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We support tech entrepreneurship and startups through economic research, policy analysis, and advocacy.

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To fully realize the potential of our startup ecosystem, we must dismantle the barriers that hinder underrepresented founders and ensure that entrepreneurship truly reflects the diversity of our society.

Innovation can and should be accessible to all.

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We sat down with Kunal to discuss his company, the role of public-private partnerships in innovation, and how startups engage with vague laws around the world involving their operations.

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Kunal Chopra is no stranger to the world of innovation. He founded Certivo, a supply chain compliance assistant, after more than two decades in the tech sector and serving as CEO for three separate companies.

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We sat down with Saf to talk about his company, their unique public-private partnership with the city of Bellevue, Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), and more.

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If you’ve ever had the misfortune of working on filing paperwork for renovations, you know that seemingly obscure missing paperwork in a first submission can result in months of back and forth between you and your local government.

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Saf Rabah saw how this creates a bottleneck in the development of affordable housing and decided to use his previous experience to create https://t.co/PXwZF1YtKo, a one-stop AI platform for builders and city planners to streamline the permitting process.

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We sat down with founder Jay Wilburn to discuss the development of his proprietary SageLink AI, the administrative burden on remote startups, modernized bereavement treatment, and the regulatory hurdles surrounding electronic wills.

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BestFarewell is a Chicago-based AI-powered platform that helps families navigate the complex logistics of estate planning and bereavement.

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Policies that support paid leave, child care, and family stability help ensure more entrepreneurs can take part in building what comes next. https://t.co/1MG4TX7Qcq

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This Mother’s Day, it’s worth recognizing that supporting mothers in the startup ecosystem is not just about celebrating them, it is also about building policies that make it possible for parents to start startups, join companies, and stay in the workforce.

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#Mother’s Day is a reminder that the startup ecosystem depends on people who are also caregivers, parents, and community builders.

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We sat down with Evan to discuss his product, the importance of incubators, navigating the patchwork of state privacy laws, and more.

Link: https://t.co/1AmTC111fR

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Retail workers have long shifts and often little time for feedback.

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Evan Smith is a Starbucks Vice President turned first-time entrepreneur, building Ethosphere, an AI-powered platform that uses personalized microphones to listen to sales conversations and provide retail associates with feedback on where they shine and could improve.

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We sat down with Alison to discuss the challenges of fundraising as a founder, the impact of tariffs on sustainable businesses, higher education as a market, and the realities of navigating parenthood while running a startup.

Learn more: https://t.co/jDhK1fewDL

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After a career in corporate sustainability, Alison Cove founded USEFULL, based in Boston, Massachusetts, to tackle the plastic crisis at the source.

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USEFULL is a circular solution focused on college campuses that helps them eliminate single-use food packaging by replacing it with a returnable, plastic-free system.