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Venture
fromFast Company
7 hours ago

I used to be a VC. Now I've found a better way to build a company

Many successful companies raised minimal VC funding, challenging the notion that large investments are necessary for success.
Venture
fromAlleyWatch
4 days ago

The Most Active Non-NYC Venture Capital Firms in Q1 2026 in New York

Venture funding data reveals active firms outside NYC investing in local startups, focusing on investment numbers for Q1 2026.
Venture
fromFast Company
1 week ago

The 3 reasons why VCs invest: Faith, opportunity, or evidence

Venture capital rounds are driven by three core reasons: faith, opportunity, and evidence.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

What I Look for Before Backing a Billion-Dollar Company

Investors prioritize startups that fundamentally disrupt industries rather than those making minor improvements.
Venture
fromFast Company
7 hours ago

I used to be a VC. Now I've found a better way to build a company

Many successful companies raised minimal VC funding, challenging the notion that large investments are necessary for success.
Venture
fromAlleyWatch
4 days ago

The Most Active Non-NYC Venture Capital Firms in Q1 2026 in New York

Venture funding data reveals active firms outside NYC investing in local startups, focusing on investment numbers for Q1 2026.
Venture
fromFast Company
1 week ago

The 3 reasons why VCs invest: Faith, opportunity, or evidence

Venture capital rounds are driven by three core reasons: faith, opportunity, and evidence.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

What I Look for Before Backing a Billion-Dollar Company

Investors prioritize startups that fundamentally disrupt industries rather than those making minor improvements.
#ai
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
7 hours ago

This 30-Year-Old CEO Reveals the Surprising Reason Behind His Startup's $11 Billion Growth

Harvey, an AI startup for legal professionals, reached an $11 billion valuation by learning from failures, according to CEO Winston Weinberg.
Venture
fromFortune
4 days ago

Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world's first 'mutual friend' | Fortune

AI's impact on social connection is concerning, as shared cultural experiences diminish and hyper-personalization may exacerbate loneliness.
Startup companies
fromFortune
2 days ago

This founder was an AI layoff 9 months ago. Then he built an instantly profitable company with 2 partners and 12 agents | Fortune

Sam Brown turned a layoff due to AI into an opportunity, co-founding Fathom AI, which achieved significant revenue with minimal investment.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
7 hours ago

This 30-Year-Old CEO Reveals the Surprising Reason Behind His Startup's $11 Billion Growth

Harvey, an AI startup for legal professionals, reached an $11 billion valuation by learning from failures, according to CEO Winston Weinberg.
Venture
fromFortune
4 days ago

Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world's first 'mutual friend' | Fortune

AI's impact on social connection is concerning, as shared cultural experiences diminish and hyper-personalization may exacerbate loneliness.
Startup companies
fromFortune
2 days ago

This founder was an AI layoff 9 months ago. Then he built an instantly profitable company with 2 partners and 12 agents | Fortune

Sam Brown turned a layoff due to AI into an opportunity, co-founding Fathom AI, which achieved significant revenue with minimal investment.
#business-strategy
Digital life
fromYcombinator
2 days ago

Why your company will never scale (or maybe why it will) | Hacker News

User and competitor laziness are key to scaling a business beyond just a product.
Productivity
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Why Founders Who Stay Busy Don't Automatically Grow

A full calendar without strong margins indicates a time-management issue, not a scalable business strategy.
Digital life
fromYcombinator
2 days ago

Why your company will never scale (or maybe why it will) | Hacker News

User and competitor laziness are key to scaling a business beyond just a product.
Productivity
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Why Founders Who Stay Busy Don't Automatically Grow

A full calendar without strong margins indicates a time-management issue, not a scalable business strategy.
Marketing
fromInc
13 hours ago

Startups Are Spending Six Figures to Show Up on College Campuses. How They're Winning Over Coeds

Companies are increasingly targeting college campuses for growth marketing, shifting budgets from social media to on-campus events and promotions.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
7 hours ago

The quiet loneliness of running your own company that nobody warns you about - Silicon Canals

Seventy-two percent of founders report mental health concerns, with isolation worsening as they succeed.
fromFortune
17 minutes ago

Financially struggling, AI power startup Fermi loses its CEO and CFO for '2.0' reset | Fortune

