American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 14, 2025

To out-innovate and out-build the rest of the world, we need to ensure were investing in Americas talent and workforce to succeed in a 21st century economy that’s how America maintains its competitive edge, said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. economic and national security.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

The three-day summit, which ran from July 3–5, convened more than 1,000 influential leaders from over 60 countries, including heads of state, government ministers, corporate executives, and pioneering entrepreneurs. we have 18 interns, and people think that’s crazy,” Craig noted. Global Representation of U.S.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Then my editor said something that flipped my approach to using AI: "The goal isn't to just use AI—it's to use AI to speed things up or make things better." Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. " So I put it to the test. The difference?

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Gust

MARCH 21, 2025

Corporate structure issues can quickly kill a fundraising deal for early startups, so we've built Gust's Corporate Diligence Review to provide startups with a report card highlighting their possible red flags before they pitch to investors.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Dolph concentrates his sophisticated practice on private equity investor representation and fund formation as well as representing financial institutions and corporations in privately negotiated debt transactions.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

What VC’s can and cannot do First, VCs in general cannot invest in ‘S’ corporations or limited liability companies (LLC’s). This is only a minor problem in that both forms can convert easily into ‘C’ corporations at low cost and little consequence.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2025

However, you can elect S-Corp status if you meet a specific income threshold. Deep insights to consider The S-Corp election can save you thousands in taxes, but only if your business earns enough to justify the added payroll and bookkeeping complexity. Below that, the cost of running an S-Corp may outweigh the tax benefits.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

If a company is paying out more quickly than what is coming in from customers, they will have negative cash flow —adversely impacting the company’s working capital. Ramp A corporate card with automated spending controls. Wave Free invoicing and accounting for freelancers and small businesses.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

I once viewed "process documentation" as corporate torture. Visualize, plan, and automate business-critical processes Try Zapier Canvas That's the entire premise of a visual workflow. It's not about bureaucracy; it's about clarity. " What's timely? Text is slippery.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Reports of the landline phone's demise are only slightly exaggerated. Here's how it works: Choose a service and provide a credit card to either pay monthly or for the entire year. Select your phone number(s). Want to know if your reps are mentioning the company's latest promotion in a call?

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 21, 2025

Lessons learned from Building Europe’s first On Demand fuel station from its COO Before Shell tap-up and Cafu and others, we built Europe’s first on demand fuel station. I have worked in finance and well as been though Techstars and have seen it all in the world of startups.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Ben Braverman and I went to a women’s college. There was no reason to use my corporate email address to watch the Sopranos other than that I just liked seeing it every day. Not at the same time (I’m older), and after it went coed. Giving up the email address has tactically been quite a pain in the ass.

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StartupNation

JUNE 25, 2025

People will always need their homes maintained; that’s a comforting thought when you’re trying to build a business. Ideal Siding seeks franchisees from corporate backgrounds, believing that skills like sales, operations management, and customer service can set us apart from traditional contractors.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Think of it as a roadmap for who's doing what. It's the secret ingredient to making sure your projects don't implode in a fiery mess of miscommunication, redundant work, and misalignment. Let's break each of those down. Responsible: This is the person who's actually doing the thing.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Done right, it's a great way to come up with new ideas and solutions to tricky problems, outline an article or presentation, and generally just get your thoughts in order. While it can be done as a group, it's often a solo practice. It's a weird hybrid approach, but it works for me.)

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

That's why I set out to find the absolute best accounts payable software. With that, let's dive into the top accounts payable software available today. There's no one single best AP automation software. That's because every business has different objectives.

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Founder Bounty

JUNE 21, 2025

This cost-effectiveness makes email marketing accessible to businesses of all sizes, from small start-ups to large corporations. Additionally, customers can easily save, forward, and refer back to marketing emails at their leisure, allowing them to engage with a brand's content on their own terms.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2025

Stepping boldly into this moment, Standard Nuclear has emerged from stealth by purchasing at auction the assets of bankrupt Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation. Powering AI’s Energy-Hungry Future with Advanced Nuclear AI requires vast amounts of reliable electricity. and beyond.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

There's a warning on the box my steam iron came in that says, "Do not iron clothes while wearing them." It outlines the information that needs to be communicated, who it's meant for, the channel it's delivered through, and the folks in charge of it to ensure clear, consistent, and purposeful communication.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 21, 2025

