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8 Must-Have Tips to Protect Your Startup

StartupNation

Launching a startup is an adventure filled with uncertainty, excitement, and plenty of unexpected challenges. As you set out on this journey, protecting your business means more than just securing your data or drafting airtight contracts. It means building a resilient, adaptable, and innovative company. 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. 1.

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Extend Raises $17M to Transform Document Processing with AI-Powered Cloud Platform

American Entrepreneurship

Co-founders Kushal Byatnal and Eli Badgio lead Extend’s mission to revolutionize unstructured data workflows with precision and scale. Extend, the AI-native document processing startup, announced the closing of $17 million in combined seed and Series A funding to accelerate its mission of turning complex, unstructured documents into accurate, production-ready data.

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21 Facebook ad examples (and why they work)

The Zapier Blog

I have a bad habit of screenshotting Facebook ads and sending them to friends completely unprompted. They don't ask for ad breakdowns, but I send them anyway. Chalk it up to occupational hazard: as a marketer and consumer of ads, I can't help but take note of ads that nail the hook, the message, and the execution. Get your leads where you need them Automate Facebook Lead Ads Here, I've rounded up standout Facebook ad examples that do just that.

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Hawaii’s Past Inspires Our Present: Lessons Shared on the Hill

Revolution

To understand why I care so deeply about Hawaii’s future, you have to understand my past. I was born in Honolulu just before Hawaii became the 50th state. So close, in fact, that statehood became official on my first birthday. My childhood reflected the unique environment and culture of Hawaii. I grew up climbing banyan trees and body surfing. Community came first and aloha was a way of life.

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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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7 Proven Inbound Marketing Tips to Grow Your Startup

StartupNation

Why should you learn inbound marketing tips for growing startups? Well, because inbound marketing is a more affordable and sustainable model than other marketing approaches. And building awareness around your startup can be a tough task. Starting a business today is easier thanks to the internet. However, there’s a challenge: The competition for customers is high given the low entry barrier.

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The 4 best online whiteboards in 2025

The Zapier Blog

Office work has changed permanently since 2020, whether you're now fully remote, hybrid, or just having to collaborate more with your coworkers on conference calls. Of course, the kind of work that needs to get done hasn't changed quite as much. To that end, online whiteboards are a key tool when you need fast, easy, visual collaboration regardless of what city, country, or continent your colleagues are in.

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Meet the Designer Helping AI Startups Go from Demo to Daily Use

Jason Malki

Josh Canale I had the pleasure of interviewing Josh Canale, the founder of Josh Canale Design  — a solo UX consultancy that helps early-stage AI startups turn complex tech into adoption-ready product experiences. He mixes strategy, research, and hands-on design to make AI feel intuitive, useful, and above all, trustworthy. Before going solo, Josh led AI UX at Epic, one of the biggest healthcare software companies in the U.S., where he helped shape UX patterns for clinical AI tools used by tens o

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Why Startup Founders Should Diversify Income (+5 Practical Tips)

StartupNation

Running a newly acquired small startup can be highly unpredictable. And while you’re likely to expect the ups and downs of day-to-day operations, it’s important to understand the impact of this unpredictability on your finances. 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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Standard Nuclear Emerges from Stealth to Power the AI Revolution

American Entrepreneurship

The company’s scalable TRISO fuel production will meet the surging demand of AI-powered data centers. With a team of over two dozen professionals with 150+ years of DOE lab experience, Standard Nuclear isn’t just building a company—it’s building the backbone of the U.S. advanced nuclear ecosystem. Enabling the AI-Nuclear Convergence Standard Nuclear’s rise comes at a pivotal time.

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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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Your guide to IT automation

The Zapier Blog

If you work in IT operations, the work you do is basically the backbone of your company. From safeguarding data to resolving major incidents and beyond, you're in charge of keeping everything running smoothly, so the only downtime you encounter is yours—not your system's. Making sure that your internal and external systems are constantly secure (and every team has access to the tools they need to get their jobs done) can't be easy.

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What could Siri do for you--if Apple ever got it right?

This is going to be BIG.

Meet me where I am--that's the whitespace that Apple can fill up with a genuine personal assistant. I thought about that as I thought about where my weekly nextNYC newsletter fits into everyone's content consumption stack and even my own--and whether AI will mark the end of human driven curation. Do NYC founders really need me in between you and the event calendar?

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Building a Family Empire: Staying Resilient, Learning to Pivot

StartupNation

An entrepreneurial journey is a path filled with lessons in resilience, sacrifice, and the power of pivoting. When my wife, Vanessa, and I transitioned from the restaurant industry to building a chiropractic franchise, we faced numerous challenges, setbacks, and moments of growth that ultimately shaped us as business leaders. Today, with an expanding presence across the country, our success has been built on both the lessons from our restaurant days and the strategic pivot into healthcare.

