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My Water Pilgrimage:

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What spending 10 days in a remote village in Nepal has taught me about the role of technology in water sustainability and independence The Origin Story At an early age, my parents instilled in us a sense of empathy for the less fortunate and taught us to be mindful custodians of the world and its precious natural resources.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They Are Making in Their Business in 2023

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Next year, we are pivoting our business to focus more on helping businesses with their online visibility and reputation management. Thanks to Balaram Thapa, Nepal Hiking Team ! #12- #2- Improve online visibility. Photo Credit: Edward Solicito. 12- Leveraging digital platforms. Photo Credit: Serbay Arda Ayzit. social media advertising.

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Twitter Link Roundup #272 – Picture-perfect Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

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Earth Balloon – Shopping campaign – Conceptual on SAIC Portfolios crowdspring.co/1A7DWsl. Radium: Manage inline styles on React elements crowdspring.co/1A58203. How Open-Source Software Will Speed Up Rebuilding Nepal’s Historic Sites crowdspring.co/1KSJWFW. Mieux Derma Art Direction crowdspring.co/1A7EHSm.

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

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Management. How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S. Opinion: Noonan: The Romney Campaign Needs a New CEO. Opinion: Noonan: The Romney Campaign Needs a New CEO. Manage Email Preferences. Accounting.

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The Story of Techbikers (You can Play a role too)

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Since we started Techbikers in 2012, 120 techies cycled from Paris to London and we’ve raised over 100,000 pounds for Room to Read , creating 3 schools, 4 libraries and 3,000 scholarships for girls in India and Nepal. Andy created a group for us to manage the communications and continued to be a Techbikers champion for 3 years.

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The Impact of Techbikers – Part II

VC Cafe

Nepal, May 2016. For the first time this year, I went to see the impact of Techbikers in Nepal. Nisha Kadaba, our friend and associate development manager for Room to Read, helped coordinate a visit to the Shree Chandrajyoti Secondary School in Nuwakot District, about two hours from Kathmandu. Closing the circle?—?Nepal,

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

We also have built a team of remote employees located in different places of the world, and thanks to platforms such as Slack or Facebook workplace, we communicate daily and have managed to build a strong company culture. Today, we have more than 30 employees across three continents. Thanks to Wendy EkuaDaCruz, The VGC Group ! #16-EVERYTHING!