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Startup Helps Young Talent Crowdfund Their Careers
Several challenges face aspiring young professionals these days, such as student loan debt and rampant unemployment and underemployment. Pave, a New York startup launched Wednesday, has an idea it thinks will help these young adults achieve their potential.
Pave pairs young Americans with the resources they need to pursue the career of their dreams, relieving them from resorting to jobs that stray from their passions. These recipients, known as prospects, are matched with a group of backers who give them the funds they request to pursue their goals.
There's something besides altruism in it for the backers, too: Prospects are contractually bound to return an agreed upon portion -- say 5…
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