Fermi's market cap has fallen from nearly $20 billion in October down to $3.4 billion as of April 20, including a nearly 18% dip on the news of the leadership changes.
NYC startup
#entrepreneurship
Marketing
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago

Don't Miss the Hidden Advantage Most Founders Ignore in the Age of AI

Data drives decisions, but stories create emotional connections and lasting impact.
Startup companies
fromZDNET
4 days ago

Want to build a startup that gets acquired? This founder shares 5 proven tips

Successful startups require a cautious approach, exploring and developing iteratively to survive and thrive.
Wellness
fromEntrepreneur
8 hours ago

3 Biohacks High-Performing Entrepreneurs Are Using to Outlast Burnout

Founder performance relies on engineered energy rather than just personality or ambition.
Marketing
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago

Don't Miss the Hidden Advantage Most Founders Ignore in the Age of AI

Data drives decisions, but stories create emotional connections and lasting impact.
Bootstrapping
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Entrepreneurship Is Creative Work, but We Don't Call It That

Entrepreneurship is a form of creativity that involves cognitive processes like divergent thinking and adaptability.
Startup companies
fromZDNET
4 days ago

Want to build a startup that gets acquired? This founder shares 5 proven tips

Successful startups require a cautious approach, exploring and developing iteratively to survive and thrive.
Startup companies
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Entrepreneurship was never easy, but it doesn't need to be relentless

Entrepreneurs face overwhelming mental loads and financial pressures, impacting their ability to innovate and grow their businesses.
Careers
fromSlate Magazine
6 hours ago

I Had the Dream Job Everyone Wanted. Then My Peers and I Lost It All.

Mass layoffs in tech have left many experienced professionals feeling humiliated and uncertain about their future job prospects.
Bootstrapping
fromForbes
1 day ago

20 Business Ideas You Can Launch With $10k Or Less - And How To Do It

Online businesses can be launched with $10,000 or less, making them accessible for aspiring entrepreneurs with limited budgets.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
13 hours ago

Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

Billionaire CEOs are advancing personal AI projects despite corporate resistance to AI adoption and consumer skepticism about its benefits.
Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
5 hours ago

Meta vs. Alphabet: One Just Handed Investors a 40% Return - The Other Is Still Stalling

Meta's advertising revenue surged, while Alphabet's growth was driven by its cloud services, leading to divergent stock performances.
Agriculture
fromEntrepreneur
3 hours ago

He Sold His Grass-Fed Jerky Company for Millions. Then He Started One of the Hardest Businesses in Food.

Force of Nature, co-founded by Robby Sansom, sells regenerative meat directly to consumers and grocery stores, impacting millions of acres and achieving significant growth.
Psychology
fromThe Verge
2 hours ago

Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want

LLMs are not a groundbreaking discovery; many concepts they embody have been known for a long time.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 hours ago

I'll Buy This 1 Pick-And-Shovel AI Stock With My Eyes Closed - Here's Why

Amphenol offers diversified exposure to data centers at a lower valuation compared to peers, making it a compelling investment opportunity.
Growth hacking
fromInman
1 day ago

The perfection trap that's holding your business back

Embracing imperfection and sharing struggles fosters genuine connections in real estate, rather than solely showcasing polished successes.
European startups
fromThedrum
1 day ago

impact.com appoints a raft of new Business Development Representatives as the technology company's client roster grows by more than 50%

impact.com expands its team in EMEA following a $150 million investment to enhance partnership automation technology.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
10 hours ago

A different kind of "trust" fund

Trust is essential for effective climate innovation, requiring collaboration over competition among organizations addressing the climate crisis.
World politics
fromBusiness Matters
3 days ago

The Third Gutenberg Moment: Dr. Drasko Acimovic on Securing a Seat at the New Global Table

The Third Gutenberg Moment signifies a transformative shift in global institutional identity through AI and CBDCs, redefining power and sovereignty.
E-Commerce
fromPayments Dive
22 hours ago

Tapping into the latest emerging payment solution trends

Consumers demand diverse payment options, including digital wallets and A2A payments, driving merchants to adapt for growth and seamless experiences.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
14 hours ago

Two Makers Just Built the Pocket Linux PC Big Tech Refused To Make - Yanko Design

The CyberFold is a foldable clamshell cyberdeck that bears a striking resemblance to an oversized Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP. Inside is a surprisingly capable Linux computer, complete with a touchscreen, a full QWERTY keyboard, stereo speakers, and a proper port selection.
Gadgets
Bicycling
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

His Business Sells a Nostalgic Childhood Hobby That Gets Kids Off Screens. It's On Track for $12 Million This Year: 'Absolutely Life-Changing.'

