American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Co-founders Halen Mattison and Luke Neise announced the closing of an $8 million seed round for their startup G eneral Galactic , a pioneer in fossil-free fuel generation technology. We call this decarbonization without destruction, meaning the green transition can happen sooner and with less cost to critical industries.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 29, 2025

Five-year-old startup Eleos Health is focusing on the behavioral health sector, leading the charge with AI agents in an industry burdened by administrative challenges, inefficiencies, and limited access to care. The startup’s rapid growth has gained additional support from investors with the company closing a Series C funding round.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 22, 2025

For instance, tax rates, access to funding, labor costs, and the overall economic climate play significant roles in determining if a startup succeeds. Georgia (2nd): Georgia ranks second on WalletHubs list, thanks to its affordable cost of living, competitive corporate tax rates, and access to a highly educated workforce.

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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

Launching a startup is an adventure filled with uncertainty, excitement, and plenty of unexpected challenges. We’ve put together eight ways to safeguard your startup—from how you build your team to managing your finances, and choosing the right tech. Don’t let cost-cutting lead to overlooking IP.

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Revolution

MARCH 26, 2025

Each of these represents a significant governmental effort to strengthen American competitiveness by affirming the idea that cities can be renewed and rise again if they develop a vibrant startup culture. Startups are the lifeblood of our economy, driving innovation, creating jobs, and fueling growth in red and blue communities nationwide.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

This article describes the entrepreneurial mindset behind successful startups, how you can develop that mindset, and the strategies to build your startup based on that mindset. Many startups are founded with great ideas but fail because the founder lacks the adaptability, problem-solving ability, or grit to push through setbacks.

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StartupNation

JULY 31, 2025

Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, posing significant challenges for startups. This article presents expert-backed strategies to help startups strengthen their defenses against these emerging risks. Thanks to modern automation and infrastructure-as-code, it’s a scalable approach—even for a startup.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Gururaj shared valuable insights from his experiences on having his previous startup getting acquired by a large public company, rapid growth with large-xLarge customers, and challenges in capturing SMBs and medium-sized enterprises. What motivated you to launch your startup? Our sales and marketing costs were also quite high.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 1, 2025

The Michigan based startup empowers contractors, manufacturers, and energy producers to reduce costs, meet sustainability goals, and contribute to a cleaner energy grid through its AI platform that uses machine vision and data modeling to improve the quality and consistency of biomass. million seed funding round.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

For example, when pitching a renewable energy startup, I used a visual timeline to showcase the growth of the clean energy market, highlighting the potential for exponential returns. This slide listed potential obstacles we may face as a startup, along with our strategies to mitigate them and ultimately succeed.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2025

Whether you’re a solopreneur or a small business owner looking to scale, leveraging AI-powered tools can be a game-changer in managing routine tasks, automating workflows to lower operational costs, providing advanced analytics, and gaining advantage over competitors to drive growth. What Are AI Agents? Tools like Jasper AI and Copy.ai

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2025

Earlier this month, ten dynamic Oklahoma startups took the stage at Bridge2 Demo Day, marking the conclusion of the third cohort of i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator. Bridge2 is Oklahoma’s premier pre-accelerator for scalable, tech-enabled, early-stage startups. Bridge2 helped us get laser focused.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

How Iteration Transformed Valley Venture Mentors Before I co-founded Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) and for all of my time there, we experimented with different ways to connect startups with mentors. Iteration #1: High-Value, but Unsustainable Our first approach was simple: hand-match startups with mentors for one-on-one meetings.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 2, 2025

What do they mean for startups? 1 In terms of first order effects, tariffs can impact a startup in two ways : the input costs and consumers’ demand. Most software companies maintain healthy gross margins - on average north of 70% - and may be able to bear some of the tariffs, in addition to passing on costs to customers.

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StartupNation

JULY 17, 2025

But with a strategic financial plan, you can position your startup for sustainable growth and a strong future. As a startup, resources are often limited, so every dollar needs to go toward driving growth or keeping operations running smoothly. Also consider any unexpected costs that may come up. Manage these very carefully.

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StartupNation

JUNE 16, 2025

Why should you learn inbound marketing tips for growing startups? And building awareness around your startup can be a tough task. In fact, more than 20% of startups don’t survive past the first year. Of the startups that fail, 38% state lack of cash as the top reason whereas 20% got outcompeted. What does this mean?

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

From low-cost business ideas to case studies, keep scrolling and you will find much to explore in this article. See the Sale We earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. Note: Fines can definitely cost you more than your startup budget of $100. But let’s not rely on ChatGPT this time, okay?

