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[Review] Startup Rising

YoungUpstarts

Schroeder has put “ Startup Rising ” together from traveling to the region – Dubai, Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Istanbul, and even Damascus – and speaking with dozens of intrepid entrepreneurs trying to make change in a culture fraught with difficult cultural, legal and social barriers regarding entrepreneurship.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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E is for Engage

David Cohen

And mine is to engage more authentically and more directly with any entrepreneur who wants some help. Environment. E-sports hall of fame. E pluribus unum. Electric Vehicle. Equanimity. Entertainment. E-Techstars. Equilibrium. Eucalyptus. Enlightenment. Extrapolation. But this year, unlike past years, I made a new years resolution.

Estonia 72
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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

During his military career he served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula, Egypt, and the Horn of Africa. Masato Iino has been entrepreneur of a couple of startups and an investor for the last twenty years. Takashi and Masato founded Learning Entrepreneur’s Lab (LEL) in 2014.

Channel 120
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First Annual MENA Tech Summit Launches in NY, for Investors and Entrepreneurs

David Teten

In my research on how private equity and VC funds source investments , one of our conclusions was that VCs get better returns when they invest outside of the traditional geographic hotspots of New York, Boston, and the Bay Area. We are very excited to show US-based entrepreneurs and investors the opportunity for scale in the MENA region.”.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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Why International Startups Love NY, and NY VCs Love International Startups

David Teten

This is the first citywide program in the US that allows a city (New York) to retain and attract foreign entrepreneurs by offering access to uncapped H1B visas. Entrepreneurs have created such Meetups as the NY Latino Tech Meetup and Japan NYC Startups. NYC: A Natural Home for European Entrepreneurs.