StartupNation

JUNE 14, 2025

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. By generating additional sources of income, you can reduce the risks of starting a new business and ensure stability in your finances.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

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. I would go into specialty and natural food stores in New York City and look at the other independently owned and smaller brands and just cold-Instagram DM or cold-LinkedIn message the founders.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

This round is about seizing the opportunities ahead for our next phase of growth, including driving innovation with new products, exploring acquisitions, and ensuring long-term financial flexibility, said Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury. Bank accounts are the nucleus of business finance, said Akhund.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2025

Co-founders Kushal Byatnal and Eli Badgio lead Extend’s mission to revolutionize unstructured data workflows with precision and scale. Documents are often the system of record for mission-critical business data, but reliably extracting that data has always been a challenge,” said Eli Badgio, co-founder and CTO. “We

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 19, 2025

With an initial close of $30 million, Lioncrest is positioning itself as a next-generation venture firm, offering both equity and credit capital to meet the evolving needs of founders building in complex, regulated markets. Non-dilutive financing options that preserve founder ownership.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2025

With AI advancing rapidly and transforming industries from healthcare to finance, this fund arrives at a crucial moment. AI for the 90%: Building Enduring Impact “AI is the equalizer for the 90% poised to transform lives on a global scale,” said Steven Lee, Founder and General Partner of Seven Stars. “It billion in capital.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Sue de Bievre, Beany Founder. A separate business bank account draws a clear distinction between your personal and business finances. Don’t hesitate to consult with an accountant to determine which business structure suits you best. This makes tracking your income and expenses a breeze when the tax season comes around.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

The Enterprise Browser upgrades web browsers from a dedicated consumer software package to an enterprise-ready solution, said Mike Fey, Islands CEO and Co-founder. Islands Enterprise Browser addresses these challenges head-on by embedding enterprise-grade security and IT controls directly into the browsing experience.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

Syed Balkhi , Founder, WPBeginner Showcase Real-World Impact and Metrics When pitching to investors, especially in the early stages, it’s easy to focus solely on financials — but in today’s landscape, especially in beauty and wellness, impact is a currency of its own. Tips for other founders: 1.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 21, 2025

You’re juggling pipeline, diligence, founder support, LP management, and usually doing it all with a lean team. Founders share materials via DocSend, and the cap table gets vetted in Carta or Capboard Docs & Close : Final agreements and SAFEs are dropped into structured folders. Good tools don’t replace instinct. They sharpen it.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

What are the options, benefits, and risks of alternative financing for a startup? Alternative financing is any kind of financing that does not involve a traditional bank. They may seek alternative funding as a supplement to traditional financing. Based on early results, founders can make changes.

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Revolution

MARCH 26, 2025

Post-AOL, I dedicated myself to backing and supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs as Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Revolution. At the same time, industries that once powered cities in the middle of the country have suffered, leading to an outflow of potential founders and tech employees and creating what I call the possibility gap.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

Ben H , Founder & Owner, Dealmemo The Power of a Well-Designed Pitch Deck for Your Business Follow a Psychological Sequence I designed the pitch narrative to follow a psychological sequence rather than a linear business outline. They could then see for themselves how the AI-powered web scraping solution would affect their finances.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Steve Gomberg I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Gomberg and he is a seasoned executive whose career spans general management, finance, and corporate development across a variety of entrepreneurial ventures. Developed creative, non-dilutive financing that supported rapid growth. Second was the type of analysis. They cannot.

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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

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. Your co-founders and early hires set the tone for your entire company. Take the time to draft founders’ agreements, equity distribution, and clear roles from day one.

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StartupNation

JULY 16, 2025

However, its growing popularity reflects fundamental changes in how businesses access financing, particularly as traditional lenders pull back. Still, this form of financing is no panacea. Founders keep control and avoid giving up a stake in their business. No Equity Sacrifice Private debt does not dilute ownership.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

Taking place in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, the premiere event will present pioneers in business, innovation and leadership, including innovative founders Brianne West , Nadia Lim , Sam Stubbs , Iyia Liu , special guest Dan Carter and more. View the full session agenda here.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Whether you’re a first-time founder or a seasoned business owner striving for the next level of success, a mentor can provide insights, timely guidance, and encouragement that brings a positive impact on your business journey. He attributes much of his success to the mentors he gained throughout his career.

