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Some of the toughest moments in this round revealed themselves in the preparation for follow-up questions. Our Entrepreneurs' Organization mentors made sure their finalists had good answers ready when facing the judges. Brian Ndung'u spoke about Susan Opiyo, the classmate whose story led him to build Ecobana Limited, who today leads engineering there. Annika Lundström named the one part of her business she will never compromise on: her core team structure, since everything else collapses without it. Deborah S. was candid about losing a major client to her biggest competitor after building her projections around that partnership, and the lesson she took from it: she did not ask for help fast enough. If you have a business worth sharing with the world, GSEA 2027 offers world-class mentoring, the chance to travel and compete for a share of $100,000. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/g43NZA2D #EO #GSEA #Entrepreneurship #StudentFounders #StartItUp

What do you value most? What do you fear most? Why do you keep going anyway? These are not the questions a business plan answers. They surface in the conversations that happen alongside it, the values a founder will protect no matter what is on the table, and the fear that sits underneath every entrepreneurial decision, whether anyone admits it or not. Every founder in these conversations started with one application. GSEA 2027 is open now. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/g43NZA2D #GSEA #EO #Entrepreneurship #StudentFounders #StartItUp

One founder helped build a satellite. Another built his own company after living with a stutter that most people never talk about. Meet the global finalists from the Middle East, Pakistan and Africa region. Abdullah AlSalmani helped work on his country's first satellite before turning to entrepreneurship. Hamza Abuelkhair built Lothgha, an AI-powered tool born from his own experience with a stutter. Six more founders brought pitches strong enough to make the judges' decision genuinely difficult. If you have a business worth sharing with the world, GSEA 2027 offers world-class mentoring, the chance to travel and compete for a share of $100,000. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dKeu8m8Y #EO #GSEA #Entrepreneurship #StudentFounders #StartItUp

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Six founders took the stage in the Start It Up finale, and nearly all of them said something similar in their closing seconds: this is bigger than me. Maristela Clare Sandoval asked the room how much of an oil spill actually gets cleaned up, and made everyone sit with an answer nobody wanted to hear. Mateo Acosta-Rubio admitted to rebuilding a failed device, twice, after it fell apart in the field. Yousef Alsayed laid out a mission bigger than his own company: a personal teacher for every student on the planet. Deborah S. talked about finding her own voice through short video, after years of not having one. Dr. Jayanti Kumari's answer was the most honest one in the room: she is still learning, every day, and that is exactly why she believes she has a real shot. Annika Lundström opened by asking who in the room had felt stressed that week, and nearly every hand went up. Then, the winner of the Global Student Entrepreneur Award is announced. If a mission that size is something you are building toward too, GSEA 2027 is open to you as well. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/g43NZA2D #GSEA #EO #Entrepreneurs' Organization #StudentFounders #StartItUp

Seven student entrepreneurs from Europe and Asia-Pacific took the stage on the Start It Up series, competing in GSEA for a chance to advance on the road to becoming the Global Champion. Behind the two-minute pitches were solutions to massive real-world problems: automated ocean oil spill cleanup, technology tackling smartphone addiction, and bio-sensors targeting environmental damage. From a 13-year competitive athlete turned molecular biologist to founders turning personal battles into scalable ventures, these student leaders proved that innovation knows no age. Entrepreneurship is a bumpy ride, and the judges had to make the tough call of selecting just four to move forward. Watch the full moment unfold on our YouTube channel. https://lnkd.in/eMQijCJm #EO #GSEA #Entrepreneurship #StudentFounders #StartItUp