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Is It Time to Fire Yourself? 5 Signs You're Holding Your Company Back

Red Rocket

Most CEOs don't usually think about putting themselves up on the firing block, but there are many instances where you, as the CEO of the business, may be holding your business back. You need to be honest in your assessment of yourself as CEO, to make sure you are, in fact, the right person for the job. This article will help you identify certain scenarios where a CEO change may be necessary, even if it means you firing yourself from the job.

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To the Class (and Future Entrepreneurs) of 2025

Revolution

When I graduated from college, most of my classmates were headed to graduate school or diving into corporate America, taking roles at big established companies like Citibank, General Electric, or IBM. That was the path we were expected totake. Though I had spent most of college starting new businesses, when it came time to choose what was next, I followed the crowd and joined corporate America, moving to Ohio to work for P&G.

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Wiley and AWS Partner to Transform Life Sciences Research with AI Agents

American Entrepreneurship

The collaboration between a publishing giant and hyperscaler Amazon Web Services will accelerate the integration of AI Agents into the life sciences industry. In a groundbreaking collaboration poised to revolutionize how scientific research is conducted, Wileya global publishing powerhouseand Amazon Web Services (AWS) have joined forces to integrate AI agents into the life sciences sector.

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The Role of Alternative Funding in Startups

StartupNation

Funding a startup can be challenging, especially if you’re new to the game. There’s lots of competition. Interest rates fluctuate depending on the current economic conditions and policies. Many seek an alternative route as traditional funding doesn’t always work out. What are the options, benefits, and risks of alternative financing for a startup? What is Alternative Funding?

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Checklist legal and institutional action items for launching your emerging manager

David Teten VC

We finished publishing in OpenVC and here our series on structuring the team and legal infrastructure of a new private equity/VC fund. Thanks so much to my coauthor Dolph Hellman , Chair, Orricks Private Investment Funds Group, who cowrote most of these resources with me. Writing the Constitution for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and Data Ownership.

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CatalyX Ventures 2025 Champions Series Awards Honors Global Innovators

American Entrepreneurship

Recognizing the Pioneers Reshaping Business, Technology, and Leadership CatalyX Ventures, the globally renowned innovation accelerator, has officially announced the winners of its prestigious 2025 CatalyX Champions Series Awards, celebrating groundbreaking achievements across industries. With an emphasis on business innovation, technological advancement, and visionary leadership, the awards spotlighted trailblazers from around the world who are setting new benchmarks in their respective fields.

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AI and the Coming Agent Economy: ‘Connection Changes Everything’

StartupNation

This is an excerpt from DIGITAL IMPACT: The Human-Element of AI-Driven Transformation , by Steve Lucas, Chairman and CEO of Boomi. We’re experiencing a remarkable digital era shift that will impact every aspect of human existence and radically transform business – and sooner than we think. If you’re waiting for the AI economy to arrive, you missed the launch.

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The Impact of AI on Education & What It Means for Work

Tomasz Tunguz

The blocky charts. The ability to solve a hard test problem. The hidden game of Snake. My graphing calculator was a 7th grade miracle. AI is this generation’s graphing calculator. With about 2 years’ of studies, we can draw some conclusions on its impact. A meta-analysis published in Nature showed a medium to large impact on students. ChatGPT’s Select Impact on Higher-Order Thinking Condition/Scenario Effect Size 1 Significance (p-value) Overall Effect 0.457 < 0.001 Type of

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Boosting Saudi Innovation: PIF’s Accelerated Manufacturing Program Takes Off

AsiaTechDaily

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched an initiative to empower local manufacturing startups.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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[Groq in PR Newswire] Groq solidifies status as emerging hyperscaler with new global deployment

OurCrowd

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,May 15, 2025/PRNewswire/ —Groq, the pioneer in AI inference, today announced a major global expansion, accelerating its rise as an emerging hyperscaler. With significant new deployments and growing momentum with partners likeHUMAIN, Groq continues to set the standard for AI infrastructure speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency.

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Buzz Marketing Unleashed: When Viral Dreams Become Reality

StartupNation

In the world of modern marketing, where people’s attention spans are shorter than a few seconds, Buzz marketing has emerged as a powerful form of alchemy: It is nudging the public’s brains and transforming the common into the exceptional. The Pursuit of Controlled Disorder Visualize this: A perfectly average Tuesday morning at Times Square when hundreds of people abruptly come to a stop mid-stride, forming a living picture that seems to portray time itself as frozen.

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When Will We Pay a Premium for AI Labor?