Loveland's children's bike business, Early Rider, focuses on balance bikes and achieved $10 million in revenue last year, aiming for $12 million this year.
#creativity
Graphic design
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

The Real Advantage Small Businesses Have Over Big Brands

Small businesses have a creative advantage over big brands due to fewer bureaucratic constraints and a culture that encourages experimentation.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

Being 'Ready' Is a Trap - Do This Instead

Starting begins with consistent practice, not a job title; sharing work creates momentum and growth, while waiting to feel ready delays progress.
Graphic design
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

The Real Advantage Small Businesses Have Over Big Brands

Small businesses have a creative advantage over big brands due to fewer bureaucratic constraints and a culture that encourages experimentation.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

Being 'Ready' Is a Trap - Do This Instead

Starting begins with consistent practice, not a job title; sharing work creates momentum and growth, while waiting to feel ready delays progress.
Media industry
fromInc
6 days ago

The Content Strategy Mistake Almost Every Founder Makes

Timeliness and relevance are crucial for story selection in newsrooms, overshadowing credentials and personal achievements.
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world's most elaborate science experiments | TechCrunch

Inertia Enterprises burst onto the scene in February with a $450 million Series A, making it one of the best capitalized startups in the industry, aiming to bring laser-based fusion reactors to market.
Science
Careers
fromFast Company
14 hours ago

A decision-making framework for solopreneurs

Solopreneurs should categorize decisions as reversible or irreversible to enhance decision-making speed and effectiveness.
#startups
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

What Most Founders Misunderstand About Runway

Hoarding cash doesn't ensure survival; actively using capital to learn and adapt is crucial in a rapidly changing market.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Commercialization Isn't the Same as Sales Growth - Here's How

Sales are a function, while commercialization is a system of decisions that defines sustainable business growth.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

What Most Founders Misunderstand About Runway

Hoarding cash doesn't ensure survival; actively using capital to learn and adapt is crucial in a rapidly changing market.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Commercialization Isn't the Same as Sales Growth - Here's How

Sales are a function, while commercialization is a system of decisions that defines sustainable business growth.
Venture
fromAlleyWatch
1 day ago

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 4/20/26

Notable startup funding activity in the US totaled $1.8B for the week ending 4/18/26, featuring 25 significant deals.
European startups
fromTNW | Eu
2 days ago

Europe's 80B public money bet on VC and scaleups faces structural growth barriers

The European Investment Fund is launching a €15 billion fund to enhance scaleup funding in Europe, aiming to unlock €80 billion in total.
Digital life
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

This Tech Investor Hasn't Touched a Laptop or Desktop Computer Since 2010. Here's Why.

Keith Rabois has operated without laptops since 2010, using only mobile devices for increased focus and productivity.
fromHarvard Business Review
5 days ago

Scaling a Business Beyond the Family Playbook

Walmart employs more people than the Chinese Liberation Army, illustrating its growth from a mom-and-pop operation to a major employer in the U.S.
Business
Venture
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era | TechCrunch

Uber has committed over $10 billion to autonomous vehicle technology, including $7.5 billion for future robotaxi purchases.
UX design
fromIndie Hackers
2 weeks ago

I Found Blue Ocean in the Most Crowded Market on the Internet

Most form builders focus on creation, neglecting post-publish management, revealing a significant gap in the market.
Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
2 days ago

7 AI Tools That Run Your Entire One-Person Business While You Sleep (No Staff, No Code)

AI tools are evolving from automation to autonomy, enabling organizations to make decisions without human intervention.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

How to Turn a Product Into Something People Actually Talk About

Distribution should be integral to product development from the start, focusing on one channel before expanding.
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges | TechCrunch

Cursor is nearing a funding round of at least $2 billion, with returning investors Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz expected to lead the financing at a $50 billion valuation. The deal terms are not final and may still change.
Venture
#business-growth
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Your Business Won't Scale Unless You Accept This Hard Truth

