American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

Creator Ventures, founded in 2022 by cousins Sasha Kaletsky and Caspar Lee , is uniquely positioned to invest in the next wave of AI-enabled consumer applications, marketplaces, creative tools, and SaaS platforms reshaping the digital landscape. This expansion signals vast potential for early-stage investment in consumer-facing tech startups.

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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

JUNE 1, 2025

What I didn’t realize at the time was how transformative his ideas would be, not just for large corporations, but for entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, and family businesses. What if we managed our businesses with creativity and vision rather than relying solely on metrics and frameworks? What if leadership was an art form?

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

Note: Fines can definitely cost you more than your startup budget of $100. Today, Tori Dunlap is a successful female entrepreneur leading the financial feminist movement. Be resourceful, creative, and ready to take risks. Back then, in 2015, women entrepreneurs were a rarity in Kashmir. No “dark” practices!

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 13, 2025

million in grant funding to 11 New Jersey startups under Round Two of the Pilot Clean Tech Demonstration Grant Program. The funding will support pilot demonstration projects from startup companies creating technologies that mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. In 2023, the NJEDA awarded more than $3.6

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StartupNation

JUNE 27, 2025

You didn’t launch your startup to feel like a shell of yourself. You also might be less creative when burned out , leaving you struggling to develop new ideas or solutions. Creativity thrives when you’re doing what you love. You’re not lazy. You’re not failing. You’re burned out. Spend more time on those areas.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Developed creative, non-dilutive financing that supported rapid growth. His expertise in navigating the complexities of startup environments has been instrumental in driving growth and sustainability for various companies. Mentors entrepreneurs and provides hands-on support to portfolio companies.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire Swayam, welcome to Startup Blog Post! Could you tell our readers a little about yourself and your journey in the startup world? My journey in the startup world began with a strong passion for sustainability and a desire to make a meaningful impact. Thank you for the warm welcome!

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StartupNation

JULY 2, 2025

How to Apply and Learn with Verizon Digital Ready Empower Employees to Spread Goodwill When employees feel appreciated, they are more likely to share that energy with others, whether it’s during a client call, a creative brainstorm, or their personal lives.

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Jason Malki

MAY 4, 2025

Startups were drowning in regulatory complexity, and most compliance solutions felt like relics from another era. Theres something exciting about helping startups go from we hope this is legal to were setting the standard. Were not just saving companies money and reducing riskwere liberating human creativity and innovation.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 24, 2025

” By 2013, Mel’s idea was further inspired while working at a startup called Augview that was using geospatial augmented reality for city infrastructure – nothing to do with games whatsoever – and she met the person who would become the co-founder of her studio. “I Since we spend so much time working, we should enjoy it, right?” “My

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Startup Catalyst Brief Submitted Articles

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Every entrepreneur believes in their heart that their startup is more innovative and creative than their competitors. Yet none knows exactly.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

Kevin Bulger is an entrepreneur and investor with a diverse background spanning startups, sustainable ventures, and international tourism. startup ecosystem, including a role at Farmers Fridge, a fast-growing food techcompany. Before moving to Tanzania, he gained valuable experience working in the U.S.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 2, 2025

Ron is a co-founding member of Nonprofit Navigator , an experienced nonprofit Executive Director, former web2 entrepreneur with a successful exit, and best-selling author exploring the intersection of spiritual renaissance and systemic reformation. Ron Rivers I had the pleasure of interviewing Ron Rivers.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

Career reinvention is a powerful journey, and this article showcases real-world examples from successful entrepreneurs. We started with the same questions many entrepreneurs ask: Is there a real market? Drawing on insights from experts across various fields, these stories highlight the diverse paths to professional transformation.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 10, 2025

Trinette Faint (Photo by Coco Jourdana ) I had the pleasure of interviewing Trinette Faint, a creative entrepreneur, screenwriter, novelist, and actress. What motivated you to launch your startup? What are your future plans for your startup? There’s a thriving creative community there that I’m eager to tap into.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Hope Horner I had the pleasure of interviewing Hope Horner, a distinguished entrepreneur, recognized as one of Inc.s She has earned acclaim in Entrepreneurs 11 Marketing Experts That Could Change Your Business, Inc.s Top 25 Entrepreneurs to Watch, and Pepperdines 40 Under 40. Top Female Founders in 2023 and 2024.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Tomorrow is a full service creative agency that specialises in helping businesses launch, scale or reposition through their brand and digital experiences. We work with the founders of startups to create a distinct and ownable brand that makes an immediate impression with their customers on launch. Email: hello@tomorrowstudio.co.nz