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14 Terms Every New Angel Should Know

The Seraf Compass

Getting started as an angel investor is exciting—but it can also be overwhelming. From SAFEs and cap tables to pro rata rights and carry, there’s a lot of new terminology to learn.

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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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Find your chronotype and schedule your productivity

The Zapier Blog

There's a lot of advice out there about the connection between timing and productivity: articles—including Zapier's own —suggesting "X things to do in the morning/afternoon/evening" to stay productive all day long. And yes, when you work on certain types of tasks absolutely impacts your productivity. But timing isn't a one-size-fits-all approach.

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What is the best email marketing software for dentists in 2025

Founder Bounty

Email marketing remains a powerful tool for dentists seeking to build patient loyalty and attract new clientele. Effective strategies move beyond simple appointment reminders. High-performing campaigns focus on providing valuable content, such as educational materials on oral hygiene, informative articles about specific dental procedures (like Invisalign or teeth whitening), or even behind-the-scenes glimpses of the practice and its team to foster a personal connection.

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After Gobbling up Subway, Roark Capital Buys Another Restaurant Chain

StartupNation

A little more than a year after buying Subway restaurants for a reported $9.55 billion, the private equity firm Roark Capital closed its $1 billion purchase of Dave’s Hot Chicken on June 2. The deals went through despite opposition from critics who contended that adding restaurant chains, particularly Subway, to Roark’s roster would consolidate too much of the sandwich market under one owner.

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Notes on marketing

Venture Hacks

Marketing is not the task of telling people about your product. Rather, it is the continuous process of generating knowledge that your customers will clamor for. Here are some marketing principles I like to keep in mind: Not being real is the one and only cardinal sin in marketing. Show the product, use the product—skip the grandeur. Marketing with a business goal is always junk.

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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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How to create a spreadsheet CRM in Google Sheets (+ free CRM template)

The Zapier Blog

Opening a spreadsheet CRM can feel like accidentally stumbling onto a Gen Alpha's TikTok account—disorienting, a bit of panic, and the realization that you might need a teenager to explain it to you. Despite the initial confusion, building a CRM in Google Sheets can be a surprisingly effective way to manage customer relationships (and slightly less terrifying than whatever Skibidi Toilet is).

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[Clinch in PR Newswire] Clinch wins Newsweek AI Impact Award for Best Outcomes in Programmatic Marketing

OurCrowd

NEW YORK, June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Clinch, the AI-powered technology company that brings efficiency, productivity, and intelligence to omnichannel advertising, has been named a winner in the 2025 Newsweek AI Impact Awards.

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How to sell a startup for $80M in 6 months without funding

Founder Bounty

Well if this is not the best case study we ever did than i dont know what it. A company called base 44 was just sold to wix for $80M in cash and the best thing about it was that it was just 6 months old! The startup itself was made by an isreali developer who had boostrapped a vibe coding startup. It was mainly solo but he did have 8 other people workin on it.

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Stuart Lombard Shares How Ecobee Survived 172 VC Rejections, Battled Google Nest, and Sold for $770 Million

Mark MacLeod

Stuart Lombard’s journey with Ecobee reads like a masterclass in entrepreneurial resilience. After facing 172 venture capital rejections and watching Google enter his market with seemingly unlimited resources, Lombard could have easily thrown in the towel. Instead, he doubled down, […] The post Stuart Lombard Shares How Ecobee Survived 172 VC Rejections, Battled Google Nest, and Sold for $770 Million appeared first on Mark MacLeod.

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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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What is Zoho? And why does it have a zillion apps? 

The Zapier Blog

Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. 5 things you should automate today Start automating Google and Microsoft are the big names when it comes to unified platforms, but there's another player in the game: Zoho.

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[Heqa Security in PR Newswire] Korea Telecom and HEQA Security collaborate on quantum-safe communication infrastructure

OurCrowd

The post [Heqa Security in PR Newswire] Korea Telecom and HEQA Security collaborate on quantum-safe communication infrastructure appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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The best sites to learn how to build a business in 2025

Founder Bounty

Building a business is tough and difficult. Its never been harder and more competitive. Although the tools to do it have gotten better the competition is fierce and will continue to be. Founderbounty An excellent resource. From the latest AI tools to tools on how to start a business from exited founders this really does have some excellent content to help starting a business.

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ChartMogul’s Nick Franklin on Building a Profitable SaaS Business, the Reality of Reaching $1M ARR, and Why Most Companies Shouldn’t Take VC Money

Mark MacLeod

Nick Franklin, co-founder and CEO of ChartMogul, has built something rare in today’s startup world: a profitable SaaS business that’s thrived without constant venture capital. In this candid conversation, Franklin shares insights from 10 years of building subscription analytics software […] The post ChartMogul’s Nick Franklin on Building a Profitable SaaS Business, the Reality of Reaching $1M ARR, and Why Most Companies Shouldn’t Take VC Money appeared first on Mark

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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!