So let's take a look at how revenue forecasting works, why it matters, and the software you can use to help you get your business's version of a shiny new console. That's it. If that sounds deceptively simple, that's because it is simple—no deception. But the statistical models that make it possible?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

I spent a bunch of time in each of these apps, and here's how the Airtable vs. Google Sheets showdown went. It's also completely free. Airtable has a lot more features, and while it can present data in spreadsheet form, it's a much more dynamic database solution.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I just returned from 3 days in Cincinnati including attending the annual meeting of one of Upfront’s LPs – Cintrifuse. Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. And on and on.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2014

The 1970''s was a boom for minicomputers. Only large corporations could afford the computers capable of performing the calculations. GrabCAD helps CAD designers collaborate and leverage off of each other''s libraries. In it, Adobe’s VP of Experience Design, Michael Gough, " described.

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500

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The following is an excerpt from 500’s CVC report. How has corporate venture capital changed? In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital upstarts – taking advantage of disruptive technologies from AI to IoT – reshape the economy and the corporate pecking order. Since 2010, we’ve.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

A certain amount of the growth in today’s market is genuinely caused by the economic leaps that globally connected markets, widely available smart phones and frictionless commerce caused by the linking of our credit cards, bank accounts or crypto currencies to our phones for 1-click purchasing.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

But I''ve seen this movie before, so here''s how I responded: "Hi! There''s so much corporate bureaucracy in telco, and they can never actually get anything done. I''m sure this is a lovely human being that means well, but it''s kind of like getting an invite to a dance party in quicksand. I like a good dance party, but.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2023

Here are six reasons to consider hiring a retreat planner for your next corporate or Forum retreat: 1. They can help you set clear goals for your retreat—whether it’s team building, brainstorming new ideas, or simply having fun, they will be there every step of the way to ensure your retreat is successful.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Founded in Boulder not long after Paul Graham ran his first cohort at Y combinator, Techstars eventually operated dozens of programs around the world, some under the Techstars brand, but over time and increasingly, in cooperation with corporate partners. Killing the Golden Goose Organizations become what they’re staffed and led to do.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I have attention deficit disorder, it is a real condition , I have been diagnosed including having radioactive isotopes through my brain to map my development and yet I’m a leader, I have accomplished much, I did well in school and went on to earn a master’s degree and I can actually concentrate when I want to. Embrace it.

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Revolution

AUGUST 2, 2022

The panel took place at The Ion, a 266K-sqft space designed to bring together Houston’s entrepreneurial, corporate, and academic communities. What we did: Rise of the Rest Vice President, Mahati Sridhar , touched down in ChiTown to participate in P33’s VC Desk?—?an Where we went: Chicago, IL ??

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Here’s a fact: No matter how diverse or inclusive you believe your organization is, there is always more work to be done. What’s one way to keep the topic at the forefront of our minds as entrepreneurs? Let’s continue discussing it and exploring ways to support these critical priorities in our workplace.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Jackie Jenkins-Scott has more than three decades of experience in executive leadership positions in public health, higher education and corporate and non-profit governance. Jenkins-Scott serves as President of the Massachusetts Women’s Forum , an affiliate of the International Women’s Forum.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I’m sure he’s way more versed on the research in corporate psychology than I. I don’t run one of the world’s largest companies but I can tell you for free that even I get some crazy physical mails because knowing one’s corporate address is quite easy. With physical mail in the 1950’s it required the sender to do some actual work.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Aneme = A, Simone = S A : Welcome! S : Thanks. S : I have, yeah (laughs). S : Yeah, I was single mom with two small children and I needed that stability. S : Yeah, so I always wanted to do a pink from the beginning. S : It comes down to discipline. laughs) S : Yeah, the past few days actually!

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

VVSEAI Fund V’s substantial corpus includes a dedicated co-investment envelope of $50 million, which will be utilized to invest alongside the primary fund in startups led by women founders. The LPs include sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, corporates, and family offices spanning Asia and Europe.

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Paul G. Silva

MAY 12, 2022

Leaders of global corporations are under intense pressure to grow their valuation by hitting aggressive revenue, margin, and EBITDA targets. That’s where the Valuation Index can help. A 2 nd order approximation of Exit Valuation appreciates that a global corporation has many different Revenue (R) streams.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

After college she worked her way up in the corporate world, managing managers in a manufacturing setting. My prison hustle was doing other people’s laundry, because it involved walking half-a-mile each way to the laundry facility. I just want to do what’s right. It’s that important to me.”

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