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Entrepreneurship | April 24, 2017
Cities shouldn’t try to imitate Silicon Valley to support startups
Cities shouldn’t try to imitate Silicon Valley to support startups. “They should be the best version of themselves,” writes Ross Baird, founder of …
Dealflow | April 15, 2017
Village Capital seeds Simulanis to boost job-readiness in India
Delhi-based startup Simulanis uses gaming tools and virtual reality to train engineering students for the workforce. Village Capital led a group of angel …
Dealflow | March 13, 2017
Village Capital aims to rethink skills training to match job needs
Village Capital is focusing on workforce readiness in its next entrepreneur cohort. “The mismatch between jobs and skills in the United States can …
cuemath | February 1, 2017
Micro-Franchises Offer Global Entrepreneurs a Proven Business-in-a-Box
Developing-world entrepreneurs are creating their own jobs without having to start their own companies. Instead, they are adopting proven models in education, health …
Dealflow | January 27, 2017
Ross Baird has a plan to build businesses and create jobs in rural America
Village Capital founder Ross Baird gets his say in a long profile in Bloomberg Businessweek. His formula: look for three-baggers, versus the 10X …
carousel | January 13, 2017
Why Small Businesses, Not Big Companies, May Be the Future of Employment
President-elect Trump has claimed some high-profile job wins with big companies. But the future of employment is in small businesses. Carrier, Fiat, Ford …