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A Founder's Guide: Essential Management Advice for Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

As startups scale, effective management becomes the difference between chaotic growth and sustainable success. After analyzing hundreds of posts on startup management, I’ve distilled the key pieces of advice that founders and leaders should keep in mind. 1. Management Philosophy Management is a design pattern : Just like engineering has patterns, management has best practices that can be learned and applied systematically.

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Talk to Your Heroes: How I Built a Virtual Board That Enhances My Decision-Making

Paul G. Silva

Have you ever wished you could pick the brains of Seth Godin, Jim Collins, and Eric Ries (or whoever are your intellectual heroes) whenever you face a business challenge? What if you could assemble your dream team of advisors and consult them anytime, day or night, without scheduling conflicts or hefty consulting fees? This isn’t a fantasy. Using ChatGPT, you can create a virtual board of advisors that brings the wisdom and perspectives of your chosen mentors to your fingertips.

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“AI Agents for Small Business: The Ultimate Guide to Automation and Growth”

American Entrepreneurship

This article explains AI agents and how businesses can use them. Also, examples of ones that can be readily integrated into small business operations are given, plus other valuable insights about AI agents to help you grow your business. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept reserved for tech giants. Today, AI agents for small businesses are transforming operations, improving efficiency, and enhancing customer experiences like never before.

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Entrepreneurs: Employment law is not on your side!  

Berkonomics

A punch in the gut Small companies most often scrape by with borrowed or invested funds, doing everything possible to grow and prosper with limited resources. So, it is like a punch in the gut when an employee makes a claim against the company for a perceived or actual violation of a law or regulation. Or when a former employee strikes out with a suit claiming discrimination for one of a thousand causes.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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After Investing $100 Million Into New VC Firms, Here’s What I Look For: Traditional But Better, or Different & Excellent.

Hunter Walk

Screendoor has now looked at more than 1,500 venture firms raising funds, backing roughly 1.5% of them, often as their first or second largest investor. When I’m scanning a pitch deck I’m basically looking to put it into one of two buckets – Traditional or Different. “ Traditional But Better ” means they are basically running a playbook which doesn’t appear too different from existing firms – sourcing companies in categories considered ‘venture sca

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Supergut Secures New Funding and Expands Leadership to Drive Growth in Gut Health

American Entrepreneurship

The new CEO Tracey Warner Halama takes the helm during the companys next strategic growth stage backed by growth equity firm Full Frame Growth Partners. Supergut, a trailblazer in gut health and GLP-1 nutrition, has announced the successful closure of a major minority growth investment. The funding will fuel the companys expansion into retail, drive product innovation, and support the hiring of top-tier talent.

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Lopsided AI Revenues

Tomasz Tunguz

Which is the best business in AI at the moment? I analyzed Q4 revenue data from publicly traded companies across multiple sectorssoftware companies, consulting firms, and hardware manufacturers to determine which segment dominates the AI market. NVIDIA’s data center business dominated the field, generating $31b in Q4 revenue with impressive margins exceeding 70%.

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AJVC Closes $12M Fund to Support AI, SaaS, and Consumer Tech Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Indias A Junior VC (AJVC), by Aviral Bhatnagar, has secured Rs 100 crore ($12 million) for its debut venture fund.

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How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses

Impact Hub

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. The Capsule programme, a European Erasmus+ initiative, set out to tackle this gap by providing mentorship, coaching, and hands-on training to young women in Romania, Hungary, and Croatia, equipping them with the skills and confidence to build successful businesses.

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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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Automotive Entrepreneur Nikita Bridan Shares Journey of Launching High Priced Custom Car

American Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur twin brothers Nikita and Iliya Bridan forged their automotive careers based on their youthful passion for cars which began in Ukraine. Nikita, our guest today on Experienced Voices, shares how the brothers have lived their ultimate dream, founding an automotive startup that will introduce in 2026 its HF-11 limited production car priced at over $1 million.

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[Medisafe in Access Newswire] Medisafe announces collaboration with EMD Serono to launch global digital HIV Resource Center

OurCrowd

The post [Medisafe in Access Newswire] Medisafe announces collaboration with EMD Serono to launch global digital HIV Resource Center appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Fusion Energy’s Potential: Dr. Kid Parchariyanon on SeaX Ventures’ Investment in Type One Energy

AsiaTechDaily

Type One Energy, a fusion power company backed by Bill Gates and the U.S.

