Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. Many founders would leave board meetings with lengthy to-do lists. “Isn’t it obvious what I need to do?

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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. Choose the best business structure for you Choosing the right business structure for your startup is a crucial first step. Sue de Bievre, Beany Founder. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!

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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).

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StartupNation

JUNE 14, 2025

Running a newly acquired small startup can be highly unpredictable. You see, the biggest mistake startup owners make is tying their personal financial futures to the success of their business ventures. That’s why it’s important to explore strategies to buffer financial volatility.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 15, 2025

Our agents don’t just assistthey do the work, enabling teams to focus on strategic priorities, unlock creativity, and drive meaningful organizational impact,” said Maxime Legardez , co-founder and CEO of Maki. hub and spearhead growth strategy. With the announcement of its $28.6 market, representing 30% of its business.

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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

Launching a startup is an adventure filled with uncertainty, excitement, and plenty of unexpected challenges. 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.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

Keshia Theobald-van Gent I had the pleasure of interviewing Keshia Theobald-van Gent , an accomplished executive with deep experience in innovation, strategy, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and improve startup outcomes across sectors and regions.

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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 was working at a venture-backed apparel startup for 4 years and saw the power of building digitally-native brands through Facebook and Instagram (TikTok was still nascent).

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 19, 2025

New multi-strategy venture fund addresses capital alignment challenges with equity and credit options tailored for scaling companies in regulated industries. Lioncrest Ventures has officially launched with the debut of a $100 million multi-strategy investment platform designed to support growth-stage technology companies.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2024

With the recent funding of AirOps, marketers have a platform that builds and scales go-to-market strategies using human + AI content workflows that produce best-in-class brand content. Halliday joins with co-founders Berna Gonzalez who was Tech Lead at Rootstrap and Matt Hammel was Vice President-Sales at Bungalow.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

Effectively communicating your startup’s impact metrics to investors can make or break your funding opportunities. This article presents key strategies, backed by expert insights, to help you showcase your startup’s value and growth potential. They want a glimpse of what your venture’s future looks like.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

Hear from those who have overcome common challenges, how they have persevered to build their startups and how you can build an entrepreneurship mindset of resilience. For those engaged in the highly competitive and fast-paced startup ecosystem resilience is more than a soft skill—it’s a strategic advantage. Ask “What did I learn?”

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

This expansion signals vast potential for early-stage investment in consumer-facing tech startups. Consumer has the largest share of global GDP, and yet consumer startups have been underfunded by venture capital in recent years, said Sasha Kaletsky, Managing Partner at Creator Ventures. Were here to fund those breakthroughs.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

She has worked with companies from all sectors, including Transportation, Telecom, and Manufacturing companies to guide their Supply Chain and Inventory strategies. My motivation to launch my startup came from identifying a gap in the market where I believed I could make a real difference. Thank you so much for joiningus!

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Gururaj shared valuable insights from his experiences on having his previous startup getting acquired by a large public company, rapid growth with large-xLarge customers, and challenges in capturing SMBs and medium-sized enterprises. What motivated you to launch your startup? What has been your top challenges when growing your startup?

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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? I’m Swayam Doshi, the founder of Suspire. Many of our readers are aspiring founders.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2025

nextNYC, the startup events platform I run, produces the largest formal VC/Founder intro event at NY Tech Week. Investors can sign up for a two hour slot here to get six intro meetings to founders.) The founder barely knows who you are and you dont have a board seat. Founders talk to each otherjust as VCs do.

