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This past spring, I used my study abroad semester as an opportunity to immerse myself in a developing startup ecosystem in Latin America. My goal was to learn about the entrepreneurial momentum in Latin America, and maybe, to see if I could be a part of it.
Four months ago, I was accepted into B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for student startups in Bloomington, Indiana, with just an idea.
No matter what you study, Monday-Friday classes rarely fully prepare you to tackle the real world. And because of our changing technology, staying relevant in the classroom becomes harder every day. This is especially true for anyone interested in marketing, communications, or entrepreneurship.
Fifty-four hours. ”No talk, all action.”
When I first heard about Twitter, I honestly thought it was ridiculous that society was about to have another social network, let alone one where you could only convey 140 characters of information at a time.