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The Impact of Techbikers – Part II

VC Cafe

Nepal, May 2016. For the first time this year, I went to see the impact of Techbikers in Nepal. magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal, but the aftermath is visible everywhere. That was the case for many of the RTR buildings in Nepal, as they’ve built with quality materials and are up to code regulation. It’s surprising how far the money can go in Nepal. 9 libraries established in India, Nepal, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.

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More global innovation

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Innovation from around the globe'' iElevation – Nepal A museum or a library? Mexico Technology on the ICE Train – Germany Shipping ice cream globally – US, China Big Data of Long Lives – Italy, Greece, Japan Nokia alumni. Globalization and Technology

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7 Keys To Scaling A Startup into A Thriving Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Blake Mycoskie, TOMS shoes founder, set a goal of donating a pair to the needy for every pair sold, and maintains team commitment by providing international trips to assist partners in distributing shoes in interesting places, including Nepal and Honduras.

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6 Today Strategies For Creating The Next Killer Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

Toms shoes donates a pair for every one sold, and maintains employee passion and loyalty by giving their most effective employees international trips to assist non-profit partners in distributing shoes in interesting places like Nepal and Honduras.

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Brian Sheth Invests in Water-Device Startup Pani Systems Inc.

The Startup Magazine

Tsai got the idea for Pani when he helped to install a water pipeline in 2018 that delivers clean water to rural areas to Nepal. Allen Tsai is an experienced entrepreneur with many connections in the startup world.

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[Event] Japanese Startup Moso Wins Startup Asia Jakarta

YoungUpstarts

Grepsr , Nepal). Japan-based video-editing startup Moso ( [link] ) has emerged as overall winner of Startup Asia ’s second international Startup Arena competition that took place in Jakarta last week.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Here in Nepal, we have 8 tallest peaks among the 14 in the world. Most of the adventure lovers while visit in Nepal, want to reach Base Camp of that 8 tallest peaks. Besides that, here in Nepal, we have numerous peaks which are above 6000m tall.

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Join Techbikers 2016 – Paris to London

VC Cafe

Over the past 5 years, we’ve sponsored the building of 5 schools, 8 libraries and 3,000 scholarships for girls in Nepal, Cambodia and India. I invite you to join Techbikers 2016 , and cycle from Paris to London with fellow entrepreneurs, investors and techies. Why do we do this? To help children get access to education in the developing world by raising money for Room to Read.

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[Competition] Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards

YoungUpstarts

FMCG giant Unilever is once again putting out a call for practical ideas from young entrepreneurs to some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges – back for the second year, the Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards is seeking scalable and sustainable products, services or applications that reduce environmental impact, improve health and well-being or enhance livelihoods through changes in practices or behaviors.

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Top 3 Startup Winner: Digs

The Startup Magazine

We have sent hundreds of volunteers to help communities in need, all the way from Haiti to Nepal. At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They Are Making in Their Business in 2023

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Balaram Thapa, Nepal Hiking Team ! #12- Every new year brings with it a new form of excitement and anticipation.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Balaram Thapa, Nepal Hiking Team ! #7- Each business has a story. No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea.

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Lean Goes Better with Coke – the Future of Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

There are co-working spaces in basically every city in the world—from Nepal to New York. In 2012 I got together with Alexander Osterwalder , Henry Chesbrough and Andre Marquis to think about the Lean and the future of corporate innovation. We had some radical thoughts how companies were going to have change to remain competitive in the 21 st century in a blog post.

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My Water Pilgrimage:

Austin Startup

What spending 10 days in a remote village in Nepal has taught me about the role of technology in water sustainability and independence The Origin Story At an early age, my parents instilled in us a sense of empathy for the less fortunate and taught us to be mindful custodians of the world and its precious natural resources. The NGO I came across Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) through charity: water’s birthday campaigns. On my Nepal trip, I had an epiphany.

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VC Cafe Turns 9

VC Cafe

We raised over $200,000 so far for Room to Read, helping build 4 schools, 8 libraries and fund 3,000 scholarships for girls to attend school in Nepal, India and Cambodia. Last week LinkedIn reminded me that it’s been 9 years since I started VC Cafe (Dec 2005). Several people sent their congratulations (thank you btw), and it reminded me it’s been a while since I blogged regularly.

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Exploring The Everyday: Janji Wants You To Change The World By Running

View from Seed

Highlighting these cool places around the world, be it in the mountains in Bolivia or in the chaos of Katmandu in Nepal, we want to highlight those stories and highlight those people who are doing really cool things. Exploring The Everyday is an interview series exploring interesting individuals or companies who are trying to make an impact on the lives of everyday people. You can learn more about this series here , or read our past interviews here.

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Creating a movement

VC Cafe

We’re now over 500 strong, and have raised over $500,000 which were used to build 6 schools, 14 libraries and 300 scholarships for girls in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam and Tanzania. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” — Dr. Seuss, The Lorax. I’ve started a 30 day blogging challenge (more about it here and please sign up to receive the newsletter ). This is day Seven. Techbikers 2017 – finish line.

