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Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
11 hours ago

How Startups Can Outmaneuver Big Companies and Carve Their Own Market

Understanding market systems and building partnerships with incumbents can accelerate startup growth and mitigate risks.
#venture-capital
Venture
fromFast Company
15 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
fromFast Company
15 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.
#networking
fromInc
3 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Your Network Is Worth More Than Your Startup. Take It From My 650,000 LinkedIn Followers

Social media marketing
fromInc
3 weeks ago

Your Network Is Worth More Than Your Startup. Take It From My 650,000 LinkedIn Followers

Building genuine relationships over time is key to growing a network, not just optimizing algorithms or strategies.
Marketing
fromInc
22 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.
Brooklyn
fromHoodline
10 hours ago

Brooklyn Park Rethinks $4.5M Small Business Incubator

Brooklyn Park's Small Business Center struggles with low occupancy and funding challenges, prompting a reevaluation of its management and operational model.
#ai
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.
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.
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.
fromYcombinator
2 days ago
Digital life

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
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Should you attend a conference if you're not speaking?

Attending a conference without a speaking role can be beneficial depending on personal goals, networking opportunities, and learning experiences.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
4 days ago

Do you want a plan or a crisis? Connecting the older and younger generation in farm transition

Farm succession planning requires a proactive approach and a team of trusted advisors to navigate its complexities effectively.
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.
#entrepreneurship
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.
NYC startup
fromCornell Chronicle
6 days ago

Celebration Ezra event honors entrepreneurs from across fields | Cornell Chronicle

Celebration Ezra event showcased diverse entrepreneurial ventures and honored notable achievements in innovation and business at Cornell University.
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.
Science
fromKqed
5 days ago

Pleasanton Innovation Fair Brings Robots, Drones, Electric Buses and More This Weekend | KQED

The Tri-Valley Innovation Fair showcases science and technology through interactive exhibits and hands-on experiments for families and young people.
Software development
fromInfoWorld
5 days ago

Where will developer wisdom come from?

Agentic coding allows software creation without traditional developer wisdom, relying instead on AI like Claude Code for implementation and problem-solving.
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
5 days ago

Virginia Enacts Law Requiring State To Hold 'Unclaimed' Crypto In Original Form For One Year

Virginia's new law mandates holding dormant cryptocurrency for one year before liquidation, preserving original assets for owners.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

Bryan Johnson's advice to monk mode founders: neglecting relationships hurts your work

No one wants to write a shitty code base. You want healthy code. And so, what founders don't realize is, when you're not taking care of your health, you are shitty code. You are not beautiful code.
Wellness
Higher education
fromFortune
6 days ago

The billionaire Anthropic cofounder who majored in literature and says knowing how to ask the right question beats knowing how to code | Fortune

AI is highlighting the value of liberal arts degrees, emphasizing the importance of storytelling and interdisciplinary thinking for future careers.
Social media marketing
fromAbove the Law
6 days ago

The Dark Side Of LinkedIn Networking: How To Recognize Harvesting And Protect Your Professional Network - Above the Law

Predatory networking practices on LinkedIn exploit engagement for personal gain rather than fostering genuine connections.
Berlin food
fromTravel + Leisure
6 days ago

I've Traveled the South for 30 Years and This Is Appalachia's Most Charming Small Town-and It Has Pretty Mountain Views

Lewisburg, West Virginia, offers a unique blend of arts, outdoor activities, and community, attracting remote workers through relocation incentives.
Marketing tech
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

Veteran tech investor Keith Rabois says the product manager role in tech 'makes no sense' in the era of AI

Keith Rabois believes the product manager role is becoming obsolete due to rapid advancements in AI technology.
#nyc-tech
Venture
fromAlleyWatch
2 days ago

#NYCtech Week in Review: 4/12/26 - 4/18/26

NYC Tech News highlights recent startup funding, exits, and events, featuring companies like Chapter, Artemis, and Bluefish.
NYC startup
fromAlleywatch
1 week ago

#NYCtech Week in Review: 4/5/26 - 4/11/26

NYC Tech News highlights recent startup funding, exits, and events, featuring companies like Patlytics and Yuzu Health.
Growth hacking
fromHubspot
3 days ago