Leaders must delegate tasks to ensure business scalability and avoid being overqualified for daily operations.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Your Business Won't Scale Unless You Accept This Hard Truth

Leaders must delegate tasks to ensure business scalability and avoid being overqualified for daily operations.
Growth hacking
fromFast Company
1 week ago

5 lessons from hypergrowth companies like Tesla and Lululemon

The fastest teams achieve growth by questioning, cutting, and simplifying processes rather than adding more requirements.
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

The 12-month window | TechCrunch

For most companies, there's roughly a 12-month period where the business is at its peak value, and then it crashes out. The companies that capture generational returns are often the ones where someone spies that moment instead of assuming the good times will get even better.
Startup companies
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

The Deals You Didn't Make Are Teaching You How to Win Next Time - Use This Framework to Make It Happen

Missed opportunities can provide valuable lessons if analyzed correctly.
Growth hacking
fromeLearning Industry
6 days ago

What Start-Up Marketing Teaches L&D Teams About Measuring Training ROI

L&D teams must adopt marketing-style measurement metrics to effectively assess training impact on behavior and performance.
#innovation
Careers
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Why Most Companies Get Innovation Completely Wrong

Real innovation stems from those closest to the work, not from executives or consultants.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Innovation Looks Like Hype Before It Really Works - Here's Why

Innovation progresses slower than public perception, leading to overhyped technology trends and narratives that can be difficult to change.
Careers
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Why Most Companies Get Innovation Completely Wrong

Real innovation stems from those closest to the work, not from executives or consultants.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Innovation Looks Like Hype Before It Really Works - Here's Why

Innovation progresses slower than public perception, leading to overhyped technology trends and narratives that can be difficult to change.
Startup companies
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

Research suggests the average founder of the fastest-growing startups isn't 25 - it's 45, and a 50-year-old is more than twice as likely to build a breakout company as a 30-year-old - Silicon Canals

The average age of successful startup founders is 41.9 years, challenging the stereotype of young entrepreneurs.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Slash, a Ramp competitor founded by teenagers, raises $100M at $1.4B valuation | TechCrunch

Slash Financial raised $100 million in Series C funding, achieving a $1.4 billion valuation and generating $300 million in annual revenue.
Startup companies
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Shuttered startups are selling old Slack chats and emails to AI companies

Defunct startups are monetizing their digital data by selling it to AI companies, raising significant privacy concerns.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

I'm a VC who bets on AI. What keeps me up at night isn't the idea of these companies failing-quite the opposite | Fortune

AI's rapid advancement threatens the relevance of current business models, prompting a shift in venture capital investment strategies.
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Meta launches new initiative to support entrepreneurship, drive AI adoption | TechCrunch

In the AI era, it should be easier than ever for people to build new businesses. We want to build the services that enable this. This is important for ensuring that people broadly share in the prosperity created by superintelligence.
European startups
#business-scaling
Productivity
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

How High-Performing Founders Prevent Chaos as They Scale

Hustle scales businesses initially, but sustained growth requires scheduling slack and resilient systems to handle increasing complexity and unexpected challenges.
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago
Bootstrapping

The Shift Every Founder Must Make to Achieve Exponential Growth

Founders must transition from instinct-driven habits to structured systems for scaling their businesses effectively.
Productivity
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

How High-Performing Founders Prevent Chaos as They Scale

Hustle scales businesses initially, but sustained growth requires scheduling slack and resilient systems to handle increasing complexity and unexpected challenges.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

The Shift Every Founder Must Make to Achieve Exponential Growth

Founders must transition from instinct-driven habits to structured systems for scaling their businesses effectively.
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI | TechCrunch

Antioch aims to close the sim-to-real gap, addressing the challenge of making virtual environments realistic enough for robots to operate reliably in the physical world.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago
Bootstrapping

Is Your Startup Too Big For a One-Person Boss? What to Do Next

Many founders of mom-and-pop businesses become bottlenecks as their companies grow, hindering decision-making and organizational structure.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Growth Hacks Are Fading. Here's the Smarter Path to Success.

