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Feedback To Female Entrepreneurs Often Has Gender Bias Baked In

The Horizons Tracker

This problem is, they suggest, particularly problematic for female entrepreneurs who might be more inclined to develop products that address needs that are specific to female consumers. These products also had lower rates of venture funding and fewer users. Gender gap. Possible cause.

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Government Funding Can Elevate Your Business: But Know What You’re Getting Into

Strategy Driven

Venture capitalists, self-funding, crowd-funding, and loans can all be a good fit at times, but in some industries, government grants are the easiest, fastest way to grow. Most government programs also offer some form of mentoring service or access to research and development opportunities.

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Reversing the Decline in Big Ideas

Harvard Business Review

Many venture capitalists are up in the arms because their returns are down, their funds are drying up, and there appear to be a declining number of entrepreneurs pursuing big ideas. Unfortunately, venture capitalists have mixed up their causality. No 20,000 tech jobs. I know many smart investors didn't.

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Reversing the Decline in Big Ideas

Harvard Business Review

Many venture capitalists are up in the arms because their returns are down, their funds are drying up, and there appear to be a declining number of entrepreneurs pursuing big ideas. Unfortunately, venture capitalists have mixed up their causality. No 20,000 tech jobs. I know many smart investors didn't.

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Ten Ways to Diversify an Inbred Network

Harvard Business Review

Networks are essential for collaboration , innovation, and career development. But too many executives have networks that, while they may be large, don't have enough diversity to be effective. Get in touch with a venture capitalist. Teach a course at a university or local college. Learn from your students.

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What the Scarcity of Women in Business Case Studies Really Looks Like

Harvard Business Review

The problem with this stereotypic representation, of course, is that it inadvertently indicates that women are not suited for leadership roles in traditionally male sectors like manufacturing, tech, and banking. This is a critical omission, as research shows that similar behavior is interpreted differently when observed in a man or a woman.

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What Big Companies Get Wrong About Innovation Metrics

Harvard Business Review

Companies as diverse as AIG, Disney, and Intuit have been building innovation teams, launching “accelerator” programs to attract promising startups, and giving employees seed funding to test out new ideas with real customers. Kenneth Andersson. Beneath that question is a very real worry. The vision thing.