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The only way to start making change, is to BE the change! It’s not an easy journey but you won’t have to do it alone. And that’s the Impact Hub guarantee 😉 Start an Impact Hub in your city. Begin your founding journey with us! Sign up for the Future Founders Day event to find out more: https://lnkd.in/dEZQwu7p #ImpactHub #ImpactFounders #ImpactEntrepreneurship #ImpactInnovators #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialImpact

#ImpactFounder 📢 The only way to start making change, is to BE the change! It’s not an easy journey but you won’t have to do it alone. And that’s the Impact Hub Network guarantee 😉 Start an Impact Hub in your city. Begin your founding journey with us! Sign up for the Future Founders Day event to find out more: 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/drshN83d #ImpactHub #ImpactFounders #ImpactEntrepreneurship #ImpactInnovators #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialImpact

This last weekend's Mother’s Day, I was reminded of the constant support and practical wisdom my mom, Hilde De Decker, a seasoned entrepreneur, brings in at The Cornerstone. As we dive into the world of social sustainability, her experience has been our own cornerstone, guiding my co-founders Sebastian Van Dingenen and Lise Bouttery and me. Every week, she shares a new insight with us and we turn these into our weekly guiding hashtags. This week’s hashtag? #DriveAndMotivation. It's the fuel that keeps us founders moving forward, especially through the ups and downs of starting a new business. At The Cornerstone, we're passionate about helping companies succeed while making a positive impact on society. We believe that a thriving business can and should benefit its community, and we’re here to show how. So thanks for the continuous support and for showing us that the right drive and motivation are what it takes to make a difference. #DriveAndMotivation #SocialSustainability #StartupLife #TheCornerstone

On the hard days - I remind myself why I started this journey. At best, I'll get roughly 100 years to leave my impact... to love.... to help - to give - be curious - and enjoy some of the most beautiful things this experience we are all sharing has to offer. I feel I have a unique skillset, positioning, and opportunity to be part of the solution and want to use my advantages to inject positivity into the world and heal the trauma that "just doing business" has caused on our planet, our society, and ourselves. 🌱💖 I firmly believe - It does not have to be this way. But I need your help to prove I'm not ENTIRELY crazy haha - So if you agree with my rant, and want to be part of building a future that's Worthmore - you should prob check out the perks of becoming a founding member of our community at www.worthmore.io 🌻 Together we can prove doing good is good business 🙌 #sickofit #TechForGood #BuildingALegacy #Abarakadabara #WorthmoreJourney #ImpactfulEntrepreneurship #TechForGood #StartupLife #InnovationInAction #CommunityImpact #TheNordicWay #ZeroTo500

Can Entrepreneurship Save Our Planet? Discover Insights with Alina Adams on AlchemistX Innovators Inside 🚀 In our latest episode, we dive deep with Alina Adams, a pioneer in the intersection of innovation, sustainability, and impact. With her extensive experience in engineering, entrepreneurship, and her passion for environmental sustainability, Alina sheds light on how businesses can thrive while making a positive impact on our planet. Alina shares her journey, the significance of aligning business models with sustainability, and how everyone from corporations to individuals plays a crucial role in driving systemic change. She offers practical advice for entrepreneurs on embedding sustainability into their ventures from the start and emphasizes the importance of preparing for future demands of environmental and social governance disclosures. This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in leveraging entrepreneurship for environmental change, understanding the synergy between startups and large corporations, and the critical contribution of academia to sustainable innovation. 🔗Listen to the episode for insights on how entrepreneurship can drive positive change for our planet: https://lnkd.in/gd6hSCM. Prefer watching? Catch the episode here: https://lnkd.in/eUnkQJXc #Sustainability #Impact #Entrepreneurship #ClimateAction #Innovation #AlchemistX

#StoriesWorthReading A #storyofsuccess proves that a shared dream, determination, and vision can conquer tough obstacles, even at a young age, for the greater good. "𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕-𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒍𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒕." - 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒘 𝑪𝒖𝒂 A lesson of how Mr. Cua is a testament of testament to the power of perseverance, innovation, and community impact. Read more on our reference: https://lnkd.in/gqE9VPxA

Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey is about evolution. 🚀 Transforming failures into stepping stones and rejections into opportunities NOW! 🌟 Each setback is a lesson, pushing us to transcend limits. I’d love to hear about your path to innovation and success. Let's inspire and elevate together. ✨ #EntrepreneurLife #RiseAbove #InnovationWins

Todays marks one week until Reno Startup Week's Sustainability ROI! Join BEP at Reno Startup Week for their Sustainable ROI Event: Maximizing Business Success with Climate Responsibility. This event will revolutionize your approach to business and climate consciousness. Discover the strategies and innovative practices that allow businesses to grow while minimizing their environmental impact. Learn from industry leaders who have integrated climate responsibility into their business models, attracting loyal customers, accessing new markets, and securing investments. Network with like-minded entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders, forging partnerships that will drive your business forward in the green economy. #Sustainability #RenoStartupWeek

What is #regen and how is it different from traditional conservation? ✨ This clip is part of a conversation with Neesha Mirchandani 🎙️, an entrepreneurship mentor & impact funding catalyzer. Neesha and her company Impact Stars work with planet-positive entrepreneurs to help them magnetically attract capital and drive more impact. This conversation was an installment of Quorum1’s Future of Work Series: Exploring the future of business, employment, emerging tech, org design, capitalism, and participatory governance structures.

The final week of online workshops in the Time to Raise program is done! And we ended the workshops on top!🔥 This week, we had the privilege to be joined by serial entrepreneur, chair and angel investor Emma Rees as well as Susan Lin, partner at Felix Capital. Emma talked about the science behind pitching and how to use question-science when responsing to investors' questions when fundraising. It was an interactive workshop where we got to practice how to answer prevention v.s. promotion questions with promotion answers. 💡 Key takeaways: - Start your pitch with storytelling. Three entry points are: Founder Origin Story, Data Hook - Big Number, Client Problem. - Humanise your audience. - Don't talk about your passion. Show it! Pitching is a full-body experience. - Make sure the person you bring to a meeting gives you positive energy and confidence, and not the other way around. - ✅ Examples of promotion words: aspiration, advancement, attain, desire, earn, expand, grow, gain. - ❎ Examples of prevention words: avoid, careful, defend, conservative, loss, prevent, protect, risk, safety Susan talked about the business model of VCs, metrics to track, show and understand in different stages of your fundraising and for different types of business models. She also shared some stories and examples of well-known brands and how they initially presented their metrics. This too was a very interactive session with a lot of questions from the startup founders. 💡 Key insights: - How the type of LPs a fund have onboard can guide their decision making. - What early-stage VCs typically look for: Great founders/team that can attract money and great team, Large market opportunity, Differentiation/unique value proposition, Product market fit & scalability (for seed+). - How to think about and calculate your TAM. - What metrics your are expected to show for a series A round. - What kind of investors to talk to depending on your business model and industry. Thank you Emma and Susan for your valuable insights and for good discussions! Next week, cohort 5 meet in Stockholm for on-site workshops and final event 🎉 #workshop #fundraising #entrepreneurship