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Developing Skilled, Effective Founders with Greater Human Capital Investment
Embarking on a founder’s journey is somewhat like building an airplane in that it takes a variety of skills to get it right, and failure can be disastrous. Yet, most founder teams lack all the skills and knowledge necessary for their startup to take flight, so learning new skills on
Announcing the Teams of the 2020 Women’s Startup Academy
This year’s Startup Academy includes four inspiring women-led startups that are bringing a bright light to society in this dark time. These inspiring teams are making people’s lives better in many ways: bringing authentic video content that celebrates the true diversity of multicultural people across the globe; helping people find
Desiree Vargas Wrigley to future CEOs: “Often you’re the one who’s holding yourself back”
After exiting the first company she founded, Desiree Vargas Wrigley–no relation to Chicago’s famous Wrigleys–found herself a stay-at-home-mom for the first time, caring for her two boys who were both under the age of five. Finding activities for her kids proved to be a huge challenge for Desiree, but one
Unlocking a $4.4 Trillion Opportunity
As a general partner of a startup academy focused on underrepresented tech founders, I have often been asked how much of our returns we expect to sacrifice by investing in overlooked founders such as women and people of color. This question implies that tech companies led by diverse founders are
Ablorde Ashigbi built a startup on his belief in the power of networking
When Ablorde Ashigbi left Pritzker Group Venture Capital to build his own company, 4Degrees, in 2017, everyone around him was surprised. “You’re leaving VC? The best job on earth? Why the hell would you do that?” Before 4Degrees, Ablorde had never thought about being an entrepreneur. “Building a company is
Ashlee Ammons of Mixtroz on conquering the fear of starting over
In 2014, Ashlee Ammons was living a comfortable life in New York City, producing celebrity driven events and working in brand marketing. She’s close with her mom, Kerry Shrader, and one day Ashlee called to vent about an awkward experience she’d had at a conference mixer. The two women realized
Women’s Startup Academy 2020
We are excited to announce that Beta Boom has teamed up with Womenpreneurs to run a startup academy for women that will take place from April to September 2020. Womenpreneurs is a leading organization supporting female entrepreneurs in Utah and beyond. Their workshops and programs have helped more than 300
Amanda DoAmaral closes a $615K seed round and opens up about her roller coaster year as a founder
Amanda DoAmaral is the founder and CEO of Fiveable, an edtech livestream platform with a growing user base of teachers and students from every state in the US. She has described Fiveable as Twitch for education: “If kids can get help with video games, they should be able to get
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