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Featured Startup: Founders Embassy
(1) Who are you and what do you do? Anastasia Crew and Andee Gardiner, Co-Founders of Founders Embassy – the world’s first equity-free accelerator designed exclusively to induct international and immigrant entrepreneurs into the Silicon Valley ecosystem. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem. Unlike typical accelerators and…
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Founder, CashBet: Ed Brennan
(1) Who are you and what do you do? I’m Ed Brennan, President & Board Member at CashBet. We recently sold my company to a large global partner. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem. I do advisory work for several startups on Silicon Valley, and also work…
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Founder, NameCoach Inc.: Praveen Shanbhag
(1) Who are you and what do you do? My name is Praveen Shanbhag, and I’m the founder and CEO of NameCoach Inc. I used to be teach philosophy, and enjoy applying principles of creative, analytical, and contrarian thinking to entrepreneurship. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem.…
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Featured Startup: NameCoach
(1) Describe your startup. Names are central to our unique identities, and NameCoach software helps people to say names correctly and instantly make others feel more recognized and familiar. Praveen built NameCoach’s first product to enable school faculty and staff to access audio recordings of student names (e.g., on class rosters, at graduation), making…
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Founder, LongPlay & YouNoodle: Torsten Kolind
(1) Who are you and what do you do? I am the Co-Founder & CEO of YouNoodle in San Francisco. Just started building a new startup called LongPlay. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem. YouNoodle powers startup grant programs, innovation challenges, and pitch competitions. Aside from that,…
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Featured Startup: LongPlay
(1) Describe your startup. LongPlay is an app for corporate innovation managers, looking for startups and new technologies. Everyone is pitching you on everything, but LongPlay learns from your actions and puts the most relevant early-stage startups in front of you. Our goal is to give you the unexpected, the edge in your field…
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Featured Startup: GOFINDXR
(1) Describe your startup. Gofind XR is a decentralized protocol for building and monetizing applications for the XR (Extended Reality) and Spatial Internet. We are building the tools and frameworks for developers and enterprises to develop and monetize applications for the physical spatial world around us. We are also launching a Token Sales for funding…
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Founder, Unbank Ventures: Brett Noyes
(1) Who are you and what do you do?I am the founder/managing director of Unbank. Ventures. We are an early-stage FinTech incubator program located in San Francisco. We recruit, educate and accelerate startups in financial service industry. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem.Our program helps our companies…
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Featured Startup: Unbank Ventures
(1) Describe your startup.We are a FinTech Incubator program. I think of us as a small business that gets to work with startups. We recruit FinTech founders, put them through our process, introduce them to corporate partners/customers and help them fundraise. (2) What inspired the creation of the startup?I have always had a passion for…
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Why We Need To Reform The Current Higher Education System
“…the demand for higher education continues to outstrip the ability to supply it… There is no doubt that higher education will be the lynchpin for providing both individual and societal opportunities, [but] there are a number of impediments that higher education is creating when it comes to providing individuals with opportunities to succeed. ”