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Lessons from a revenue-stage startup founder by Diane Eustaquio, Executive Director, Ideaspace When she applied and made it to Round 3, I was surprised to find her on the list. The lady whose husband said she was the key to his success was right before my eyes. He said this when I met him in 2012, …
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From life partners to business partners Leo and Elaine De Velez, the couple behind education tech startup FrontLearners If the husband and wife Leo and Elaine De Velez took big risks in founding their edtech startup Frontlearners, deciding to become business partners could be one of the riskiest. “Initially we had doubts that we will be …
Au Soriano and her journey in founding PinoyTravel (Left: Au in her early years in corporate life; Right: Working with a GSMA project attempting to unify the three Philippine Mobile operators though music) While PinoyTravel was set to make transportation more convenient for bus and ferry riders, the mobility startup had its own roadblocks. “There were …
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What makes a “Blue Flame Founder”? The blue flame burns the brightest and hottest. In the VC world, there’s a wild pursuit for blue flame founders- those in their 20’s, with infinite energy, without a family to mind. The ideal investment candidate commits to nothing else but working- tirelessly, single-mindedly- all for the company. But …