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Jason Malki

JULY 3, 2025

Suzanne holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Rochester and has completed executive programs at The Wharton School and the University of Oxford Said School of Business. I was approached by the founder in 2024 to join the company, largely due to my background in both traditional banking and startups. in Q4 2025.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2025

I recently had the chance to chat with Vladyslav Podoliako, the founder of the sales acquisition agency Belkins , and the email deliverability solution Folderly. Vlad shared his founders POV on how to start and grow a business, turn mistakes into learning moments, and keep the motivation alive through itall. This was very insightful.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Current encryption standards, essential to protecting sensitive data in finance, government, and telecommunications, can be easily broken by sufficiently advanced quantum computers—creating an urgent demand for quantum-resilient cybersecurity solutions.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

Danielle Dahl , Co-Founder, Resilient Stories Strategic Adjustments Overcome Economic Downturn In 2015, Brazil was in the midst of a severe economic downturn, and I had just launched my first successful company. Chunyang Shen , Finance Expert, Jarsy Inc. Ask for support. Build a system before a crisis takes over.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Culture Miles Lasater, CEO and Founder, Purpose Built, said, As VCs, we know the importance of evaluating team dynamics before we make an investment. Decision-Making Dave Perretz, Founder at TheFundCXO, said, Institutional LPs will examine your decision-making processes. The firms long-term goal is [long-term aspirations].

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Jason Malki

JULY 21, 2025

Together with my partners, María Parga and Jesús Castaño  — who bring deep expertise in blockchain and finance — we launched WAYS because we refused to watch tradition be traded for traffic. If you had to share “words of wisdom” with a Founder who’s about to start their own startup, what would they be? Some founders chase a market.

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 8, 2025

Our content is informative as well as education from VC-backed founders who have experience in building companies from scratch and helps you navigate the online world this year. At founderbounty we understand the importance of creating content that turns eyeballs. Google rewards legit good and high quality content.

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StartupNation

MAY 30, 2025

Enroll for free 5 ways to starve imposter syndrome as an entrepreneur June 5 | 1:00 – 3:00PM ET Discover how to create the ultimate business plan in eight easy steps with financial services expert Cate Luzio, Founder and CEO of Luminary.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Only 8% of startup founders in Romania are women, compared to 75% of men. Beginners need foundational knowledge in business planning, marketing, and finance.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 2, 2025

Weve created distinct operational modes within our AIeach tailored for essential nonprofit functions like grants, finances, marketing and events, operational efficiencies, and equity initiatives. If you had to share words of wisdom with a founder about to start their own startup, what would theybe?

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StartupNation

JULY 21, 2025

This leaves founders absorbing inflation-driven wage increases without a compensating mechanism in federal policy. Faced with growing expenses and fewer buffers, many founders are rethinking the fundamentals of how they hire, structure teams, and allocate labor.

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Revolution

JUNE 30, 2025

Morgan to bring together founders, investors, and local leaders for a conversation about the business of climate tech, and what it will take to scale solutions that make both environmental and economic sense. Morgan Executive Director of Climate Tech There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to financing climate innovation.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 27, 2025

The financing round includes backing from top-tier investors like Greylock Partners , SignalFire, Maverick, SV Angel, Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang, and Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

These include “tag along rights” which allow investors to sell some shares when others, such as management or founders, sell any shares.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sanjay Avasthi, Founder of Alacer and Velocity FSS. If you had to share “words of wisdom” with a Founder who’s about to start their own startup, what would they be? He is a graduate from an elite school in India and a serial designer and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Read more: How Vendasta recovered $1M in revenue with automation and AI End-to-end intelligent document processing For many companies, especially in fields like finance, healthcare, or logistics, the sheer volume of documents can be a major operational drag. IDP can automate and make sense of it all. " to a market-ready solution.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

Jeff Sauer , Co-Founder, MeasureU and ProfitSchool From Law to Entrepreneurial Success Like many founders, my entrepreneurial journey started as a side hustle. At the time, I was also newly pregnant and running a baby carrier brand with my co-founder. Only this time, I had business experience, too! I soaked it all in.

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StartupNation

JULY 11, 2025

The solo founder who raised $2 million in two weeks. 10 Questions a Seasoned Business Angel Asks Startup Founders Room to Grow Beyond the Current Results Investors aren’t only interested in what your business is today. If growth depends entirely on the founder working 70-hour weeks forever, that’s a weak case.

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