Tomasz Tunguz

AI agents are increasingly outperforming humans in various tasks, yet they typically cost 70% to 80% less. Will they ever be able to charge a premium? Waymo has reduced accidents by 82 to 92 percent in San Francisco. Waymos monitor more sensors, don’t fatigue, and react more quickly than humans. But, Waymo is often 13-33% cheaper than alternatives.

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BAT VC Launches $100M Fund to Fuel Indo-U.S. AI and SaaS Startups

AsiaTechDaily

New York-headquartered venture capital firm BAT VC has marked its entry into India with the rollout of its second fund, allocating up to $100 million to support early-stage startups operating […]

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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[SignalRank in PR Newswire] SignalRank marks two-year milestone with strong performance, announces v4 of investment selection model

OurCrowd

The post [SignalRank in PR Newswire] SignalRank marks two-year milestone with strong performance, announces v4 of investment selection model appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Building Business Credit: Your Roadmap to Financing Success

StartupNation

Many small business owners don’t know that business credit exists—or if they do know about it, they don’t understand why it matters. Overlooking it can mean losing out on valuable opportunities for financing, contracts, and business growth. For National Small Business Week, Nav and Startup Nation hosted a webinar for business owners where I laid out a roadmap for building and leveraging business credit.

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Nobody Wants to Read Your Stuff

Tomasz Tunguz

Nobody nants to read your stuff. Writing is about the reader - the infinitely busy reader who has a thousand things to do & three goals to accomplish by the end of the quarter. What will attract the reader? What sentence will propel them to the next phrase to the end? In the past, great content marketers have segmented readers into personas, written witty hooks to entice visitors to dwell.

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Malaysia’s BrioHR Raises USD 6.5M to Expand AI-Powered HR Solutions in Singapore

AsiaTechDaily

BrioHR, a Malaysia-based HR technology startup with a growing presence in Singapore, has raised USD 6.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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[Innoviz in PR Newswire] Innoviz Technologies accelerates delivery of newly designed LiDAR platform to Volkswagen Autonomous Mobility to equip a fleet of ID. Buzz AD shuttles in 2025

OurCrowd

The post [Innoviz in PR Newswire] Innoviz Technologies accelerates delivery of newly designed LiDAR platform to Volkswagen Autonomous Mobility to equip a fleet of ID. Buzz AD shuttles in 2025 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Creative Funding Sources for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs: Interview With Brian Kerns

Venture Well

Aspire mentor Kerns advises that creative founders turn over all rocks when pursuing fundingexploring federal, state, and local options as well as accelerators, incubators, and assistance programs. The post Creative Funding Sources for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs: Interview With Brian Kerns appeared first on VentureWell.

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Businesses Turn to Freelancers as AI Agent Demand Surges, Fiverr Reports

American Entrepreneurship

Fiverrs Spring 2025 Business Trends Index reveals how AI agents are transforming workflows, while demand rises for freelancers who can humanize AI content. In a dramatic shift that underscores the rapid evolution of workplace automation, Fiverrs Spring 2025 Business Trends Index reveals an 18,347% surge in business searches for AI agent-related freelance services.

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Naver’s D2SF Targets North America to Boost Korean Tech Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Navers corporate venture capital arm, D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), has unveiled plans to support Korean startups seeking to expand into North America, especially through its presence in Silicon Valley.

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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[Alpha Tau in Globe Newswire] Alpha Tau announces appointment of Nadav Kidron to its Board of Directors

OurCrowd

JERUSALEM, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq:DRTS,DRTSW) (“Alpha Tau” or the “Company”), the developer of the innovative alpha-radiation cancer therapy Alpha DaRT, announced today that Mr. Nadav Kidron, the President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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You are your company’s moral compass!

Berkonomics

Heres yet another story that you may identify with or have yet to experience in your business life. Its one of those that define your leadership for all to see, sometimes based upon decisions made in the moment such as this one. A story of a CEOs snap judgement call Years ago, when I was CEO of my record manufacturing company in Hollywood, I happened to walk around the plant into the press room just as Bobby, one of the employees favorite coworkers, was offering stolen merchandise to his fello

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How to Create AI Content That Resonates with Human Emotion

American Entrepreneurship

Now businesses can create emotionally intelligent AI content that is found to resonate strongly with customers and readers. In todays fast-moving digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an indispensable tool for content creation, generating vast amounts of content at unprecedented speed. But efficiency alone is no longer enough. As audiences demand authenticity and emotional connection, businesses face a new challenge: making AI-generated content feel genuinely human.

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Inside APAC’s Cybersecurity Shift: An Interview with Brendan Conlon, BlueVoyant APAC President

AsiaTechDaily

Across APAC, the cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving. Threats are no longer confined to internal systemsthey extend across digital supply chains, cloud environments, and external surfaces like the dark web.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!