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Creating a movement

VC Cafe

I did a quick search online and came up short. To add more colour, I’ll draw examples from Techbikers, a non-profit bringing together the tech community around endurance cycling challenges, to bring education to children in the developing world, in partnership with Room to Read. A community forms around a common goal.

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How a startup should leverage a personal assistant

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

In 2009, I launched the Micropreneur Academy , a private membership community for startup founders. India, Bangladesh or other countries do not have quality VA's, but the Filipinos learn English in school, do not tend to be entrepreneurial (thus are less likely to steal ideas), and are culturally service-oriented. Step1: Finding a VA.