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Strategies to Improve Cash Flow Management for Startups

The Startup Magazine

For startups, cash flow isnt just a financial metricits the lifeline of the business. Yet, most small businesses fail due to poor cash flow management. This is a stark reminder of how crucial it is to maintain a steady flow of funds to cover expenses, seize growth opportunities, and weather unexpected challenges. Image source Startups often face unpredictable revenue streams and mounting operational costs, making cash flow management particularly challenging.

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Teaching National Security Policy with AI

Steve Blank

The videos embedded in this post are best viewed on steveblank.com International Policy students will be spending their careers in an AI-enabled world. We wanted our students to be prepared for it. This is why we’ve adopted and integrated AI in our Stanford national security policy class – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Here’s what we did, how the students used it, and what they (and we) learned.

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Vibe Coding: Fast, Powerful — But Not Flawless

VC Cafe

That was quick! Israeli startup Base44 , started by 31 year old solopreneur Maor Shlomo sold to Wix for $80M just six months from launch. This is Maor’s second startup, having previously founded venture-backed Explorium , At the time of the acquisition , Base44 had over 250,000 users and was profitable ($189K profit in May alone, according to Shlomo).

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Top Tips for Generating Innovative Startup Business Ideas

Hearpreneur

The ability to pinpoint innovative startup business ideas is a cornerstone of successful business ventures. It involves a keen understanding of market dynamics, consumer needs, and the competitive landscape to discover opportunities where a startup can make a significant impact. 17 Top Tips for Innovative Startup Ideas from Today’s Entrepreneurs For those eager to start your business, this blog post combines unique business concepts poised to flourish in today's market as shared by entrepreneurs

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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No April Fool – Irreputable Companies Are Waiting To Take Advantage Of You!

Rembrandt Communications

Tips to Avoid Website, SEO and Other Communication Service Rip-Offs I get it. You have a lot going on. But you need fresh new content on your website, newsletters, emails, social media, etc. so, you may fall victim to those exciting marketing messages you receive on a daily basis (I know. I receive them, too!). After all, those SEO/PR/marketing companies claim that theyll take care of everything for you.

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Apple in China – a book review

deal architect

Here’s a quick review of Patrick McGee's new book as Chinese and US trade representatives meet in London, and Apple starts its WWDC event where there is lots of interest in its AI plans. I have researched, advised and written.

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Why is it essential to have an agenda before a board meeting?

Board Effect

Imagine showing up a board meeting where there is no agenda. What are the topics of consideration? What will the members be voting on? How many items will be discussed? Will the meeting go on late into the evening? Without an agenda, confusion would reign An agenda is an essential tool of board governance. It is a formal document that gives shape and structure to meetings.

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Slikk

Lightspeed Venture Partners

menu menu About Team Companies Founder Experience Stories Launch About Team Companies Founder Experience Stories Launch Faction Gaming Jobs LP login Events Lighthouse Contact Slikk Founders Akshay Gulati - CEO Om Prakash Swami - CTO Bipin Singh - CPO Founded 2024 Stage Seed Invested 2025 Status Private Lightspeed Team Rahul Taneja - Partner // Advisor Romit Mehta - Vice President // Advisor India’s first quick-commerce fashion platform, Slikk delivers clothing and accessories within 60 minutes a

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How to Get Fireworks in Your Marketing

Mike Michalowicz

Marketing can be tricky. The variables are endless. Timing. Messaging. Your offering. Your prospects are all at a picnic. Who knows? Invisibility is often more dangerous than failure. We pour energy, money, and creativity into marketing, and sometimes? Crickets. Why is this? Because in most cases, we play marketing too safe. Boring marketing is invisible marketing.

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How to get what you want from your Business

NZ Entrepreneur

By adopting simplicity as part of your leadership framework, you can improve practice performance without adding more complexity to your employees lives. Overcomplicating things is a natural tendency for many business leaders. Executives and founders are usually intelligent, ambitious people. They dont want to do less; theyre hard-wired to do more. However, many can forget theyre not working alone.

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Top Financial Resources for Small Businesses in Northwest Phoenix

The Startup Magazine

Running a small business is no small featespecially when it comes to managing finances. Whether you’re just getting started or youve been in the game for years, having the right financial resources can make all the difference. Luckily, if you’re in Northwest Phoenix, you’re surrounded by tools and experts ready to help you take your business to the next level.

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Investing in better health: we’re delighted to announce our investment in NiaHealth

Version One Ventures

Shifting healthcare systems from reactive to proactive care is critical the best outcomes occur when people can take action early, before a condition becomes a diagnosis. Thats why we are excited to announce that we have led a $2.5m pre-seed round for NiaHealth and are thrilled that they are coming out of stealth and we can share what they have been building.

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The Rising AI Stars from China

VC Cafe

Until recently, the major advancements in AI were almost exclusively in the US. Every major LLM (think OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, LLaMa) was based there, most access to capital for AI is in the West Coast of the US. It was common knowledge that to compete in this market, companies need huge access to capital, compute, expensive data and expensive talent.

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Small Business, Big Protection: Why Insurance Isn’t Optional

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Owning a small business isnt just a job; its a full-blown adventure. Youve got dreams, plans, and probably a to-do list longer than a supermarket receipt. Youre hustling every day to make it work, and thats awesome. But lets get real for a second: have you thought about what could happen if something went wrong? Like, really wrong? Yeah, I knowits not the most fun topic.

