Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2010

The BP oil spill in the Gulf, the volcanic eruption in Iceland, and recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in pollution control, just-in-time manufacturing, and building materials. Some kind of natural or man-made disaster.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 15, 2019

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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Rembrandt Communications

JANUARY 22, 2010

Times are tough right now, and the recent earthquake in Haiti really makes us stop and think about our blessings. With this in mind, have you thanked your customers, partners, associates, and media contacts lately? If not, here are three simple ways to use this six-letter word to improve your relationships – and your business: [.].

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JANUARY 15, 2010

Even before the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti, that troubled country was a primary destination for the packaged meals. Tags: Inspirational Politics & Government @MftH charity Gregg Fraley Haiti Haitian earthquake crisis Iowa Mark Aeilts Meals from the Heartland starvation. In fact, [.].

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2016

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. Help Haiti After Hurricane Matthew. Hurricane Matthew destroyed 4,000+ homes in Haiti, and we are on a mission to rebuild the area hit worst by the hurricane.

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Rembrandt Communications

JANUARY 22, 2010

Times are tough right now, and the recent earthquake in Haiti really makes us stop and think about our blessings. With this in mind, have you thanked your customers, partners, associates, and media contacts lately? If not, here are three simple ways to use this six-letter word to improve your relationships – and your business: [.].

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The conference is free and open to the public.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Philanthropist Andrew McCubbins has developed his skills and has been directly involved in rescue missions in Haiti and Mexico. He has spent years training with Special Forces to hone his skills in escape and rescue missions. The organization he started, O.U.R

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entrepreMusings

JANUARY 18, 2010

A short, but important, interruption to my blogging break for the benefit of the earthquake victims in Haiti. The Entrepreneur’s Foundation of Central Texas is coordinating a fund raising effort among technology entrepreneur’s to raise money for the victims in Haiti.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2016

Our technology can and is changing the world by making vehicles cleaner, providing solutions in Haiti for air conditioning, and protecting US military in combat. These are more than just platitudes, this is what we work on daily.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

Using biodegradable bubble wrap, the company’s PR company then donated it all to Oxfam to ship goods to Haiti after the country suffered the devastating 2010 earthquake. The press, bloggers and social media went crazy for the stunt which combined just enough silliness with a serious message. Image credit: www.portigal.com ].

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YFS Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Grangou co-founders Mike and Carrie Gibson endeavor to raise $290,000 to purchase a permanent home for children in Haiti.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 7, 2018

She reflected on a series of evocative photographs illustrating the crisis in Haiti and its aftermath, the plight of the Kosovo refugees, and other humanitarian disasters. Souza was followed by Carol Guzy, an American news photographer for The Washington Post. She has won the Pulitzer Prize four times, and is one of only four people to do so.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 25, 2010

10AM through the weekend Crisis Camp Haiti NYC-New York technologists helping the Haiti relief effort. The agenda: * Quick introductions over breakfast * Three brief demos, including one from Hot Potato * Casual networking session, with free Wi-Fi on offer for those who want to stick around and work in a community environment.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 12, 2012

Tracking disease epidemics – GigaOM tracks the story of how Twitter tracked a recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti and how that can be of use to aid agencies. Ultimately I see this as a subset of the 3. Virtual assistants. There are numerous examples now of social media being used to good effect in crisis situations which is great.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

APRIL 20, 2011

It’s a biography of Dr.Paul Farmer , one of the most inspiring people I’ve heard of, and whose non-profit ‘Partners In Health’ is touching the lives of thousands of downtrodden people in desperately poor countries like Haiti and parts of Africa.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 2, 2017

Christy doing work in Haiti Hunter Walk: Every Mother Counts is a nonprofit focused on supporting maternal health. And it grabs everyone she meets, including me when I first learned about EMC and have been an enthusiastic supporter since, helping them connect with theSkimm and other startups which can spread their message.

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Mountains Beyond Mountains tells the story of Dr. Paul Farmer , who has dedicated his entire life to helping others, with a particular focus in Haiti. He is a brilliant doctor that could be making millions of dollars a year, and instead is giving everything to help one of the poorest countries in the world.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

He also worked in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica and helped start a national health program in Haiti. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. Before founding Watsi , Chase Adam worked in a market intelligence company.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Earlier this month Seattle Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril announced that he would support building homes in Haiti – devastated most recently by hurricane Matthew. For every sack Avril gets this season he’s donating $6,000 which is enough to build a home that is both hurricane and earthquake proof.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

In 1991, ten-year-old Jerry and his family escaped civil war in Haiti and resettled in America as refugees. Yet I’m excited about the intentional ways that Austin is trying to solve for the problem. 0 for 3 When I think about the problem of diversity in entrepreneurship, I like to tell the story of Jerry Nemorin.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 2, 2016

My parents were immigrants from Haiti who didn’t grow up with access to computers in their homes and consistent electricity so there was only so much they could share with me about tech. Additionally all the “successful examples” in my family network were nurses so to my parents that was what success looked like.

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

In 2015, our focus is on funding 100 homes in Leveque, Haiti. Brett is the co-founder of New Story Charity , a site that describes their mission as: Our mission is to create life-changing stories that transform communities. As soon as I heard what he was up to, I made the decision that I would donate my upcoming birthday to the cause.

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Altgate

JANUARY 1, 2009

.  Below is the complete map of the countries still without a visitor to Altgate…if you know someone there send them a referral!    I'll update you all when I get the list of those without Altgate down to a dozen or so.

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 29, 2015

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! The best ways are… (1) directly fund a house on behalf of your family or your company. (2) These are the best ways to help us grow.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 17, 2015

Launched from Haiti and scaled across Latin America- the social enterprise aims to digitize the $10trillion street vending industry and leverage tourism to alleviate 2 billion people out of poverty. Vendedy is the first mobile network connecting global travelers to street vendors of the developing world.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 16, 2018

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. #16- Declare victory over finances. Photo Credit: Michel Valbrun. I created Wealth Warriors to empower and produce generational wealth for the lives of over 1,000,000 people.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, I went to Haiti as part of a relief team. I found that giving away donations were not enough and the people of Haiti wanted jobs and to get their lives back to their previous state. After 4 years, the sandals had grown by leaps and bounds and it was time to brand the sandals.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

If you go back to what he did in Puerto Rico after the hurricane, if you go back to what he did in Haiti and other places, what he did is exactly what you're saying, which is he found ways to feed people so effectively, so efficiently that they are now the standards that the government increasingly uses when it responds to a humanitarian crisis.

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