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Crowdfunding a Community in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew: Checking in With New Story’s CEO

Hunter Walker

Right now, we are crowdfunding a community in the area of Haiti hit worst by Hurricane Matthew. All of our 211 homes built in Haiti withstood Hurricane Matthew. Last year we raised our “seed” round of funding for operations – a total of $750,000 to last us through 2016 and a little of 2017. Different Now.

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Andrew McCubbins: An Entrepreneur Solving World Problems From Salt Lake City, Utah

YoungUpstarts

Philanthropist Andrew McCubbins has developed his skills and has been directly involved in rescue missions in Haiti and Mexico. Operation Underground Railroad), has managed to save close to 800 victims of child trafficking around the world. The organization he started, O.U.R

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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. You can imagine the narrative … Native Angelino. Competitive sportswoman. Stanford MBA. Leaves to work in Corp Dev at IAC.

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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. 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. Government and the American public. My company serves a purpose and promotes goodness.

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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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This Week in NYC Innovation - February 22, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

The conference is free and open to the public.

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Success – How Badly Do You Want It?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I mean, here I was selling two or three ebooks every week…and a heart operation cost nearly $2,500. A Government subsidy brought down the cost of an operation. At the time I set out with this goal, nothing could have seemed more impossible or unreachable. But there was a special variable at play. My passionate purpose.

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