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Startup Accelerators Have Become More Popular in Emerging Markets — and They’re Working

Harvard Business Review

Our research shows that the effects of acceleration are remarkably similar for entrepreneurs across countries and even continents. Unfortunately, mismatched goals between investors and entrepreneurs as well as a potential cultural bias may both prove to limit the positive effect that accelerators have in emerging market contexts.

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

He decided to leave Phillips to commit to the cause of fighting blindness — a risky decision for a 43-year old. In 2015, at age 21, he founded a venture-funded for-profit start up, Stasis Labs , focused on proactive patient care. ” The talk deeply impacted Chandra. Further Reading.

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Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business Review

I met Slovenian entrepreneur, Sandi Cesko, in 2007 when his Ljubljana -based multi-channel retail operation, Studio Moderna , had about $70 million in sales. That dialog includes all stakeholders, from the entrepreneurs themselves to investors to government policymakers. Even better. Not" is not a typo. have spread like wildfire.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

” In my first year in Singapore we might hear news about a company landing venture funding every few months, and an exit (cashing out either through an IPO or by selling itself to a larger company) every year. There is a misbegotten notion that entrepreneurs take risks because they don’t have much to lose.