Challenging the VC Bros Status Quo
The mostly white, mostly male dominated VC community had its chance to widen the tent but has been too slow on the draw. Lemmings are not good for innovation.
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Keeping First Responders Safe: How this Entrepreneur Found a Mission and Profitable Niche
Amit Kapoor built a high-growth business selling essential products that keep first responders and their patients safe.
Yes, the World Needs Saving
It’s a challenging time to be an optimist. There are blights on our time. If we cannot turn ostensible optimism into action to address the world’s wrongs, we are failing our fellow humans, and ourselves.
5 Most Sustainable Startups 2022
It’s not just big corporations that are making a significant impact. Here are five startups raising the industry standard for sustainable solutions to our biggest problems.
Mentor Spaces Makes DEI Personal: SAP.iO Foundries Sustainability Spotlight
Chris Motley made it to the top with help from his community. A virtual mentorship program he founded aims to attract under-represented talent—and help companies deliver on diversity promises on a larger scale.
Why is Venture Capital Acting Like Vanquished Capital?
Yes, this is an uncertain moment, but didn’t these putatively visionary venture capitalists invest in their portfolio companies for the long haul?
Meet the Startups: Xpert AI Seeks Impact Through Augmented Vision
Xpert’s AI-enhanced technology shows promise in areas ranging from health care, where epilepsy diagnosis and treatment is one focus, to banking, where fraud detection is on the docket.
Watershed Wants to Cut Your Company’s CO2
By collecting the world’s carbon data and putting it in one place so companies can accurately reduce their footprint, the startup aims to reduce or remove 500 million tons of CO2 every year – 1%...
Necessity, Not Passion, Drives The Creator Economy
Both entrepreneurs and immigrants, like the author's family, are often driven to succeed by necessity— the need to earn a living, support a family, and improve their lives — and by the inability to find...
