, I’ve witnessed far too many startups reach the end far too early. Through my years of involvement in the startup community, I’ve encountered a variety of pitfalls and mistakes including negative partnerships, overbuilt products, and poor marketing tactics.

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Pandere Shoes, Anchorage Startups, and Techstars

Feld Thoughts

I met the co-founder Laura Oden when I was in Anchorage last month to speak at the Accelerate Alaska event. When you think of Alaska, you probably do not think of it as a popular location for producing shoes. They were able to obtain early capital from prize winnings, along with mentorship from fellow entrepreneurs and investors.

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2013’s Top 10 Small Towns For Mobile Entrepreneurs

Mike Michalowicz

You have the choice to do business from anywhere, anytime, including some of the most beautiful and mobile entrepreneur friendly towns in the USA. So here you have it, the “Top 10 Small Towns for Mobile Entrepreneurs for 2013.”. And yes, it is perfect for mobile entrepreneurs. Wasilla, Alaska. Clayton, Georgia.

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The Power Of Mattering

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Key Takeaway: Mattering is the idea of feeling valued for who we are at our core by our families, by our friends, by our community, and also being dependent on to add meaningful value back to parents, to friends, to the community. And also being dependent on to add meaningful value back to parents, to friends, to the community.

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Why Gateway Accelerate Is A Great Choice For International Entrepreneurs

Feld Thoughts

Louis’s local economy and UMSL’s curricular and non-curricular offerings to its students by attracting talented entrepreneurs from around the world to relocate their business to St. Missouri is our fourth state to go live following Massachusetts, Colorado, and Alaska. Louis has a great startup scene and a vibrant business community.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Want to be an entrepreneur? Stock Quotes. Live Chat Recap.