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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

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.

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BE 2.0: Why Culture Matters More Than Strategy

Paul G. Silva

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Culture in Action: A Story from Valley Venture Mentors Let me share how this played out at Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), a nonprofit startup accelerator I helped lead. This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collinss book, BE 2.0

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BE 2.0: When Your BHAG Forces Innovation

Paul G. Silva

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies. The Millau Viaduct , consistently ranked as one of the greatest engineering achievements of modern times This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0

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Scamnetic’s $13M Series A to Scale AI-Powered Scam Detection

American Entrepreneurship

Its funding success marks one of the largest Series A rounds for a cybersecurity-focused AI startup based in the Tampa, Florida startup ecosystem. By anchoring its expansion in Tampa, the company adds credibility and momentum to a region that is quickly becoming a serious contender in the national startup landscape.

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BE 2.0: Vision Drives Endurance

Paul G. Silva

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” Six years later, we were named us one of America’s top 100 startup accelerators. The entrepreneurs we helped were making 100 times more money and impact than local startups did before VVM existed. Check out the previous posts on leadership values and getting the right people.

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Terra Security Wins 2025 CrowdStrike and AWS Cybersecurity Accelerator for AI-Powered Pentesting

American Entrepreneurship

In a landmark event at RSA 2025, CrowdStrike and Amazon Web Services (AWS) revealed Terra Security as the winner of the highly competitive 2025 Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator. Supporting startups like Terra Security through partnerships with AWS and NVIDIA helps tackle real-world security challenges at scale.”

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Arizona Biosciences Break New Ground: A Snapshot of a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem

American Entrepreneurship

With world-class talent across research, entrepreneurship, education, and health care, we are confident that Arizona will have improved health outcomes and quality of life for years to come. The post Arizona Biosciences Break New Ground: A Snapshot of a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today.