Mahrinah has had a tremendous and inspiring career  that she has crafted for herself. She is an Entrepreneur, Anthropologist, and Ecosystem Builder who has been in the digital startup space since 2001, developed nearly $1B in real estate, and founded an incubator in the City of Chicago. She received her BA/MS from the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from the Wharton School of Business. She is currently Managing Partner at I365, where she consults with early to mid-stage startups, and Executive Director of Embassy2.0.

What you'll learn

Mahrinah's American dream and her path to pursue it
How she started her entrepreneurial career
Why there is a lack of Latino tech startups in the Latino community
How she helps build entrepreneurial ecosystems and how they provide access, information and the pathway to help entrepreneurs start a tech company
The pitfalls new entrepreneurs face and how to avoid them
Why education that helps Latinos access opportunities in tech matters so much
The importance of strong and broad networks in entrepreneurial success
Ask people in the path you want to take for coffee, talk to as many people as possible and ask for help
How digital entrepreneurship is very different than traditional entrepreneurship and why you need to get advice from digital entrepreneurs if you don't have this digital experience
Mahrinah's keys to success: hard work and a strong network
To build a strong network you need to give back first !

Resources & Links

Contact Mahrinah: @mlvs , http://www.facebook.com/mahrinah , http://www.mahrinah.com, http://www.embassy2.org , http://www.i365syndicate.com,
Tech startup meetups: http://meetup.com
http://www.catalyzechicago.org/
http://www.builtinchicago.org/
http://www.1871.com/
http://www.technexus.com/
Illinois Technology Association
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Grind
Catapult
Getviable.com
Foundersuite.com
Leancanvas.com

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