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- 32. 5 Tips to Navigate SIlicon Valley When you Feel You Don’t Fit InIn episode 32, we meet Min Chen, an entrepreneur who has lived the entrepreneur's life since she was 4, when her parents moved to migrate from China to Panama with only $800 in their pocket.
Min knows what it means to start over and then lose everything all over again, as it happened when the US invaded to Panama in 1989.
But her unstoppable hard work earned her a Fulbright scholarship to go to Carnegie Mellon and UC Berkeley, and eventually starting her startup, Wisy, which was incubated by Nasdaq.
Listen to this candid conversation on hardship, mindset, and how to navigate Silicon Valley when you feel like you don’t fit in.
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When the Muslim Ban was signed, she became a warrior for change, advocating for the Startup Visa Bill and later writing “Legal Heroes in the Trump era,” a book of inspiring ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
In episode 31 of the Startups Without Borders Podcast, we speak to one of the most passionate lawyers you will ever meet and learn what does it take to take a startup visa.
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In this candid conversation, we speak to to RefugeeForce co-founder Gaspar Rodríguez, and Salesforce graduate and Azmi Wahab, about this new promising landscape.
From the Salesforce Economy, to the legalities of hiring refugees, this is a conversation every company needs to hear.
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For the past 4 years, Anas has contributed to initiatives with Governments, UN, World Bank, Venture Capitalists, Google, Facebook, and many more to bring investment and opportunities to Young founders in Jordan.
In this episode, Anas unveils 7 things every entrepreneur should know before starting up in the mideast.
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Photo Credit: Ahmed Najeeb.
Song by: Funky Music, by Dj Quads.
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After working in developing assistance in Kosovo, DR Congo, and Afghanistan, He founded a startup called SensAi, a smart punching bag made from car tires, which aims to make mental and physical resilience training accessible and affordable.
Recently, Yama was a Fellow with Included.VC, and his experience inspired him to set up Finally VC. a fund to invest in migrant talent.
In this episode, he explains why his boxing innovation can help war-affected youth build resilience, while sharing the key lessons he learned acting as a VC.
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Song by: Funky Music, by Dj Quads.
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As she moved to Milan, Irma faced a myriad difficulties to set up a business and effectively sell. Today, all these difficulties are the basis of her consultancy business, Emigrar y emprender, where she advises over 5,000 entrepreneurs on starting up in Italy.
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Photo Credit: Ahmed Najeeb.
Song by: Funky Music, by Dj Quads.
Dj Quads:
https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
https://twitter.com/DjQuads
https://www.instagram.com/djquads
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusF...
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Having immigrated to the UK in the late 1990s, Randa worked through learning English, going to university and building a career in a male-dominated tech industry, winning several awards as a Fintech founder. As the Covid19 pandemic hit the entire world, Randa had to once again readapt and pivot her business, launching V-Help.
In this episode, Randa narrates her journey through building a startup, raising investment, and reinventing herself when the unexpected comes.
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Song by: Funky Music, by Dj Quads.
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https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
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Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/lNrAAAb2JvI26 min - 25. How to Succeed When Everything Seems to be Against You, with Majd MashrawiMajd Mashharawi is one of the fiercest, most relentless women you’ll ever meet. Having grown up in war-torn Gaza, Majd came up with an incredible idea: to rebuild damaged buildings using bricks made of ash and rubble.
Her second startup SunBox, an affordable solar power system that produces energy to alleviate the effects of the energy crisis in Gaza, where electricity is only available three hours a day.
In 2018 she was selected as one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company and Her TED Talk, has received 1.3 Million views so far.
In an inspiring conversation, Majd shares the odysseys she went through, in her attempt to build a business in the world’s largest open-air prison. Gear up to get inspired beyond belief.
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Photo Credit: Ahmed Najeeb.
Song by: Funky Music, by Dj Quads.
Dj Quads:
https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
https://twitter.com/DjQuads
https://www.instagram.com/djquads
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusF...
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Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/lNrAAAb2JvI27 min - 24: Making it as a Digital Nomad: How to Create Revenue Streams that Generate Passive IncomeToday, we speak to Francisco Ortiz, a Digital Nomad who has taken on the mission of teaching thousands of people how to become financially free.
Francisco is a Youtuber, social media influencer and investor who left the comfort of his office job in Argentina and began exploring the world full-time in search for more freedom.
He sold all his things, invested his savings and created an online business to be able to travel sustainably as a digital nomad, visiting more than 70 while building his business.
In his channel, he shares experiences and lessons on digital marketing, personal finance, entrepreneurship, minimalism, and travel.
He is obsessed with helping people get out of their comfort zone, so gear up for a chat that will shatter your perceptions of possible and impossible.
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Photo Credit: Ahmed Najeeb.
Song by: Funky Music, by Dj Quads.
Dj Quads:
https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
https://twitter.com/DjQuads
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusF...
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Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/lNrAAAb2JvI35 min - 23. 5 Things You Should Know Before Pitching to a VC, with Nora BaveyIn this episode, we speak to a tech wonderwoman democratizing capital in the Nordics: Nora Bavey. Nora is an award-winning entrepreneur, and the General Partner at Unconventional Ventures, a VC fund investing in startups created by underrepresented founders.
Having moved from Iran to Sweeden at an early age, Nora has made it her mission to improve the possibilities for underrepresented groups to access technology, entrepreneurship and capital.
In this episode, Nora recalls her early days as “The entrepreneurial whisperer,” and shares 5 key things every entrepreneur should know before approaching a VC.
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Song by: Funky Music, by Dj Quads.
Dj Quads:
https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
https://twitter.com/DjQuads
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusF...
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About Startups Without Borders Podcast
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The Startups Without Borders Podcast is a business interview show that uncovers the unspoken lessons of some of the world’s most audacious risk-takers: migrant entrepreneurs.
Each week, we…
Each week, we…
will dig into the different aspects and mindset behind building a startup, as told by industry leaders, brave change makers and bold disruptors with one thing in common: they are refugees and migrants.
From the Middle East, to Europe and beyond, the show will focus on concrete, tangible strategies and tactics for entrepreneurs, from productivity tips, to business hacks, to industry insights, as told through the inspiring journey of entrepreneurs on the move.
The show is hosted by Valentina Primo, an Argentine journalist and the founder of Startups Without Borders, who spent 6 years in Egypt interviewing startup founders across the Middle East, and fell in love with the relentless, unstoppable spirit of its entrepreneurs. Valentina previously launched Startup Scene Middle East, Egypt’s largest English-language publication on the entrepreneurial landscape, and has covered stories for international outlets, including BBC Business.
Photo Credit: Ahmed Najeeb.
Music: Funky Music ( Vlog Music ) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
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From the Middle East, to Europe and beyond, the show will focus on concrete, tangible strategies and tactics for entrepreneurs, from productivity tips, to business hacks, to industry insights, as told through the inspiring journey of entrepreneurs on the move.
The show is hosted by Valentina Primo, an Argentine journalist and the founder of Startups Without Borders, who spent 6 years in Egypt interviewing startup founders across the Middle East, and fell in love with the relentless, unstoppable spirit of its entrepreneurs. Valentina previously launched Startup Scene Middle East, Egypt’s largest English-language publication on the entrepreneurial landscape, and has covered stories for international outlets, including BBC Business.
Photo Credit: Ahmed Najeeb.
Music: Funky Music ( Vlog Music ) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/7y1mi7ggtt0