Brand discipline is essential for trust and growth in today's crowded markets, replacing aggressive growth hacks and urgency-driven tactics.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
4 weeks ago

Your Burn Rate Could Kill Your Startup Faster Than You Think

Startup success relies on strategic burn rate management, balancing growth with disciplined spending and revenue generation from the outset.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

As a VC, I Can Predict a Startup's Success in Minutes - And It Comes Down to 3 Traits (Not the Deck)

Founders who demonstrate clarity, context, and chemistry can effectively navigate chaos and drive business growth.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

The Hidden Growth Bottleneck Most Founders Don't See

Communication is a strategic growth multiplier in scaling companies; unclear communication causes growth to stall as teams expand beyond founder-led conversations.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Your Startup Edge Is Hiding in Plain Sight. These 5 Principles Reveal It

Founders already possess competitive advantages in their background, experience, and constraints that can drive extraordinary startup success when strategically leveraged.
Business
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

5 Strategies Founders Need to Succeed in 2026 and Beyond

Entrepreneurs enter 2026 optimistic about revenue and expansion but must balance confidence with economic realities while improving talent, digital, finance, and supply chains.
Startup companies
fromHardik Pandya
1 month ago

Every Company is a Startup Now

AI has eliminated structural protections that kept large companies safe for decades by enabling small teams to build competitive products faster and cheaper than established competitors.
#ai-startups
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

I've Built Startups for 40 Years. AI Just Flipped Everything I Know

Experienced founders must adapt their business fundamentals to AI's unique technical complexity, as traditional startup patterns prove insufficient in this emerging field.
Venture
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

In the AI boom, startups are speedrunning unicorn status

AI startups are raising capital so frequently that many exceed unicorn valuations before publication, forcing them off future unicorn lists.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

I've Built Startups for 40 Years. AI Just Flipped Everything I Know

Experienced founders must adapt their business fundamentals to AI's unique technical complexity, as traditional startup patterns prove insufficient in this emerging field.
Venture
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

In the AI boom, startups are speedrunning unicorn status

AI startups are raising capital so frequently that many exceed unicorn valuations before publication, forcing them off future unicorn lists.
Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

How to Turn Your Small Business Into an Innovation Machine

Small businesses can use a disciplined micro‑R&D strategy and AI tools to rapidly test ideas while protecting cash flow and minimizing risk.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

How AI changes the math for startups, according to a Microsoft VP | TechCrunch

Agentic AI will lower startup operational costs like the public cloud did, enabling more and higher-valuation startups with smaller teams.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Why Raising VC Too Early Is the Fastest Way to Kill Your Startup

Raising venture capital too early can cost you control, leverage and even your company. Early capital is often highly dilutive, selling off your future before your blueprint is complete. The difference between lighting a spark and burning your equity to ash is a lesson many founders learn too late.
Bootstrapping
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

How to Keep Innovation Moving When Your VC Team Keeps Leaving

Venture Capital-as-a-Service (VCaaS) solves corporate venture capital team turnover by providing experienced investors and maintaining deal execution consistency while corporations focus on core strategy.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

How to Build a High-Growth Company Without Silicon Valley's Capital or Hype

Founders should build companies tailored to local constraints, leveraging local expertise and industries instead of copying Silicon Valley's playbook.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

The Fastest Way to Kill a Startup? This Common Mistake That Looks Like Progress

Chasing unicorn-scale growth undermines startup sustainability; prioritize disciplined, incremental scaling, customer focus, revenue discipline and resilient systems to build durable, profitable businesses.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Why the Best Founders Approach Business Like an Engineer

We're fortunate to stand on the work of giants. Every time we cross a suspension bridge or hear a brilliant piece of music, we experience the spark of someone else's genius. We don't need to understand every theory to benefit from it - and the same is true in building a business. You don't need a computer science degree to think like an engineer - but doing so can help you build smarter, faster and with fewer mistakes.
Startup companies
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

The Business Growth Framework I Wish I'd Discovered Sooner

The PPPT Framework—Products, People, Process, Training—enables scalable businesses that solve real customer problems, hire strategic leaders, build repeatable systems, and train effective teams.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

94% of Companies Never Hit $1M. Here's the Brutal Reason Why

Systems, disciplined execution, and relentless daily volume—not just a great product—are required to scale a company past the $1M revenue barrier.
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