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???? Born Global Community is excited to be a Community Partner for this year’s Jingle Mingle and the Houston Tech & Energytech Extravaganza! Join us as we celebrate Houston’s vibrant tech, energy transition, and life science startup communities in style! This is more than a holiday party—it’s a chance to connect with innovators, investors, and industry leaders who are shaping the future of energy, technology, and healthcare in Houston. ? Event Highlights: ?? Music & Holiday Lights ?? Ugly Sweater Competition (bring your A-game!) ?? Startup Santa (yes, he’s real!) ?? 2x drink tickets with your registration Let’s foster new collaborations, strengthen relationships, and toast to the successes of 2024—all while inspiring sustainable solutions for the future. ?? Save the Date: ??? Celebrate the season with us and Houston’s most innovative minds. ?? Don’t forget to bring your significant other or a friend! We are excited to support this amazing event alongside community leaders like Energy Tech Nexus, Bayou City Startups, Rocket Networks, Founder Institute, Women In Product, invincible anchored by Digital Wildcatters and Cemvita Inc.. Let’s end the year on a high note and look ahead to even greater impact in 2025. ??? Register now using the special link with $25 discount code: https://lnkd.in/equ8icUs See you there—ugly sweaters encouraged! ?? #JingleMingleHTX #HoustonStartups #TechCommunity #Innovation #BornGlobal #Houston #StartupEcosystem #NetworkingEvent #HolidayCheer

AI is impacting the world in incredible ways and it's only going to become more and more embedded in our lives and businesses. The world of education will be changed as well and the Born Global Community is supporting this event on Monday December 2nd featuring Siya Raj Purohit of OpenAI for an insightful and enlightening conversation as well as some excellent networking. Please join if you're in the NY area, looking forward to seeing so many of you there. https://lu.ma/mawq2h9m Have a great weekend.

You don't have to be an international student to mentor people from other countries. There is a misconception that just because you are born and raised in the US and don't travel to other countries, you can't have a global mindset. I totally get that. Americans think that we are the best and smartest and that no other countries exist. To be frank, we can't get our geography right (I had only one year of it in middle school). I always see on college campuses that international students are segregated from their fellow classmates who are domestic students. I don't know about your university, but for me, the cafeteria and the library are the best examples of this. There are Indonesian students on one section of the floor. Indians in another. Then you got the Chinese student near the Starbucks store. You even see different religious groups (Muslims and Christians) that only sit with each other, too. Don't even get me started on the subgroups within these groups, too. But that doesn't mean that they want to be. The fear of rejection is a real struggle (think language barriers and whatnots) I am keeping it real. Despite being born and raised in the US, I find it hard to build deep relationships with other people born in the US to this day. Therefore, I found my home in college with the international student office. I had dozens of friends, 7 mentees and I volunteered 100s of hours working to help international students feel a sense of belonging on campus. Now, the ironic fact is that most startup founders & investors I meet are at least 2nd gen immigrants. Here are the facts: 1. Around 55% of U.S. startups companies valued at $1 billion or more (unicorns) were founded by immigrants. 2. In major tech hubs, about 40-50% of startups have at least one immigrant founder What I learned is that it is the mindset that matters, not the appearance of someone's skin.

I'm incredibly thankful and grateful to be building amazing communities; both online and off. And this week is perfect to join for insightful and engaging events in a few of them: Tomorrow, the 26th, at 11:30 EST I am hosting Terry (Kojo) O. to talk about his journey into entrepreneurship and his mission to bridge Ghanaian hospitality and NY efficiency. Join here - https://lnkd.in/eJ95AF4d I'm thinking of ways to leverage these events into something more and would love your thoughts and ideas. Entrepreneurship is extremely tough (I know, huge understatement) - being part of supportive communities can be impactful and beneficial in multitudes of ways - 1 Million Cups NYC has been a Wednesday morning meetup I try to always get to - we have 2 startups present their business every week - come through this Wednesday - https://lnkd.in/ewFFejQQ - and then apply to present. One of the most active groups getting into entrepreneurship is our immigrant population. Born Global Community, founded by Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, PhD, to support that ecosystem is hosting an event in NYC on December 2nd. It'll be a chance to meet the community and hear a talk with Siya Raj Purohit of OpenAI about the future of AI and Education. Register here https://lu.ma/mawq2h9m, and we'll see you after Thanksgiving. Have a happy, safe, warm holiday and build the community you've always wanted to be a part of when you come back. Let me know what that looks like to you, I'd love your insights and thoughts here.

