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How The Military May Hold a Key to the Skills Gap Paradox
Anyone who cares about the wealth and opportunity divide in this country has to be frustrated with the range of our policy options to fix the problem.
High-class startup problems: “Failing forward”
The phrase “fail forward,” repeated to the point of cliché, is part of the modern gospel of the innovation economy.
America Needs To Reclaim Our Entrepreneurial Spirit
If we fail to come up with good answers for America’s workforce, the American Dream and all that flows from it will not survive.
Emogi Closes $12.6 Million in Series A Funding
Emogi is a Conversational Content Leader Helping People Have Better Conversations and Deeper Emotional Expression in Messaging
Too many aspiring entrepreneurs want to be hoodie-clad billionaires
In today’s world, Silicon Valley founders like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk seem to represent the only startup goal worth striving for. Unless you’re a hoodie-wearing billionaire who’s creating apps and disrupting industries, you’ll be dismissed (especially by young people) as unimportant.
To Rebuild American Communities, Help Them Help Themselves
How can we help struggling communities to help themselves? We can draw valuable lessons from a surprising place: the field of international development.
KDC Ag Adds Two More To Its World Class Advisory Board To Help Solve The Fresh Food Waste Problem
Sam Kass, Obama's White House Chef and Senior Advisor to Nutrition and Matt Jansen former CEO of COFCO Int'l and SVP at ADM join KDC Ag to deploy revolutionary patented technology nationwide.
To Create More Jobs, Think Small(er)
If we fail to come up with good answers for America’s workforce, the American Dream and all that flows from it will not survive.
Community solar uplifts disadvantaged communities & provides access to free energy for affordable housing. See #portco @solarforgood 's positive impact and why community solar should be considered. #CommunitySolar #PortfolioCompany
How can #communitysolar help uplift disadvantaged communities? This #solar project in Austin helps power an affordable-housing complex and provides free energy to the complex's residents. https://hubs.li/Q01zm2fb0
We're thrilled to announce that our portfolio company, @GroupBlack_Co, was named one of the 10 most innovative companies in media of 2023 by @FastCompany! 🎉 We're proud to support a company diversifying the face of media.
#venturecapital #startupnews
https://www.fastcompany.com/90848754/most-innovative-companies-media-2023
Our #portco @Loupe_Art just announced its $3M Series Seed Plus funding. They are the leading art streaming platform on connected TVs & other devices, transforming the way people view and acquire art. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3K0TS86
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-b93fefb4-cb79-40c0-8f92-6eb24f2239bf.html
#loupeart
.@SpryCompliance partnered with @NNUSports to provide its innovative technology solutions and user-friendly app to the athletic department and students to help manage and streamline operations. Congratulations to Spry on another successful partnership! #Portco
New Partnership with @NNUSports! 🚨
“With Spry’s cutting-edge technology, we will be able to more effectively manage our teams and programs, allowing us to focus on what’s truly important: empowering our student-athletes to succeed on & off the field..."
https://hubs.ly/Q01zZ4fK0
Huge congratulations to our portco Do Good Foods for being named one of the 10 most innovative companies in agriculture of 2023 by @FastCompany! 🌱 We're proud to support a company that is making such a positive impact.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90846620/most-innovative-companies-agriculture-2023
#venturecapital #sustainability
Thanks for recognizing the impact that @GoAuntFlow is making in the space, @codie_sanchez! We're proud to support a company that's shaking up the women's health industry. Check out what Codie had to say 👇 #womenshealth #auntflow
Aunt Flow is building a $100M business selling period products.
When I first heard they raised an $8.5M Series A, I was shocked.
You can't guess how they did it:
What percent of VC funds did all-women teams raise in 2022?
We're now accepting applications for our MBA Investments Team Internship! This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with our investment professionals and portfolio companies. Apply now: https://h-l.vc/careers/
#venturecapital #internship