Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Impact of Customer Experience on Startup Growth In the fast-paced world of startups, gaining a competitive edge is crucial for survival and growth. While innovative products and clever marketing strategies are important, one factor that can truly set a startup apart is exceptional experience (CX). By focusing on CX, startups can foster customer loyalty, drive word-of-mouth marketing, and ultimately accelerate their growth.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In the past few months, I’ve spoken with over a dozen Startup founders. My goal is to understand their struggles with scaling after they’ve found early traction. In other words, they’ve gone from zero to one, but now what are they experiencing as they go from one to ten? My conversations uncovered a pattern that unfortunately too many companies are blind to, and it is the cause of plateaued growth.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Maria King’s governance career has focused on supporting and building innovative new businesses, so when she undertook the Institute of Directors ’ Advanced Directors Course (ADC) , she was delighted to see a section on startup governance included. “That was fabulous,” says King, who has 26 years’ experience in the complex health, science and technology sectors.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I cannot tell you how many times I have seen executive summaries of business plans in which the entrepreneur seeks $5,000,000 to build the business. Four reasons you should reconsider. First, few startups can use that much money today with all the virtual services available and increasingly inexpensive methods of development, prototyping and marketing.

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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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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The shift from building a company to becoming an investor is an experience I’ve realized can’t all be learned from a playbook. It’s a massive shift I didn’t fully appreciate until I experienced it firsthand. As a founder, I was used to a fast-paced, high-reward environment. But as I moved into investing, I quickly realized that this new world required a different mindset.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Central, PA December 6, 2024 Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) proudly concluded its Fall 2024 TechCelerator Bootcamp by providing up to $10,000 in prize awards to promising entrepreneurs from the region. After an intensive weekly program, eight innovative start-ups pitched their business models to a panel of judges, with three outstanding participants receiving top honors. 1st Place ($7,000): Laura Weyrich, founder of Microversal , for pioneering Oral Micro

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Future of Collaborative Shopping: An Interview with Adekunle Babasola, Founder & CEO of Prizeskout Corporation I had the pleasure of interviewing Adekunle Babasola, a project leader and product innovator with over 8 years of experience driving success in diverse environments. He has successfully led projects to completion, championed user-centric products, and is currently disrupting the online deals space with his startup, Prizeskout.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Cakes mission is for businesses of any size to readily deploy the latest technologies without requiring an army of engineers. With the rollout of AI impacting one business sector after another, one wonders what areas or companies will be left behind. Recently funded Cake addresses that concern with the launch of its open-source AI infrastructure platform enabling all businesses to deploy the latest technologies cost-effectively.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I’m a Sanzo drinker. I’m also a Sanzo angel investor. The order is important because I fell in love with the product before I even knew about the company, and the hustle of its founder/CEO Sandro Roco. Over the last few years he’s been a diligent company-builder, brand steward, and community leader. Watching the boom/bust cycle of DTC brands that were running on just the sugar high of venture dollars has given me even more appreciation for those who, yes, require investment cap

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

i2E, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to fostering the growth of startups and entrepreneurs in Oklahoma, is proud to announce surpassing the $100 million mark in total investments. This achievement highlights their continued commitment to driving innovation and economic growth across Oklahoma and beyond. Since first investing in Oklahoma startups in 1999, i2E, and now its independent Venture Capital Fund management partner, Plains Ventures, have managed numerous early-stage debt and equity investment

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This interview is with Kristin Marquet , Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background at Marquet Media. Kristin Marquet, Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background, Marquet Media Kristin, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your journey to becoming an expert in the startup world, especially focusing on the intersection of digital marketing, health and wellness, and parenting?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the current professional landscape, idea generation is revered as a hallmark of creativity and innovation. Organizations celebrate those who can generate new and groundbreaking concepts, often overlooking the subtler art of idea curation. However, the rapid advancement of generative AI is poised to fundamentally shift this equation. With generative AI models matching and even surpassing human capabilities in creative tasks , the future will demand a different set of skills—idea curation, by w