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The best FREE email marketing software platforms RANKED in 2025

Founder Bounty

Finding quality email marketing platforms that are high quality as well as free may prove to be difficult but they do exist. Mailerlite does have a free plan and its still one of the best around. EDITORS CHOICE:  Mailerlite 1.  Mailerlite Has a free plan and other plans. Has an API and tons of automation features 2.  Activecampaign More for the sophisticated user then anyone else 3.

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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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🚀 Gust Mission Control Founder Spotlight: Tim Wolter, Founder of SafetyVue 🦺

Gust

Through grit, ingenuity, and relentless problem-solving, Tim has built a company tackling one of the construction industry's most pressing challenges: preventing accidents before they happen. This is his story. The post Gust Mission Control Founder Spotlight: Tim Wolter, Founder of SafetyVue appeared first on Gust.

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[Clinch in PR Newswire] Clinch introduces first-to-market dynamic font feature and automated subtitles to eliminate bottlenecks in multilingual ad creative

OurCrowd

The post [Clinch in PR Newswire] Clinch introduces first-to-market dynamic font feature and automated subtitles to eliminate bottlenecks in multilingual ad creative appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Featured Investors at AsiaStartupExpo 2025: A Look at Leading VCs Supporting AI Startups

AsiaTechDaily

AI startups will have the opportunity to present their businesses to leading venture capital firms at AsiaStartupExpo 2025, seeking investment, feedback, and strategic guidance.

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The best AI image enhancers in 2025. RANKED

Founder Bounty

Finding the best AI image enchanters may prove to be difficult but they do exist and there are quite a few out there. Some of the best ones are ranked below. From image generators to image to videos.

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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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"I scratched my own itch" isn't good enough

A Smart Bear: Longform

This isn't the humble-brag you think it is; The most common origin story is also common to startups that fail. But it's a start.

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[NT-Tao in PR Newswire] nT-Tao Compact Fusion Power awarded additional grant from Israel Innovation Authority to advance compact fusion technology

OurCrowd

The post [NT-Tao in PR Newswire] nT-Tao Compact Fusion Power awarded additional grant from Israel Innovation Authority to advance compact fusion technology appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Heidi Secures $16.6M Series A to Scale AI-Powered Medical Scribe Globally

AsiaTechDaily

Melbourne-based healthcare AI startup Heidi has secured $US16.6 million following its Series A funding round, aiming to expand its AI-powered medical scribe technology.

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BE 2.0: Resilience Overcomes Uncertainty

Paul G. Silva

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). The Advantage of Being Prepared for the Unpredictable Every organization will face disruption. The question isn’t if it will happen, but how you’ll respond when it does. In BE 2.0 , Jim Collins explains that great organizations don’t just survive uncertaintythey use it as an opportunity to pull ahead of competitors.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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L’Oreal Groupe’s $160M Research & Innovation Center Strengthens New Jersey Innovation Ecosystem

American Entrepreneurship

L’Oral’s new flagship R&I Center in New Jersey strengthens the New Jersey innovation ecosystem, benefiting from the states highly educated workforce, collaborations with local universities, and robust creation of biotech startups. L’Oral Groupe has officially inaugurated its new North America Research & Innovation (R&I) Center in Clark, New Jersey, marking a monumental milestone in its seven-decade history in the United States.

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[Corelight in Security Informed] Corelight enhances Carrefour’s NDR network security

OurCrowd

Corelight, the fastest growing provider of network detection and response (NDR) solutions, announced thatCarrefour, one of the worlds largest retail groups, has renewed its confidence inCorelights security solutions to enhance network visibility, detect threats more effectively and accelerate incident response across its global operations. Read morehere.

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Arus Oil Secures Investment from 1337 Ventures to Expand Sustainable Recycling Efforts

AsiaTechDaily

Malaysian venture capital firm 1337 Ventures has invested in Arus Oil, a startup that converts waste into renewable energy.

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Podcast Recap: Nir Kelner

GCUC

Podcast Recap: Nir Kelner The Future of Work: Nir Kelner on Hospitality, Innovation, and Community in Coworking In the ever evolving world of coworking, few leaders have had.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.