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3 Lessons to Learn from Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
By: C’pher Gresham, VP of SEED SPOT Communities Have you heard of the country of Benin? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. Benin is a…
Join the Movement: How to Bring SEED SPOT to Your School
By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Did you know that 65% of the jobs elementary school students will be working in the future don’t exist…
DC Demo Day: 9 Ventures Pitched in Front of 500+ Community Members!
By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager And just like that, D.C.’s inaugural Demo Day is over. Nine ventures began their journey last night, just steps…
Halona Foods: Making Delicious Snacks out of Food Fortunes
By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Stephanie Westhelle has a passion for ugly fruits. While studying the environment in relation to tourism at the George…
Empowered To Run: Converting Voices into Candidates
By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator While working for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, Steve Sinha spent time in the field helping campaign volunteers organize in…
How to Pitch Your Venture to a Reporter
By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Last week, you learned all about how to deliver your three-minute pitch in a way that would make hundred…
Darren Cambridge: Helping Kids Choose Books with Mia Learning
By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Darren Cambridge went to college to be a computer engineer, but he fell in love with the humanities, eventually…
imby: Where Citizens are the Real MVPs
By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator With a background in real estate development in East Coast cities like D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia, Michelle…
5 Ways to Make Your Business Pitch Perfect
By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Palms sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. No, not “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, but glossophobia (noun): an abnormal fear…
Mayla: Matchmaking for Nature
By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Naamal De Silva decided to protect nature when she was 8 years old, inspired by the PBS documentaries and…
Lisa Morrow of Birdytell: “It’s Okay Not to Have All the Answers”
By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator A little birdy told me that Lisa Morrow is one heck of an ambitious go-getter. A SEED SPOT alumna from…