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week a company we enthusiastically backed, uBeam , led by a very special entrepreneur, 25-year-old Meredith Perry , announced a $10 million round of financing. Here I make the case that entrepreneurs must stay focused on the prize, not the doubters. Entrepreneurs. ” **. It can be one of the strongest motivators.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Startups Are for Doers. Now, I’m pretty on the record that being an entrepreneur is about being great at The Do. But trust me when I say that my observations across many startups (and other companies, frankly) is that not enough time goes into thinking. I have my best creative break-throughs this way. See the world.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Entrepreneurs are a hardy breed. From grocery delivery to working from home and online schooling, everyone was asked to adapt like an entrepreneur. This differs from patterns we’ve seen in previous recessions, where startup job creation remains relatively stable in recessionary years. More entrepreneurs, new needs.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. I talk about failure a lot because I think it can be tremendously instructive and I think that success without failure often masks underlying lessons.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 10, 2021

An excerpt from the book Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur , by Charlene Walters , MBA, PhD. Becoming a successful entrepreneur is all about working on and developing an entrepreneurial attitude by making certain shifts in the way that you think. For starters, productive entrepreneurs avoid overscheduling. You must too.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 17, 2012

It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. It is home to cool startups like Etsy, Makerbot, Pontiflex, HowAboutWe, Energyhub, and Loosecubes. Gilt Groupe maintains a significant presence there, as does scores of creative agencies and design firms.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. Creative financing options for new businesses. Here’s a great story from an entrepreneur who bootstrapped her business that will help give you an idea of how you can scale your business via bootstrapping. Startup competitions. Accelerators.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2024

Turning an idea into a sellable product takes grit, but limited budgets often require entrepreneurs to develop creative solutions that rely more on resourcefulness than cash. In the rocky economic climate of 2024, creativity fuels entrepreneurial success more than deep pockets.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

By embracing strategic thinking and the lean startup philosophy, you can overcome entrepreneurial challenges and bring your vision to life. Embrace Lean Startup Methodology Traditionally, starting a business meant undertaking thorough planning, seeking significant funding, and developing a product in isolation from its future users.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2024

As an entrepreneur, you will cross paths with many fellow founders. Jill is likely one of the most decorated entrepreneurs in Oregon’s history, with more than 30 awards and accolades, including being honored as Entrepreneur of the Year by three different, well-respected organizations. Jill Nelson is in that rare third camp.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

I’m very excited to be finally be able to announce that this week we’ve added Sam Rosen to our ranks at GRP Partners in the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence – EIR. I looked up his bio, “UVA, banking analyst, doing some early startup work” and thought – sure – come meet me for a coffee.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2022

We were explorers and adventurers, like many startups: Following our passion, trusting our gut, and building something we loved. Suddenly, I found myself in a period of my life that so many entrepreneurs know all too well after an exit: I felt unsure of my “place.”. I remember asking myself questions like: Am I still an entrepreneur?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Creative is not a word I typically use to describe myself. In my mind, “creativity” was always reserved for artists and designers, both of which I am not. It wasn’t until I launched my small business, Kono’s Kitchen, in July 2020 that I realized creativity is everything an entrepreneur embodies. Creative Beginnings.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

I really like it when an entrepreneur has a unique perspective on the industry he or she is working on. Ellen Johnston of Makr has a decade of senior creative experience. Women in tech, from what I''ve seen, tend to become entrepreneurs when they feel like they''ve gathered up the experience to give them the right idea--i.e.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2021

What do you think of when you hear the word “entrepreneur”? When most people think of an entrepreneur, they imagine a twenty-something young adult, straight out of college, working tirelessly in a basement on an exciting new business idea that will change the world and make them rich and famous. Entrepreneurs are bound for failure.

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StartupNation

MAY 9, 2021

Mom entrepreneurs or “mompreneurs” juggle the pursuit of their career goals without sacrificing time with their families; the flexible work hours enable moms to still be available for their kids while the freedom of being their own boss creates a sense of identity outside the label of “everyone else’s caretaker.”.

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