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Launching a startup in New Zealand is exciting, but navigating the accounting side of things can be tricky. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! In this blog, we’ll break down everything you need to know, from choosing the best business structure to getting professional help. 1. Choose the best business structure for you Choosing the right business structure for your startup is a crucial first step.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The major areas of AI innovation automate white-collar work. Reviewing the BLS’ data on employment for white collar work, I aggregated the data to these categories. It’s striking that most of them already have a significant number of AI startups pursuing their ambitions to change workflows. Occupation Employment (in millions) AI Technology Software Developers & IT 2.71 Code completion, generation, refactoring, security analysis Education & Librarians 2.37 Computer adaptive in

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Revolution

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Its that time of year again: prediction season. There are some known unknowns founders and investors will adapt toforemost, a change in administration. But if the last five years have taught us anything, its that far more unknown unknowns will play out in the months tocome. In 2025, startups beyond the coasts and outside of the traditional tech hubs will face new challenges and, with customary resourcefulness, also seize new opportunities.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Short Version I recently listened to a fascinating episode of Beyond the Prompt featuring David Boyle, a veteran with 20+ years of experience in audience intelligence. David shared practical ways organizations can leverage AI for better decision-making and productivity. In this post, I’ll break down his key insights and combine them with my own experiences implementing AI in daily work.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

OCTOBER 30, 2024

By Cara Aungst and originally published at HappyValley Industry In 2003, DiamondBack Covers was born out of an assignment in an Engineering Entrepreneurship class at Penn State. Matt Chverchko had some equipment stolen from the back of his truck, and he decided to create a truck cover to keep his belongings secure. He and classmate Ethan Wendle worked on a prototype for a load-bearing, durable truck cover that could securely stow goods in the truck bed and still carry heavy loads, like a stack

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Imagine a world where local businesses can thrive by delivering fresh products right to your doorstep — with the efficiency of modern technology but the warmth of old-school neighborhood vendors. Picture a van winding through a neighborhood, a familiar voice calling out to let you know that fresh vegetables or warm pastries are right around the corner.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In support of military Veteran-founded startups, the Fund focuses on space, AI, and cybersecurity leveraging a veteran’s leadership. Miliary veterans possess attributes, experience, and skills that can be well-applied to entrepreneurship through leadership and knowledge of technology. Recognizing this, The Veteran Fund announced the winner of its $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition and the recent closing of its inaugural oversubscribed investment Fund I.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For startups, a good Board is better than no Board, but a bad Board is worse than anything. One component of a good Board is a high value add Independent Board Member, which in my experience, often doesn’t get added early enough (for a variety of reasons). But sometimes the CEO takes the initiative to recruit an absolute gem and that was the case with ResQ , a software startup servicing the hospitality owners and service/repair vendors.

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Time and time again i hear about founders that have bigger egos then anything else rejecting offers from top tier VC's (like YC ) and eventually leading thier companies to fail. If you do get and offer from top US VC's take them, dont be greedy and stay humble. These VC's will not only help you but will accel your business. Any other accelerator is not the same There is simply nothing else that compares to the quality of these VC's for PRE SEED investment.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This interview is with Swayam Doshi , Founder at Suspire. 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? Thank you for the warm welcome! I’m Swayam Doshi, the founder of Suspire. My journey in the startup world began with a strong passion for sustainability and a desire to make a meaningful impact.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2024

World Food Day: Why food systems matter for our future The future of food depends on ensuring security, embracing sustainable practices, reducing waste, and supporting local communities. Rethinking how food is produced, distributed, and consumed can build a more resilient and equitable system that benefits both people and the planet. Impact Hub Network Global Team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The global food system is facing significant challenges.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Many of us have felt the signs: We lose our cool at work and with our colleagues. The joy we once felt building our companies has vanished over time. Sleepless nights are followed by feeling exhausted in the office or on the road and a struggle to stay focused during the day. A huge life change, whether the happiness of welcoming a new child to the family or heartbreak over the end of a relationship, can jolt us into feeling constantly overwhelmed.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

“AWS’ AI business is a multibillion-dollar revenue run rate business that continues to grow at a triple-digit year-over-year percentage and is growing more than 3x faster at this stage of its evolution as AWS itself grew, and we felt like AWS grew pretty quickly.” “Our AI business is on track to surpass an annual revenue run rate of $10 billion next quarter, which will make it the fastest business in our history to reach this milestone.

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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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