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Experts share tips for mission-driven organizations on DE&I

Board Effect

Experts discuss DE&I in mission-driven organizations Each of our experts brings a unique perspective to the importance of diversity and inclusion within organizations and on governing boards. Organizations with DE&I policies have real impact. Far beyond corporate strategy; it’s about fulfilling missions effectively.

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See More than 120 Speakers and Mentors at The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Another way to learn more about who’s speaking is to sort the conference program by category and find people addressing specific topics. For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus. As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley.

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Q&A with Business Incubator Co-founder Joe Maruschak

Up and Running

Most of the time, a new business just doesn’t have the know-how or the network that an established business would. Q&A with Joe Maruschak, co-founder of Fertilab Thinkubator . He co-founded and is on the board of Fertilab Thinkubator, an incubator with a biotech focus. This is where incubators come in.

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2022 Predictions

Eric Friedman

With the advent of programs like CartaX and what I call streaming venture funds , the liquidity in private markets is going to get the foundation to grow significantly in 2021. Maybe the founders are the micro VCs we have been waiting for? There is also a network effect of portfolio companies with early GPs.

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Startup America Partnership

Feld Thoughts

As part of this, TechStars announced the TechStars Network , an affiliation of TechStars-like programs across the country along with our commitment to the Startup America Partnership to help 5000 experienced mentors work with 6000 entrepreneurs to create 25,000 new jobs by 2015.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 19: Carmen Medina and Don Burke

Steve Blank

Change agents inside a corporation or government agency know how to build consensus and be a rebel at work. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Don Burke has worked 24+ years in the Federal government.

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Government Shouldn’t Be In The Accelerator Business

Feld Thoughts

This article originally appeared online at Inc.com in an article titled Government Shouldn’t Be In The Accelerator Business. As a co-founder of TechStars , I’m a huge believer in the mentor-driven accelerator model. without government funding, being run as entrepreneurial ventures for profit by entrepreneurs.