I’m thrilled to invite you all to an inspiring evening with my incredible friend Siya Raj Purohit, Education Leader at OpenAI on December 2nd at Pace University NYC Campus. A remarkable leader at OpenAI Education GTM, Siya Raj Purohit has over a decade of experience in EdTech and workforce development. She is passionate about bridging the gap between education and economic mobility. You will love both her story and her insights! I’ve been a huge fan of Siya since her days at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the Global Lead for Education and Workforce Development. I couldn’t be more excited to finally have the opportunity to host her for this in-person event. Join us for a live podcast production and engaging interaction, made possible through the amazing partnerships of The Front Yard at Pace University and Coeus Collective with Born Global Community, proudly powered by TrueLeap Inc! THE FUTURE OF AI & EDUCATION ??? Date: Monday, December 2, 2024 ?? Location: 15 Beekman St, New York, NY 10038 ? Time: 6 PM - 8 PM Massive shoutout to Tamir Harosh, Ariel Serber, Yang Cheung and Antonio DiMeglio, J.D. for making this happen! ??Please repost to share with your network. Thanks! Look forward to having you all! #NYC #Event #TrueLeap #BornGlobal #AI #Education #FutureofLearningforALL #GlobalImpact

?? Discover the Future of Learning in the AI Age ?? We are excited to invite you to the Born Global Community NYC In-person event featuring Siya Raj Purohit of OpenAI in partnership with The Front Yard at Pace University, and Coeus Collective, powered by TrueLeap Inc. THE FUTURE OF AI & EDUCATION ??? When: Monday, December 2nd, 2024 ?? Location: Pace University, 15 Beekman St, NYC ? Time: 6 PM - 8 PM This isn’t your typical panel, experience a live podcast recording in a dynamic setup! Featuring a fireside chat with Siya and an interactive audience Q&A. Siya will share her own journey and her insights on how AI is reshaping education, discover how AI is revolutionizing learning, connect with leaders, and network with innovators shaping the future! What to expect:? - Fireside chat with Siya Raj Purohit - Live audience Q&A - Networking opportunities Be part of this unique event that bridges technology, education and collaboration. Whether you're an educator, entrepreneur, or tech enthusiast, don’t miss this chance to join the conversation about the future of learning. Massive shoutout to Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, PhD, Tamir Harosh, Ariel Serber, Yang Cheung and Antonio DiMeglio, J.D. for making this happen! Look forward to having you all! Sign up at https://lu.ma/mawq2h9m . You don't want to miss this!!

For one magical evening every year, Houston’s startup ecosystem trades in company T-shirts for cocktail attire to celebrate the Houston Innovation Awards by InnovationMap. This year was no exception—it was an absolute blast! We were incredibly honored that TrueLeap Inc was recognized as a finalist for the People’s Choice Award: Startup of the Year. A special thanks to everyone who voted for us. We wouldn’t be here without all your tremendous support! Huge kudos to Natalie Harms, Joey Sanchez, the judges, and everyone involved in putting together such a spectacular night. What made the night truly unforgettable was the incredible sisterhood among Houston’s women leaders. Whether on stage or in the audience, we showed up for one another with unwavering support—a rare and special bond that I deeply cherish. Shout out to all the fabulous ladies in the group photo at Houston Women in VC. Congratulations to the fabulous Samantha Lewis, Carrie Colbert, Samia Ahsan, Nada Ahmed, Adrianne Stone for being a finalist and to the marvelous Mitra Miller, Juliana Garaizar, . Grace Rodriguez for taking it home. Cannot wait to celebrate more at #HWVC 2024 Holiday Party! ??When one of us wins, all of us win!?? Wonderful seeing #BornGlobal sisters Natasha Gorodetsky Tanu Jain, MBA, BSN-RN, María Elena Alamo Jara, Jo Clark (I know you were there!) and brothers Seth Eslami. Look forward to 2024 End of Year Celebration in Austin with Lucas Chaya del Pino! Of course always a pleasure catching up with all the ecosystem brothers too: Eric Alfuth, Chris Howard, Wade Pinder, James A. Phelan, Jesse Martinez, Carlos Estrada, Adrian Leal, Fernando Moguel and many more. Congratulations again to all the finalists Neal Dikeman Jason Ethier Atul Varadhachary Tanu Jain, MBA, BSN-RN and winners Frank Parker, Tatiana Fofanova, Ph.D., Sarah Hein, Cindy D. Taff, Anwar Sadek, Ph.D., Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby, Andrew Duggleby, Phillip Yates, Guy de Carufel! Wishing everyone a relaxing weekend! Here’s to continuing to uplift and innovate together. ?? #trueleap #houston #startups #venturecapital #houstoninnovationawards