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

One byproduct of this movement, especially during the blitzscaling era , were new startups in areas such as finance, healthcare, housing, education, using venture capital to acquire customers at accelerated rates. I’ve said before this is one reason why we are very very careful about investing in addiction or mental health startups.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Thoughts from BERKONOMICS – Dave Berkus After 50 years in entrepreneurship and 200+ startup investments, here’s what most first-time founders get dangerously wrong: They obsess over the wrong metrics. Customer acquisition cost 3. Your startup’s survival depends on it. Cash runway (in months) 2.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 31, 2025

The funding is timely as Bonsai tackles the industrys most pressing challenges, including labor shortages, rising operational costs, and broader sustainability and climate change issues. The Visionsteer platform has proven to be a powerful tool for growers looking to optimize crop production, reduce costs, and improve overall farm efficiency.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Customers John Deere, Nissan, other manufacturers and logistic operators use the startups automation technology. Were moving freight faster, more safely, and at a lower cost for industry-leading brands across the supply chain, added Chris Smith, CEO and co-founder of Slip Robotics.

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StartupNation

JULY 3, 2025

As a large portion of the working world embarks on a remote future, it’s up to your startup to adapt ahead of time to see the best results. For business leaders at the beginning of their startup venture, offering WFH roles is extremely beneficial. This leads to an unsatisfied workforce and a high turnover rate for your startup.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Funding a startup can be challenging, especially if you’re new to the game. What are the options, benefits, and risks of alternative financing for a startup? Startups may seek alternatives to bank loans for several reasons. Today, there are many more options, a development that has opened the doors to more startups.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 12, 2024

But previous iterations of FHE have had their share of challenges, including performance bottlenecks, data expansion and scalability issues, exorbitant costs, and a lack of compatibility with other systems. If you had to share, words of wisdom, with a Founder whos about to start their own startup, what would theybe?

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

Under her visionary leadership, SkySelect is transforming procurement processes, boosting transparency, and cutting costs significantly for MRO operations. My motivation to launch my startup came from identifying a gap in the market where I believed I could make a real difference. Thank you so much for joiningus!

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Customers John Deere, Nissan, other manufacturers, and logistic operators are now using the startups technology. Were moving freight faster, more safely, and at a lower cost for industry-leading brands across the supply chain, said Chris Smith, CEO and co-founder of Sli p Robotics.

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Paul G. Silva

JANUARY 9, 2025

Whether you’re in a startup, a mid-sized organization, or a global enterprise, the Adoption Roadmap helps you navigate the complexities of adoption. The Early Adoption phase kicked off when one of the clients biggest customers threatened to cancel a significant contract due to high costs. Who Is the Adoption Roadmap For?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Additionally, they will receive exclusive perks, including attendance at the AI Startup School (June 16-17) and access to YCs network through co-working events. If relocation is not possible, YC will cover travel costs for the co-working events.

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StartupNation

JUNE 14, 2025

Running a newly acquired small startup can be highly unpredictable. You see, the biggest mistake startup owners make is tying their personal financial futures to the success of their business ventures. You see, the biggest mistake startup owners make is tying their personal financial futures to the success of their business ventures.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2025

When I launched Concord 10 years ago, I made a rookie mistake that nearly cost us everything: I signed a vendor agreement without reading the auto-renewal clause. That $12,000 lesson taught me something critical: for startups, contract management isn’t a luxury—it’s survival. The key is consistency.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

million pre-A funding round, the FinTech startup aims to expand its regional footprint while laying the groundwork for future global growth. These issues often transform payments from a growth enabler into a cost and risk center for businesses. In these regions, payment infrastructure has often been underdeveloped and fragmented.

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Red Rocket

APRIL 30, 2025

That can be a scary time for the most seasoned executives, and even more so for startup executives living it for the first time. For many, that could include dramatically lowering your cost structure with layoffs or otherwise, to help extend your cash runway so you can live to fight another day. Why is This Happening?

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StartupNation

MAY 27, 2025

Hiring is tough for any business, but startups face a unique set of challenges that set them apart from more established companies. When you’re building a startup, you often find yourself competing with well-known brands that already have a reputation and a clear market presence. But if you want to succeed, you need a top team.

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StartupNation

JULY 2, 2025

Recognition programs, such as peer-nominated shoutouts, monthly awards, or team-led celebrations, can foster camaraderie without incurring significant costs. Join for Free We earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. There is real value in creating a workplace that prioritizes emotional well-being.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For startups, a good Board is better than no Board, but a bad Board is worse than anything. But sometimes the CEO takes the initiative to recruit an absolute gem and that was the case with ResQ , a software startup servicing the hospitality owners and service/repair vendors. I got a text from Apoorva asking if we could reconnect.

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Jason Malki

MAY 4, 2025

With over 20 years of experience across regulatory compliance, risk management, and financial innovation, Hourad has become a leading voice in turning compliance from a burdensome cost center into a powerful enabler of trust andgrowth. Theres something exciting about helping startups go from we hope this is legal to were setting the standard.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This is a rough estimate of costs of marketing campaigns based on different budget levels: Low Budget (Bootstrapped) : $0 – $500/month This is ideal for startups or solo entrepreneurs who want to DIY most tasks and keep expenses low. Advertising: Optional, start with $50$100/month for social media ads.

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