8 Ways to Elevate Your Brand as a Creator or Entrepreneur (& Close the Pay Gap)

The global creator economy is projected to reach $1.18 trillion by 2032, significantly impacting minority creators and entrepreneurs.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product | TechCrunch

Navigating legal processes is crucial for deep tech startups to successfully transition from laboratory breakthroughs to scalable businesses.
#coworking
fromAxios
1 week ago
East Bay real estate

Switchyards is opening a second Triangle location in Raleigh

fromAxios
1 week ago
East Bay real estate

Switchyards is opening a second Triangle location in Raleigh

fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

This 45-mile Water Trail in Virginia Has Scenic Blue Ridge Mountain Views-and It's Perfect for Kayaking, Fishing, and Paddling

"Stretches of the float feel quite secluded and peaceful, while others pass parks and restaurants. I like the connection-it's always good to be reminded of the wild in the urban."
Travel
Silicon Valley
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

StrictlyVC San Francisco is in less than a month | TechCrunch

StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on April 30 focuses on AI funding insights with notable speakers.
fromPycon
2 weeks ago
Python

Introducing the 8 Companies on Startup Row at PyCon US 2026

Startup Row at PyCon US 2026 showcases early-stage companies leveraging Python to address evolving challenges in AI, data, and developer tooling.
Startup companies
fromAol
6 days ago

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Managers should experiment with AI tools across all business areas rather than treating it like a software update.
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
#generative-ai
Startup companies
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

Jack Dorsey says Block employees now bring prototypes not slide decks to meetings

Block CEO Jack Dorsey has eliminated slide decks in favor of prototypes for meetings, emphasizing real-time modifications and reduced costs of decision-making.
SF politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Bridging the Red-Blue Divide, One Concrete Deed at a Time

Community Works builds trust across partisan divides by organizing nonpolitical community service activities that unite neighbors regardless of political affiliation.
London startup
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

UK small business owners embrace AI, but value networking - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

26% of UK small business owners now use generative AI for guidance previously sought from peers, driven by time constraints and limited networking, yet 78% still believe networking positively impacts their businesses.
Silicon Valley
fromTNW | Business
1 month ago

Nscale signs 1.35GW Microsoft LOI for a West Virginia AI campus

Nscale and Microsoft deployed 430,000 next-generation NVIDIA GPUs at a West Virginia AI microgrid campus with 8GW power potential, backed by Caterpillar natural gas generators.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

The Smartest Founders Aren't Chasing Venture Capital - They're Doing These 5 Things First

Successful founders build minimum viable products before raising capital, shifting from the traditional fundraising-first approach to product-first validation.
NYC startup
fromAlleywatch
1 month ago

#NYCtech Week in Review: 3/1/26 - 3/7/26

NYC tech startups raised significant funding this week, with Grow Therapy securing $150M in Series D funding, Sage raising $65M in Series C, Eight Sleep obtaining $50M, and Cryptio closing $44.5M across mental health, senior care, sleep technology, and digital asset sectors.
Alternative transportation
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Rural Transportation Hubs: Infrastructure Design, Access, and Regional Mobility

Rural transportation hubs are vital national infrastructure anchors that require distinct architectural and operational models reflecting dispersed populations and freight-dominant needs, not urban replicas.
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

This Southern Town Is an Affordable Alternative to Asheville-With a Charming Main Street and Blue Ridge Mountain Views

Abingdon is easy to access just off Interstate 81. This little town has many charms-from its 20-block historic district to the 34-mile Virginia Creeper Trail. Add to that a thriving creative community, exceptional dining at The Tavern (the state's oldest bar), and homey accommodations, and you have a pretty darn close to perfect Blue Ridge Mountain getaway destination.
Travel
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.
Relationships
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Networking Got Me Nowhere. Here's the Smarter Alternative.

