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Two Amazing Women Setting Out on Their Startup Journey

Both Sides of the Table

Tells me she wants to do operational stuff so she joins a small team of people running City Search. She’s passionate about near-shore manufacturing in places like Haiti where we can do good and do well. Soleil returns emails at 1.30am. You can imagine the narrative … Native Angelino. Competitive sportswoman.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I use the money made from my private clients to launch intelligence operations against our enemies. Receiving an email was quit unique at that time and was well read. My parents came from Haiti to the United States and did not have in-depth knowledge of what was required to obtain financial freedom in this country.

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New Story and 3D Printed Homes

Feld Thoughts

In July 2015, I wrote about New Story asking readers to crowdfund one $6k house for a family in Haiti. In the past four years, New Story has funded over 2,200 homes, building 17 communities for over 11,000 people across Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, and Bolivia. They have now come up with a unique model for scaling their impact.

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5 questions for New Story after a month in Y Combinator

Jeff Hilimire

3) become in-kind donors — an example is Atlanta-based film company, Friendly Human (they’re amazing) – who is coming down with us to Haiti on July 15th to shoot a brand video! I’d like to be in Atlanta, but it depends on the funding support we can get in Atlanta for our operations.

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