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Things To Expect As A Woman Founder When Starting A Tech-Based Company

YoungUpstarts

Venturing out into the startup world can be a big task for anyone, but women have to face a myriad of acceptance issues not just from society but also the business community. I pitched to 86 investors before getting the green signal from only 5 of them. Responding to Social Expectation.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

ReadWriteStart

It turns out that in my Vision India 2020 book, I have a similar project called FDBI. Her market penetration plan is to start with India, and she wanted to know what kinds of options/connections we could provide. Well, there are some government and NGO contacts that I have in mind for her to explore. million financing round for.

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Scaling Solutions to Climate Change — A review of John Doerr’s “Speed and Scale”?

Reid Hoffman

How do we achieve cooperation amongst a diverse range of governments, industries, and communities, all of whom have different and often competing interests? government’s climate-related R&D funding from $7.8 With time for effective intervention running out, where should we focus our efforts for maximum impact?

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Women Rising: Microfinance institutions have known for years that women have higher repayment rates than men and that women are more likely to invest the borrowed capital back into their families and local communities. Rickshaw drivers in India have cell phones as do camel drivers in the remote Rajasthan desert.

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My Water Pilgrimage:

Austin Startup

Charity: water works with local NGO’s on the ground to deploy capital and resources to directly impact those in need in rural communities. I learned that NEWAH was dealing with some bureaucratic red tape (read: government corruption), and that they were having issues getting projects approved. Left: Mahesh, Program Manager.

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TECHSTARS AUSTIN KICKS OFF 2020 MENTORSHIP-DRIVEN ACCELERATOR CLASS, REVEALS 10 SELECTED STARTUPS

Austin Startup

Binaize (Bangalore, India) Nikhil Jois, CEO Binaize is a network intelligence software product for Industrial IoT that helps minimize machine downtime and increase the operational efficiency of industrial control systems. Large companies make connections with the best startups to future-proof their business.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I wondered what it would be like if the companies that purchased the coffee paid fair wages for the product and engaged in the developmental issues of importance in those communities. Greene, Land Carroll & Blair PC ! #20 Floralux is what makes our Restore Gel green. Could a company do that and still be profitable.