Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

My motivation to launch my startup came from identifying a gap in the market where I believed I could make a real difference. Every day, Im surrounded by a passionate team that shares a common vision of disrupting an industry. 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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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

The company touts over 200,000 businesses with, a large portion being startups that use its services as a financial backbone, replacing cumbersome platform switching or thejuggling third-party apps. Mercury is a disruptive company with a bold vision for the future of banking, said Sonya Huang, partner at Sequoia Capital. The result?

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 6, 2025

David, the rapidly growing health and nutrition startup, raised $75 million in Series A funding, led by Greenoaks with participation from Valor Equity Partners. Investor Confidence in David’s Market Disruption Both Greenoaks and Valor Equity Partners expressed strong confidence in David’s potential to reshape the health food market.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts. We continued with transparent and empathetic customer communication and recognized the importance of investing in technology to help with effective shipping and preventing disruptions.

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2025

When considering “unconventional sales tactics” and doing so with a particular focus on startups, the entire issue can be summed up in a simple rule: startups need to use sales best practices as opposed to intuition, demonstrations and ego. This tendency is exaggerated when the new offering is disruptive or innovative.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

His expertise in navigating the complexities of startup environments has been instrumental in driving growth and sustainability for various companies. In this capacity, he channels his extensive experience toward supporting the next generation of innovative startups. What is it that excites you about investing? They cannot.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 5, 2025

How women innovators in Asia-Pacific are transforming food security, nutrition and climate action With 370+ million people facing undernutrition and climate change disrupting agriculture, these women-led innovations are stepping up to create lasting solutions. Without healthy soil, our food security is at risk.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 29, 2025

After decades of rigorous research spanning multiple books, Collins distilled his findings into a comprehensive roadmapwhat he calls “The Map”that shows the journey from startup to enduring greatness. At Launch413, we saw countless startups die not from a lack of effort but from working hard on too many fronts simultaneously.

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Revolution

JUNE 30, 2025

Morgan to bring together founders, investors, and local leaders for a conversation about the business of climate tech, and what it will take to scale solutions that make both environmental and economic sense. Help founders think two steps ahead. The takeaways: “There’s so much talent concentrated between D.C.,

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StartupNation

MAY 21, 2025

Choosing the right Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is a critical decision for any startup. Their insights offer practical guidance to help your startup make smarter, more informed decisions that support long-term growth. Missteps during the selection process can lead to wasted resources and missed opportunities.

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StartupNation

JULY 16, 2025

Startup Financing: From Traditional Loans to Innovative Solutions Why Private Debt is in the Spotlight With the Federal Reserve signaling further rate hikes to curb persistent inflation, it is expected that traditional business loans will become harder to secure and more expensive in 2025 and beyond.

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Revolution

APRIL 16, 2025

The decision isnt easy, but if youre trying to keep costs in check and hit delivery deadlines, its one that most startups cant afford to getwrong. For startups, where margins are often razor-thin and cash is king, that kind of hit can be brutal. But like most things in startup life, theresrisk. Its a strategy, sure.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The companys sensors are also engineered to remain undetectable, ensuring that bad actors can neither disrupt nor disable monitoring operations. The companys passive radar and electronic warfare sensing technology detects and tracks aircraft, dark drones, and ambient RF signals, differentiating regular activity from threats.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Working at a big company is honorable and I don’t believe the narrative that all of this tech disruption is to kill off big companies. Could you withstand the public scrutiny every day of being a young tech founder and show up every morning filled with enthusiasm? Startup Lessons'

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. Disruption of Education. So what did he actually say?

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Many founders, unfortunately, skip this stage altogether and go directly to the next one. Challenges facing EdTech founders: Small Network: A small number of hugely successful EdTech startups (compared to other markets like FinTech, AdTech, etc) so a very small network to learn from and everyone is still exploring and finding his own way.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2015

Most people take that to mean that they'll stop spending as much time with their family and go on to work at another startup or be a founder themselves. I introduced them to the founders of Zumba, chloe + isabel, and Zogsports--all companies that depended on creating scalable in person experiences, especially around training.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. Right here.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program. “At The post Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab hosts Global Demo Day of Disruptive Startups appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

And it’s part of what can go wrong in startup land. For starters – the co-founder of Clutter.io, Ari Mir, is a friend and 6 years ago I backed the first startup he co-founded with Ophir Tanz , GumGum. I know my MakeSpace friends will forgive me because I just don’t believe the conventional wisdom is right.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

Turns out that not only is he real, but he''s one of the most genuine, thoughtful, and egoless people I''ve met in the startup world--a real breath of fresh air. BBV has talked proudly about its large number of female founders. I think other people have talked more about the fact that I''ve funded female founders than I have.

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. The post Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19 appeared first on 500 Startups.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 11, 2021

She was born 10 weeks early, on Labor Day, and like startups never are, has performed up and to the right nearly every single day that she’s been alive. We’ve had a serious disruption in the way we work that has been better in some ways, for some people, and worse in others. This is my daughter, Mirren. How will Mirren work?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

It’s hard to believe it but TechCrunch Disrupt — only one of the most engaging, fun, well-attended startup events in the world — is around the corner, taking place September 19–21! Outsiders may not realize just how much work goes into planning Disrupt. If you want to receive this in your inbox every Sunday, sign up here.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups. And like many other industries, “business as usual” has been completely disrupted by the coronavirus. this can be their moment as the tech industry’s investors, founders, and employees reimagine where they work, live and play. not just a select one or two?—?who

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Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This September, the metro area convened for DC Startup Week — a five-day, 180+program occasion hosting more than 11,000 entrepreneurs. The event showcased just how robust DC’s tech community has grown — but that wasn’t always the case. Just ask our Chairman and CEO, Steve Case, who built AOL in Northern Virginia in the 1990s.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

Now a young startup wants to disrupt that. The startup has plans to verify users’ past work experiences and education by expanding its verification feature over time. Bende, who has experience as a front-end developer, oversees the startup’s engineering-related tasks. Other participating investors include Plotch.ai

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 22, 2020

There we were at the casino table again after that, pouring billions of dollars into unprofitable startups while cutting taxes when we didn’t need to, for people and companies who didn’t need it, with little regard to the future. We’ve already been in an economy where the stock market doesn’t reflect how the average person is doing.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

in 17 startups since 2019. You’re part of a knowledgeable group of investors who work collaboratively to evaluate each startup and its ability to provide valuable, marketable solutions and good returns.” Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M It’s inspiring,” says Luckhurst.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

And while this May’s economic backdrop was markedly different from last’s , enthusiasm was high and outlooks remained positive for the startup momentum building between the coasts. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. Infrastructure touches everything.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Maybe small amounts of money for what founders reading these pages dream of but life-changing for many. ShayCarl (a Maker Studios co-founder) in particular. The production quality is terrible” I say, “ Please study The Innovator’s Dilemma because it predicts the disruption of your industry presciently.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

In marketing materials founders often refer to their customer base as a “community”, but there’s a huge gap between having customers and creating a community. Community-building is advice I give to nearly every startup team with whom I work. I became an advocate for Derek and for Startup Grind, speaking several more times.

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