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5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Business Partner

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Iconic companies that have achieved phenomenal success include Microsoft, Apple, Google and Intel — every one of these companies had a couple of founders. Having multiple co-founders can lead to personality clashes. Clearly, the roles of the founders change as the company scales up. But that’s not the whole story.

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2017 Diversity Data for Capital Factory

Austin Startup

Of our 61 Accelerator startups in 2017, 8% had at least one Black founder, 13% had at least one Female founder, 16% had at least one Asian founder, 21% had at least one LatinX founder. Eugene Sepulveda was co-chair of the LGBTQ Council for President Obama. We need more Women founders getting funded.

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The many things I’m involved with, and why

Jeff Hilimire

48in48 Co-founder and Board Chair. I co-founded this organization with Adam Walker in 2015, and next year we’ll put on events in six cities, including London! Founder of Advice for Good. Co-Chair of Executive Advisory Board of the American Marketing Association Atlanta Chapter. Fantastic group of people!

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Startup Chica Spotlight: Meet Some of Austin’s Female Founders

Austin Startup

Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and immigrated to Austin, Texas, in 2002 at the age of 15. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Department of State.

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$100,000 Diversity & Inclusion Investment Challenge

Austin Startup

This particular challenge will focus on startups with a founder or executive leadership teams who are normally underfunded and underrepresented in the tech space including people of color, women, and those in the LGBTQ+ community. James, II , CEO and Executive Director of DivInc So what will it take to win?

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The Female Austinite’s Guide to Making Quality Friends.

Austin Startup

I was ready for a change so, I packed up my little car with everything I owned and headed to Texas from Roswell, Georgia. The founders amaze me with how quickly they have expanded and developed — they do this while having full-time jobs and being under the age of 25…what?! I knew I had found my group! They are killing it.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Dual-Use Technology As the war was winding down, the leadership of the Navy Computing Machine Lab in OPS-20-G was thinking about how they could permanently link commercial, academic and military computing science and innovation to the Navy. When they couldn’t find any customers they donated the ERA 1101 to Georgia Tech.

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