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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. Nothing beats a physical signal in the room when asking for money. That was the order. $1M None of that sticks.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

They don’t just set a strategy and hope for the best. How Iteration Transformed Valley Venture Mentors Before I co-founded Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) and for all of my time there, we experimented with different ways to connect startups with mentors. Startups pitched for 10 minutes each. We had to find a better way.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

On the business side, they face hard decisions about establishing the right marketing strategy for their products and services, gaining timely access to capital to grow their business and dealing with the day-to-day operations. They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2025

That $12,000 lesson taught me something critical: for startups, contract management isn’t a luxury—it’s survival. Yet most founders I meet are making the same mistakes. Speed vs. Risk: Finding the Right Balance For startups, speed is oxygen. Free Skills Training: From Raising Capital to Joyful Budgeting 5.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2025

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder/s: Kate Forward & Stephen Ponsford Business: puawai Founded: 2024 HQ: wellington Can you tell us a bit about your business?

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 2, 2025

Venture Capital Backing for Food and Beverage Startups Taste Tomorrow Ventures was founded by industry veterans Danny Stepper , Dino Sarti , and Scott Guthrie collectively bringing more than 80 years of experience in building, scaling, and funding high-growth consumer brands. Our first investment in Just Ice Tea perfectly illustrates that.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

Drawing on insights from these resilient entrepreneurs, readers will discover practical strategies for navigating setbacks and emerging stronger in the face of adversity. This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts.

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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. 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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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

. · Implemented robust financial controls & operational strategies. His expertise in navigating the complexities of startup environments has been instrumental in driving growth and sustainability for various companies. Leads investment strategy and portfolio management for Mondegreen Ventures. They cannot.

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StartupNation

JUNE 27, 2025

You didn’t launch your startup to feel like a shell of yourself. And you’re not alone — research shows that burnout is common among high achievers, including founders, who are juggling constant uncertainty and responsibility. You can reroute from survival mode to passion-fueled growth with the right strategies. You’re not lazy.

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StartupNation

JULY 2, 2025

As a founder or executive, your actions become the blueprint for your organization. Founders seeking to understand how culture impacts performance should explore how leadership choices shape the employee experience. If you’re open to feedback, people will feel heard and valued.

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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. Choose investors wisely.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Powered by a large, diverse real-world clinical, trial, and genetic dataset, the platform combines in-silico predictions (computer-based simulations that model how drugs may work) with ex-vivo drug screening (tests on real tissue outside the body) to confirm patient selection strategies before starting Phase II trials.

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Jason Malki

MAY 4, 2025

Hourad Afsar I had the pleasure of interviewing Hourad Afsar (known as Howard to many clients), Founder and CEO of UGRNextGen Compliance, a company redefining how Fintechs and financial institutions meet todays complex regulatory demands through agile, tech-forward solutions. What is it that excites you about what youre building?

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Kashyap Kompella I had the pleasure of interviewing Kashyap Kompella is the founder of Talentmapp , an AI-driven people search engine designed to facilitate purposeful, noiseless networking for professionals, startups, and venture studios. He is also launching TPH Venture Studio , a pre-seed venture fund backing AI startups.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 23, 2025

Redefining Recruitment: How LatAm Talent Partners Is Building Agile, Borderless Teams for the Future of Work Mark Mancebo I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Mancebo , the founder & CEO of LatAm Talent Partners , a recruitment firm dedicated to helping top-tier talent across Latin America land impactful roles with innovative U.S.-based

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 14, 2025

Upon launching their startup, entrepreneurs soon learn that optimizing their valuable time is critical for meeting their business goals and moving their company forward. In the first days of their startup, the founder drives progress; at times, the challenges may be overwhelming. Are you hitting your goals?

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 29, 2025

After decades of rigorous research spanning multiple books, Collins distilled his findings into a comprehensive roadmapwhat he calls “The Map”that shows the journey from startup to enduring greatness. The Pitfall to Avoid : Many organizations rush to set strategy before securing the right team.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

FlashFeed I had the pleasure of interviewing Shashank Imarati, a seasoned product marketing leader, entrepreneur, and the founder of FlashFeed News, an AI-powered news app that delivers concise, 60-word summaries of the latest news in a swipable format. Solve a Real Problem: The best startups dont create demandthey meet it.

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