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Crowdsourcing The Indian Rupee Symbol

crowdSPRING Blog

India wanted to differentiate its currency from neighboring Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka – all of these countries used the abbreviation “Rs&#. A few years ago, the British Royal Mint crowdsourced the design of new coins. That competition attracted 4,000 entries from 500 people. Anyone was eligible to compete. Specially invited artists, Royal Mint engravers and artists from other countries competed with people of all ages, from everywhere.

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Crowdsourcing The Indian Rupee Symbol

crowdSPRING Blog

India wanted to differentiate its currency from neighboring Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka – all of these countries used the abbreviation “Rs&#. A few years ago, the British Royal Mint crowdsourced the design of new coins. That competition attracted 4,000 entries from 500 people. Anyone was eligible to compete. Specially invited artists, Royal Mint engravers and artists from other countries competed with people of all ages, from everywhere.

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What Asia and Facebook’s Free Internet Project Have in Common?

Transformify

Nepal. Nepal was in ruins and thousands were reported dead or missing. The donations have most probably been utilized and the tourists are reluctant to visit Nepal. Days before the earthquake in April 2015. Buildings that could hardly survive an earthquake and the kindest people I have ever met. Just five days later it was all history. The world watched the terrifying videos over and over again, and donated. Now, a few months later, the world is already silent.

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The Story of Techbikers (You can Play a role too)

VC Cafe

Since we started Techbikers in 2012, 120 techies cycled from Paris to London and we’ve raised over 100,000 pounds for Room to Read , creating 3 schools, 4 libraries and 3,000 scholarships for girls in India and Nepal. A month from now, 70 people in the London tech industry will be (hopefully) on the last leg of a 320km (200 miles) cycle ride from Paris to London. What made these ‘geeks’ get off their laptop and get on their bikes?

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Interview with Jesse Katz, Founder of EF Buys

Growthink Blog

In 2009 I spent 10 months volunteering and traveling in South East Asia, India and Nepal. I recently had the opportunity to interview Jesse Katz, entrepreneur and founder of www.efbuys.com. Here's what he had to say: 1. What is EF Buys? EF Buys is Groupon for entrepreneurs. We've already offered small business owners discounts on Starbucks, Moo business cards, StumbleUpon Ads, logo design, online computer backup, etc. What makes your site different?

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China Regains Top Spot As Source Of Malignant Online Traffic: Akamai

YoungUpstarts

Mbps) to a 76 percent increase in Nepal (to 3.6 After being unseated last quarter by Indonesia, China has regained its spot as the source of observed attack traffic in the third quarter of 2013.

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Twitter Link Roundup #271 – Textbook Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

Shigeru Ban to help relief efforts in Nepal crowdspring.co/1bV9XIQ. Too weird, right? Metallica? Mellow? But perhaps a great way to start the weekend, am I right? A hard act to follow, perhaps, but get yourself ready, because it’s time now for our weekly Roundup! This week’s set of lovely links and attractive articles that we shared with you over the past week on our crowdSPRING Twitter account (as well as my own Twitter account ) is keyboard perfection!

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Twitter Link Roundup #272 – Picture-perfect Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

How Open-Source Software Will Speed Up Rebuilding Nepal’s Historic Sites crowdspring.co/1KSJWFW. We get some cool projects on crowdSPRING. But what could be cooler than a HoverBoard? And who cooler to deomonstrate than Tony Hawk! Please don’t try that at home! Instead it might be a good time to roll into our weekly Roundup!

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

We are generating employment for countries such as the United States, Philippines, Canada, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Ghana and Nepal. Being in love is great. Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Waking up each morning knowing you are getting to do exactly what you love is more than most people could ever say about any “job” they have had.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Nine Killed in Nepal Avalanche An avalanche swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. Facebook. Twitter. WSJ Live. WSJ Live. MarketWatch. MarketWatch. Barrons. Barrons. AllThingsDigital. AllThingsDigital. Factiva. Factiva. BigCharts. Financial News. Professor Journal. SmartMoney. Student Journal. Virtual Stock Exchange. WSJ Classifieds. WSJ Classroom. WSJ Radio. WSJ Wine. SEARCH. headline. gold man.

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Global Hiring Made Easy

Transformify

First, it was Nepal. What a year! Started as an Oxford admission project, Transformify downgraded my wildest dreams to daily routines. 140+ countries,4 continents, business clients from the US, EU, and Asia, ranking in Startups 100 Index , a member of the Digital Coalition of the European Commission , programmes providing remote jobs for people on the Autism Spectrum and women in the Middle East.and the best is yet to come. We love it simple.

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

Mr. Black came to New York in 2005, founded SustainabiliTV.com, producers of ‘The Business Case for Sustainability’ and produced several important films in Darfur and Nepal. I hope you can join us at the HBS Club of NY / HBS Angels of NY event below on Thursday, June 16: Click here to make a reservation.

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11 Unusual Ways To Market Your Startup Brand in 2016

Brandanew

Take a note from Facebook’s frequent support of social events from the ALS ice bucket challenge to the Nepal earthquake donations. The Internet has democratized our world. You can be Pete Cashmore at 19 creating Mashable. You can be Jan Koum and bring WhatsApp to the world in your 30s. Nothing will stop you as entrepreneurs and dreamers in the next year. Except the question: what are the new digital trends , how do you market your Startup brand in 2016?

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