Prioritize genuine curiosity and interest in others over self-promotion; authentic relationships built on honest conversations yield greater professional and personal returns than superficial networking interactions.
Education
fromFast Company
1 month ago

What AI needs to accelerate the way humans innovate

Technological advancement scales through collaboration and combination of ideas, unlike individual learning which plateaus, enabling exponential progress across human history.
Business
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Why Pushback Matters More Than Validation and How the Best Founders Use It

Friction and resistance reveal hidden flaws in plans and assumptions, providing more valuable guidance than validation and team enthusiasm.
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

I Lived in Asheville, North Carolina, for 10+ Years-and This Might Be the Most Peaceful Place in the City

I was wandering through West Asheville one day, past vintage storefronts and sun-washed sidewalks, when I noticed a doorway overflowing with green. Ferns spilled outward, vines climbed the windows.
Careers
fromFast Company
1 month ago

4 networking moves to master in the age of AI

Social capital and professional networking are critical for job security as AI automates tasks, with 83% of professionals viewing relationships as the most valuable asset in an AI-dominated future.
New York City
fromAlleywatch
2 months ago

#NYCtech Week in Review: 1/25/26 - 1/31/26

Multiple NYC startups closed significant funding rounds this week, including Rogo ($75M), Talos ($45M), Slice Global ($25M), Visitt.io ($22M), and Limy AI ($10M).
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

'Royal Society' of Bay Area tech CEOs, Epstein planned to gather in Napa

In the summer of 2010, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and some of the most powerful tech executives in the world were invited to gather in the rolling hills of Napa as part of an exclusive retreat that discussed proteomics, a niche scientific field adjacent to the study of genetics. The event, which was scheduled to take place in St. Helena, was called "EDGE Master Break" and hosted by John Brockman, a prominent science writer who established an esoteric nonprofit called Edge.org.
Science
New York City
fromAlleywatch
2 months ago

#NYCtech Week in Review: 2/1/26 - 2/7/26

Multiple NYC startups raised significant funding this week, including Osmo $70M, Alaffia Health $55M, ORION Security $32M, Orchard $30M, and Daytona $24M.
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

"Try reaching out to some founders"

Search beyond major job engines by using niche job boards, Google X‑ray searches, industry trade directories, company filings, supplier and client lists, local business registers, conference speaker lists, and professional association directories; cross-reference these sources, build a prioritized spreadsheet, and set email or RSS alerts to track when small employers post trainee or entry-level opportunities, and monitor sector-specific hashtags and community Slack/Discord channels for unadvertised roles.
Careers
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

AI ready: The advantages of being a young entrepreneur

Even before he'd graduated from the University of Bath in 2024, Arnau Ayerbe landed a highly coveted role as an AI engineer with JP Morgan - yet he felt limited and uninspired. "I realised very quickly that the person to my right and to my left were going to be me in 20 years, and I didn't want to become that," recalls London-based Ayerbe.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
2 months ago

AI Industry Rivals Are Teaming Up on a Startup Accelerator

Major Western AI labs and infrastructure partners joined Station F to launch F/ai, a European accelerator focused on rapid commercialization of AI startups.
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.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

Waiting on Silicon Valley Funding Is Killing Your Startup's Potential

Regional founders are building globally ambitious, locally grounded, often profitable companies despite limited venture capital, creating new innovation centers beyond Silicon Valley.
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
fromFast Company
1 month ago

3 affordable networking options that work better than LinkedIn

Solopreneurs can build effective networks through unconventional strategies like volunteering at industry events, leveraging unexpected social spaces, and proactively inserting themselves into opportunities rather than waiting for formal invitations.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Why Transferable Skills Are a Game-Changer in Startups Today

Founders succeed across sectors by applying core execution skills rather than mastering new fields first, accelerated by modern tools and AI that compress learning timelines from decades to years.
#solopreneurship
fromRaleigh News & Observer
2 months ago

The flexibility of remote work drives a surge in startups, UNC research shows | Opinion

Remote work became a lifeline for businesses during the pandemic. For startups, however, it was far more than a temporary fix-it was a launchpad. A groundbreaking study from scholars at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and New York University reveals how remote work has fueled greater productivity, revenue growth, and innovation, particularly for startups that have embraced its potential.
Startup companies
Startup companies
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Inside the trend of tech 'spinouts' solving real-world problems | Computer Weekly

Hospitality operators built in-house data-management technology to solve fragmented, manual post-pandemic processes and then spun those solutions out as products for the sector.
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