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Female Only VC Funds Don’t Necessarily Help Female Entrepreneurs

The Horizons Tracker

It argued that if the rates of entrepreneurship were equal between men and women that the global economy would grow by $5 trillion. This represents a growth in global GDP of 6%, which to put that into context is slightly higher than the recent economic forecast from the World Bank of the hit to global GDP from COVID-19.

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The Doerr Institute for New Leaders

Coaching Tip

With a $50 million gift from venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann, through their private family foundation, Rice University is planning an unconventional approach to developing students into leaders. A hallmark of the Doerr Institute is its focus on cultural and global diversity and inclusion. Retired Brig.

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Entrepreneurship Skills Can Last A Lifetime

The Horizons Tracker

In a similar vein is the Global Grad Show, which originates out of Dubai and which recently celebrated its sixth edition. “I think that the entire education ecosystem is facing a huge transformation as to the skills needed to be a valuable professional,” Tadeu Baldani Caravieri, Director of Global Grad Show, told me recently.

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An Opportunity: Startup Weekend Ahmedabad 2013

QAspire

Last week, I was reading about Startup Weekend (SW) – a global entrepreneurship movement that focuses on experiential education for entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs. They need other people who are passionate, who can validate their idea and help them in executing. They need handholding through this process.

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Why the Best Strategies Blend the Digital and Physical

Skip Prichard

According to Stanford Graduate School of Business Lecturer and venture capitalist Robert Siegel , this is false – nothing in life or business is ever that simple. More tactically, we saw companies with strong stamina have multiple business lines over time in order to add diversity to their business models.

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Why Companies Should Add Class to Their Diversity Discussions

Harvard Business Review

Vance has received huge attention for his book Hillbilly Elegy , chronicling his time as a venture capitalist who grew up in rural Ohio, and the difficulties his background presented. Employers who exclude class from discussions about diversity and inclusion risk losing or alienating talented employees.

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China Can’t Be a Global Innovation Leader Unless It Does These Three Things

Harvard Business Review

Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe. Innovation thrives in a culture of diversity where people don’t feel the compulsion to fit in and where those with strong backbones are likely to be viewed as heroes. of GDP in 2012 from 1.1%