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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. I was joined by Michael and Marie, co-organizers of Techbikers over the past few years. magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal, but the aftermath is visible everywhere. It’s surprising how far the money can go in Nepal.

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Brian Sheth Invests in Water-Device Startup Pani Systems Inc.

The Startup Magazine

Tsai got the idea for Pani when he helped to install a water pipeline in 2018 that delivers clean water to rural areas to Nepal. After completing this project, he contacted his friend Blake Chandlee, president of global business solutions for TikTok/ByteDance. Joshua Baer, founder of Capital Factory. Background. Blake Chandlee.

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

online.wsj.com

Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., And companies that didnt survive might have closed their doors for reasons other than failure, for example, getting acquired or the founders moving on to new projects.

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Lean Goes Better with Coke – the Future of Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

There are co-working spaces in basically every city in the world—from Nepal to New York. And this has created a global entrepreneurial ecosystem. We also learned that creating the same kinds of conditions that enable co-founders to thrive on the “outside” is very important to maintain on the “inside.”

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

To me personally, being the founder of an online business, distribution will never be a problem. As the co-founder of the Virtual Global Consultant (VGC) Group, I love the fact that we have created employment in underserved communities globally. Photo Credit: Wendy Ekua Da’Cruz. 16-EVERYTHING!