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Problem Solved: TishWish Offers Affordable Shipping Materials for Small Business

Arsh and Jannat Kakar launched their compostable packaging company TishWish in June 2020, as the world grappled with the early pandemic.  Consumers were ordering online more, and many businesses were pivoting to e-commerce.  Some businesses were shipping products for the first time with classic plastic mailers and bubble mailers that are difficult or impossible to […]

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The Myth of the White Male Tech Founder

Excerpted and edited from The New Builders, written by Times of E founder Elizabeth MacBride and venture capitalist Seth Levine, the authors look at the landscape of entrepreneurship across America. The New Builders was published May 4, 2021 by Wiley. Danaris Mazara and her husband, Andres, arrived in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 2002, from Puerto Rico. Born in the […]

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The Negative Sides of Working From Home

Overall, workers are craving flexibility and working from home, according to a recent study from Future Forum, a consortium funded and created by San Francisco-based Slack. READ MORE: The Big Disconnect Between Workers and Bosses and What it Means for Entrepreneurship But new research from travel management company TravelPerk sheds light on a darker side […]

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How To Establish Sponsors for Your Startup: An Outline For Success

This story first appeared in the CELA newsletter The group of accelerator leaders at cela’s August gathering of accelerators from all over the world focused on sponsorships between accelerators and larger organizations. The discussion included (alphabetical by first name) Alex Waters, Director of the Connect All accelerator in San Diego, Charles Lorum, Executive Director at the Nordic Innovation House, Clark Smith Director of Innovation at the New Jersey Economic […]