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Unlocking your team's potential: It's not about weaknesses, it's about strengths! In a recent session on effective goal setting, we explored different personas and their impact. The key takeaway? No persona is superior - it's about understanding what each brings to the table. By identifying your team's natural inclinations, you can leverage these strengths to build up other areas. This approach fosters a more balanced and effective team dynamic. Are you tapping into the full potential of your team's diverse personas? #TeamDevelopment #LeadershipInsights #PersonalGrowth

🌍✨ Celebrating Our Founders at the Abundance Summit! ✨🌍 Boston New Technology (BNT) and Prepare 4 VC are thrilled to spotlight four visionary founders from Africa, each driving extraordinary change through their startups. A heartfelt thank you to our incredible partners at Arielle for Africa LTD for helping us discover these venture gems who exemplify innovation, resilience, and impact. Join us on November 13th as these trailblazers take the virtual stage at the Abundance Summit to share their journeys, insights, and game-changing solutions. And stay tuned—our five Boston-based founders will be announced on Monday at midday! Register: https://lnkd.in/etfkzWFw Meet our inspiring founders: 💼 Elvis Kadhama, Founder of Essymart Elvis is on a mission to empower Uganda’s farmers, providing affordable agricultural inputs and services to over 18 million smallholders. Through Essymart, he combines business expertise with community engagement to support sustainable agriculture and rural development. 🌐 Remy Ayomide Ajenifuja, Founder of FroNet Wireless An architect turned tech entrepreneur, Remy leads FroNet Wireless to bridge Nigeria's connectivity gap, providing accessible internet and driving economic growth. With a passion for African empowerment, he’s transforming digital access across the continent. 🚜 Moses Ochieng, Co-Founder of Investa Farm Moses brings blockchain and AI to agriculture, helping small-scale farmers in Africa secure loans and tokenize assets through Investa Farm. His platform fosters financial inclusion and sustainable growth for farmers and investors alike. 📦 Charles Oduk, Founder of Beba Baggie Charles is revolutionizing logistics with an IoT-based e-locker system that offers short-term storage and parcel management for Nairobi commuters. As a mentor and speaker, he advocates for technology-driven solutions to Africa’s unique challenges. These founders represent the spirit of the Abundance Summit—a cross-border exchange of ideas and collaboration. Don’t miss the chance to connect with these innovators on November 13th, from 10 AM to 12 PM EST. Together, let’s celebrate their impact and vision for a brighter, more connected world! #AbundanceSummit #FoundersSpotlight #BostonNewTechnology #Prepare4VC #ArielleForAfrica #InnovationAfrica #GlobalImpact

Will you be at TechCrunch #Disrupt next week? Make sure to stop by and check out the #Battlefield stage to see one of our Breakthrough program ventures SnowGo | MowGo led by Christian Lopez pitch live on stage at the competition! If you'll be there, comment below to see who else is joining and meet each other at the event

Akhil Suresh Nair, thanks for making my day when I received your note! From the Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business connection to working with you in our Prepare 4 VC program and watching you shine at the Startup World Cup Boston finals, catching up and sharing stories and celebrating progress along the way, it's been amazing to be part of your startup journey and as a true friend!

We loved seeing one of our entrepreneurs John Nicholas featured for his amazing support of an incredible charity event where he was able to utilize the East Hampton Shucker Company to serve all of the guests “Downstairs in a room with arched ceilings, men in suits and ties and women in cocktail dresses sipped wine and chatted as John Nicholas, founder and owner of the East Hampton Shucker Company, opened oysters, more safely, with a new device he invented.” https://lnkd.in/eV-zXcxX

That's me! On the back of a t-shirt! As a SPONSOR! This new phase quietly snuck up on me, but I suddenly find myself in a position to fund and support some of the organizations I care most about. Serving on the board of Theatre Espresso. Mentoring start-up founders through Prepare 4 VC. And now, emblazoned on the backs of 650 sweaty students as they play sports and raise money for their school. Honestly, I'm pretty damn proud of how far I've come. All along the way, a commitment to positive impact has generated opportunities for service - and vice versa! - in ways I could never have anticipated. Can't wait for what's next.

How do you convey your vision statement to your audience in an effective manner? Our CSO Christopher R. Dube explains the importance of being audacious in your vision during our recent #breakthrough session the

Well, well, well (and alright, alright alright) wouldn't you know it is already another Wednesday and here we are with the Boston New Technology (BNT) Roundup of events happening in and around the BNT ecosystem...and there is, suffice it to say, a lot happening. Tomorrow alone brings me back to pre-COVID startup times when we all had to make decisions on what of the 7 or 8 different events we were going to attend -- and as Jason Kraus can attest, some of us (that's me, Phil Kasiecki knows as well) tried to go to them all. I wouldn't recommend it haha. That said let's dive right into things and first get you updated on what BNT is doing over the next few weeks. 1.) Precision Pitch Practice is officially back on November 7th, with the latest upgrade to the program currently underway. 2.) Tomorrow you can join Philip Tellis over at Akamai Technologies for BNT's first Web Performance event under his leadership --- lots will be learned, and pizza will be served (event link in the comments). 3.) One of my absolute favourite BNT sessions, our Town Hall series, is back on the 30th. This one is super important as we'll be talking the "drydock period" in November that'll take us through January, and we'll be looking forward to hearing from the community on what's most urgent and interesting out there. Now for the big news that I have been trying to keep under wraps for as long as possible. BNT has a new ecosystem partner which Prepare 4 VC has enjoyed for a while -- led by the incomparable Edith Wangare Njage, MSc and her team of incredible professionals, Arielle for Africa LTD and BNT have something truly special to share with everyone that is happening November 13th -- The Abundance Showcase (otherwise known as The Abundance Summit), a one hour event starting at 10:00AM EST/18:00 EAT which features: 10 fantastical ventures -- 5 from the Arielle For Africa Network and 5 from BNT, handpicked to showcase impact and demonstrate the resiliency and opportunity of our markets now in mutual collaboration. Born Global Community's Boston Chapter is also getting in on the action. I want to thank folks like Marisa Nieves, Victoria Yampolsky, Irina Sychov and others who are already helping by spreading the word and contributing valuable insights. This event, while virtual, will accomplish connecting and contributing with value in a way that really fulfills the whole mission of BNT, period. In the days ahead we'll be spotlighting some of the founders, teasing you with more information about what to expect, and simply celebrating the fact that we're doing something with folks who are all about inclusion, inspiration, education, and empowerment as well. I feel the same about Goldcast and am shouting out Shivika Mishra and team as always -- since it only took me about an hour to put the entire event together....that is unreal. That's all for this week. We'll be back next Wednesday with another edition.

We're thrilled to have officially kicked off our latest cohort of the Breakthrough Program, and what an incredible start it has been! With a diverse group of entrepreneurs from various industries, this program is designed to elevate their ventures through collaboration, learning, and the development of crucial startup skills.

After many conversations with our GPT, our CEO Jason Kraus asked it to depict a visual of what he looks like from his conversations. This is what it came up with on the first try, showcasing a mix formal business and casual play, his love of animals with his Aussies front and center (Maine Coon not pictured) and his passion for frisbee and other sports. How does AI visualize you? Share below!