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A Good Deal for Vittana! Dealpop, Part 2!

by Lisa

We’re very lucky here at Vittana.  We not only get to work with amazing lenders, students and fellows; we’re also surrounded by an amazing community of companies here in Seattle, as well. Once such company is WhitePages.com – who recently launched a site called Dealpop.com. DealPop is an online service

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Happy Friday – Fall is here!

by Lisa

Here in Seattle, it’s a gorgeous Friday morning – sunny and clear. Fall is definitely arriving though; we’re seeing more and more school buses travel the streets and the weather has definitely taken a turn towards cooler, and rainier weather. Back to school season has definitely arrived! All of us

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Thanks for a great week!

by Lisa

Over the past week, Vittana has been the recipient of very good karma from some amazing people and organizations. So, on Good Karma Friday, we wanted to give a shout-out of thanks. We truly appreciate all of the support! First, the BEAN Seattle team held a date auction, with all

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Good Karma Friday!

by Lisa

It’s Friday again! Where does the week go? This week, we funded 5 students. We’re adding more students to the site over the next few days, so we hope to fund even more through the end of August. On Tuesday, we were inspired by a visit from President Obama literally

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Happy Friday the 13th!

by Lisa

Hurray! It’s Friday – and not just any Friday, but Friday the 13th! Are we suffering from Friggatriskaidekaphobia? No way! We think 13 is a lucky number – and Friday is always a good karma day for us. Why? At Vittana, we look forward to Fridays because we get to

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Vittana & the 8 things every start up does and does not need

by Lisa

About a month ago, we came across this brilliant list – 8 Things every start up does and does not need, from serial entrepreneur and angel investor Chris Dixon.  We were smitten – the article really fit us, and what we’re all about. So, here’s our take on how Vittana thinks

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Announcing Student Updates & Inspiring Stories

by Lisa

Over the last couple months, we’ve been spinning up a new program called updates@ to directly gather updates from Vittana students in our partner countries. Today, we’re excited give a quick preview of this program. We’ve already received updates for many of our students, and each update is published the student’s

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What would you give up during July to pay for a college education?

by Lisa

When most of us think about paying for a college education, a few things come to mind: It’s going to be expensive. It’s going to take sacrifice. It’s going to take hard work. According to collegeboard.com, average tuition and fees for U.S. college in the 2009-2010 academic year range from

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