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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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That didn’t work out, but in August 2017, Pitts left Verizon to become Hamilton’s full-time partner. Working for Verizon Ventures, Pitts learned about Hamilton’s startup and met with her, thinking the fledgling company would be a perfect match for Verizon’s strategic focus on diversity.

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7 Apps to Teach Kids About Money

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A 2017 study found that disparities in financial literacy may account for as much as 40 percent of the wealth gap between those retiring with more and those retiring with less. Parents or teachers can keep track via notifications and emails from the app. Google Play : 5.0.

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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I email a writer friend who tells me, without a doubt, “Do not write in first-person narrative. According to my credit card, I always find a decent pair of jeans to purchase, so I trust that my editing can make pure genius out of whatever chaos I create. Or is it a witty, self-deprecating diarist, as in Bridget Jones’s Diary ?