We are incredibly grateful to our esteemed judges Willy Verbrugghe, Joey Sanchez, Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, PhD, Kike Oduba, MD, MPH, Jacob Parakadan, PMP, MBA and David Skinner for their support of the JA EnTEENpreneur Conference 2024 Presented by Phillips 66 and Enbridge! Serving in our Finals, our judges embody the excellence, grit and exceptional work ethic that we strive to create in our students. With less than a week left to go, this year's JA EnTEENpreneur Conference Finals will be a truly hard-fought one! #JACompanyProgram #JuniorAchievement #BoundlessPossibilities

Which Country Is Your State’s Economic Twin When Comparing the United States with the World? ??????? This infographic takes U.S. states and pairs them up with their global economic “twins” . This is giving you a fresh way to see where your home stacks up in the world economy! ?? ???? #California – From Hollywood to Bollywood, from Silicon Valley to Bangalore: California’s economy is almost as big as #India’s, as the world’s 5th largest economy, with only about 3% of India’s population! ???? #Texas – Grab some pasta and Pecan Pie, because Texas is as rich as #Italy! Yee-haw meets “Ciao Bella.” Equivalent to the world’s 8th largest economy! ???? #NewYork – What’s more Canadian than NYC? Apparently, its GDP! Maple syrup and bagels anyone? ?????#Indiana - Indiana’s economy matches up with #Norway’s, one of the wealthiest countries in Scandinavia. ?????#Colorado - From the School of Mines by the Rocky Mountains to the oil and gas empire in the Middle East, Colorado’s $530 billion GDP rivals the #UAE. ???? #Florida – Sun, sand, and…#Spain? ?? Florida’s economic muscle is giving Spain a run for its euros. Viva la Florida! ???? Iowa - With a GDP of $254 billion, Iowa’s economic power aligns closely with Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and a major player in oil and agriculture. ???? #SouthDakota – From the Black Hills to Accra, South Dakota’s economy finds a twin in #Ghana. Both pack a punch with growing industries and vibrant cultures! ???? #Montana – economically similar in size to the Democratic Republic of Congo #DRC, a powerhouse of resources and potential. ???? #Illinois – Finding more in common than In difference, Illinois has a GDP matching #SaudiArabia, both with strategic importance in the area. ????#Arkansas – Arkansas's economic twin is the bustling beauty of #Morocco, with its markets, mountain views, and historic cities. Explore more wild comparisons and discover the hidden economies across U.S. states. The world is much more "closer" to us than we think! Do you see your state/country on the map? ??Repost to share with your network. #DataVisualization #Infographics #BornGlobal #TrueLeap Image credit: Visual Capitalist

Join me this Saturday for the biggest cultural celebration of ???? #Indonesia in Texas, showcasing its rich culture and heritage with: ?? Live performances by Indonesian country music stars Tantowi Yahya & Dzaki Sukarno ?? Traditional cultural performances ?? A stunning fashion show ?? Mouthwatering Indonesian cuisine One of the many reasons Houston is the No. 1 city for international business in the United States is that we’re blessed with authentic cultures from around the world right here in our own neighborhoods. This event is particularly fun because it’s family-friendly, so I never miss the chance to take my kids and parents to enjoy the festivities. Mark your calendar and join us: ?? Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024 ? Time: 11 AM - 4 PM ?? Location: Sugar Land Town Square I always enjoy collaborating with the Consulate General of The Republic Indonesia in Houston to raise global awareness and foster community connections in professional settings. I had so much fun with TrueLeap Inc production team learning about the amazing artifacts, batik, and instruments. Special thanks to Ms. Niken Larasati, Mr. Alam, Ms. Aswidya I. and everyone at the Consulate. Here’s an exclusive look behind the scenes as friends at the consulate get ready for the festivities! See you on Saturday! TrueLeap Inc Born Global Ventures Born Global Community #WonderfulIndonesiaFestival #CulturalCelebration #CommunityEngagement #Indonesia #Collaboration #CulturalExchange #BornGlobal #TrueLeap