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

YoungUpstarts

by Saumya Bhatnagar, CTO and Co-founder of InvolveSoft. of venture capital investment in 2018. I pitched to 86 investors before getting the green signal from only 5 of them. Saumya Bhatnagar is the CTO and Co-founder of InvolveSoft , a workplace community platform which helps employees volunteer in the community.

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Swedish Start-Up to Fight China’s Polluted Air – But The Movement Is Nation-Wide

YoungUpstarts

Being born and raised in a country where recycling and sustainability are at the core of the society, Johannes Herrmann, the co-founder at Airinum , knows exactly how valuable fresh and breathable air is. In fact, Sweden has exceeded the recycling target set by the Government for 2020 a long time ago. Changing mindsets.

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My Water Pilgrimage:

Austin Startup

I learned that NEWAH was dealing with some bureaucratic red tape (read: government corruption), and that they were having issues getting projects approved. Right: Umesh, Founder of NEWAH. A hand-written contract is drawn up with every household listed as co-signers. Left: Mahesh, Program Manager.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

2018 set yet another all-time record for the number of paper books sold in the United States, as has been repeatedly true during the era of Amazon. Paul’s track record as a serial entrepreneur was far more impressive than either Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick or Lyft co-founder Logan Green.

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18 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Women Entrepreneurs

Hearpreneur

For example, women-owned businesses that sell to the largest customer on the planet – the US Federal Government – can use the 5% contracting goal as extra muscle. State and local government, as well as large businesses, are also attempting to meet diversity goals for awarding contracts to women. Photo Credit: Jess Ekstrom.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2019

Haystack

In 2018, both Apple & Amazon crossed the trillion-dollar market cap benchmark. Honorable mention for 2019 consumer behavior trends: Vaping, going meatless, making “green” choices.]. 4/ The Trillion-Dollar Network Effect. In 2019, Microsoft hit that milestone, and Google isn’t far behind.

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