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3 South Asian Children’s Stories About Love And Inclusion

Brandanew

Childrens books have the power to teach young readers about love, acceptance, and embracing differences. These three South-Asian stories celebrate love in its many formsbetween family, friends, and oneself. All while promoting themes of self-acceptance, love and inclusion.This post is written by Peerbaghs editorial assistant, Diksha Sharma. 1. Laxmis Mooch Shelly Anand Self-love and […] The post 3 South Asian Childrens Stories About Love And Inclusion appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Why Investors Don’t Care About Your Business

Steve Blank

Founders with great businesses are often frustrated that they can’t raise money. Here’s why. I’ve been having coffee with lots of frustrated founders (my students and others) bemoaning most VCs won’t even meet with them unless they have AI in their fundraising pitch. And the AI startups they see are getting valuations that appear nonsensical. These conversations brought back a sense of Déjà vu from the Dot Com bubble (at the turn of this century), when if you didn’t have internet as part of your

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Is Your Résumé Working For Or Against You?

YoungUpstarts

Updating your résumé? Keep these do’s and don’ts in mind to make sure your résumé is working for you — and not against you. The post Is Your Résumé Working For Or Against You? appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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VCs Don't Owe You a Response or a Follow Up

This is going to be BIG.

Recently, Lightspeeds Mercedes Bent offered founders some reasons why a VC might ghost a founder. It was a perfectly reasonable explanation that basically boiled down to VCs are busy and theres no upside to hurting your feelings or getting into a debate. The post was met with a bunch of founders responses, mostly from men, that equated a lack of response with disrespect.

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I never want founders to QUIT, but sometimes they should STOP

Hunter Walker

“ Has quitting culture now crossed into Founder CEOs? ” SaaStr’s Jason Lemkin thinks it might have after observing some CEOs just plain up and abandon their startups, even after raising large sums of capital. What’s my take? I’ve had some experiences, in both my time as an angel and as a VC, where I do believe the CEO ‘quit’ – which I’ll define as gave up too early primarily because of their own lack of fight or incentive.

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Book: Fever Pitch: A Novel About Selling Your Vision, Raising Venture Capital, and Launching Your Startup

Feld Thoughts

As I gear up for the official launch of Give First: The Power of Mentorship this week, I spent the weekend reading, playing with my 7GL, running, celebrating my 32nd wedding anniversary with Amy, and hanging out with some friends who were in town. Ben Wiener’s book Fever Pitch: A Novel About Selling Your Vision, Raising Venture Capital, and Launching Your Startup was delightful!

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Why Media Members Aren’t Calling You

Rembrandt Communications

Don’t Forget the “Relations” in “Public Relations” (or PR)! When you appear in the media that your target market pays attention to, you receive third-party credibility you can’t get in any other way. This is because it’s not advertising or a paid placement; it’s what public relations, or PR, is all about. You may already know this. Perhaps you tried sending out a press release… and nothing happened, so you gave up on PR.

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How to Save Money Daily on Business Expenses

The Startup Magazine

Saving money on daily business expenses doesnt require drastic cuts; its about strategic tweaks that yield consistent savings. By auditing recurring costs, refining maintenance schedules, and leveraging energy-efficient solutions, companies can reduce overhead without compromising quality. Small changeslike renegotiating contracts or incentivizing cost-conscious behaviorscompound over time, freeing up capital for growth initiatives.

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A time to reap, a time to sow

deal architect

I have had the good fortune (or curse) to survive several recessions and market meltdowns over my career Black Monday in 1987, Dot.com bubble burst in early 2000s, the housing bubble in 2008, COVID crash in 2020 and many.

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How to Land and Excel in Your VC Summer Internship

VC Cafe

While the summer is half way gone, it’s peak season for summer internships and as we’re fresh off our latest round of summer internship interviews for Remagine Ventures , I wanted to share tips on how to get a VC internship and how to make the most of it in the job. These tips could be applicable to a wider range of interviews/jobs but were written with Interns/entry level candidates in mind.

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What if your business runs out of money?   

Berkonomics

Money in the bank is like oil in the car. Certainly, you have many ways you are pulled every day, both tactical and strategic. But when money is the issue, your time, energy and focus are drained from other important areas of your life or business. Running out of money is not always synonymous with going broke. Many great businesses in their growth periods find themselves stretched for cash.

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5 South Asian Children’s Books for Father’s Day

Brandanew

Ever fallen asleep on the couch mid-cartoon marathon, only to wake up tucked into bed like magic? Yeah! That was Dad. No cape, no spotlight but just quiet, late-night heroics done with love. Here are some children’s books for father’s day that celebrate dads and their wonderful ways! This post is written and curated by […] The post 5 South Asian Children’s Books for Father’s Day appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Austin Startups Secure $804.5 Million in Q4 2024 VC Funding, Marking 29% Year-Over-Year Decline

SiliconHills

Austin startups raised $804.5 million in venture capital in the fourth quarter of 2024, an almost 29 percent decrease from the same quarter a year ago, according to the latest Pitchbook-National Venture Capital Association Venture Monitor Report. The fourth quarter VC funding is also down almost 25 percent from the $1.1 billion Austin startups raised […] The post Austin Startups Secure $804.5 Million in Q4 2024 VC Funding, Marking 29% Year-Over-Year Decline appeared first on SiliconHills.

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7 Strategies To Succeed As An Entrepreneur During Times Of Turbulence And Uncertainty

YoungUpstarts

Lauren McDanell explores how startups can lean into their strengths and use turbulence as a catalyst for innovation, growth, and success. The post 7 Strategies To Succeed As An Entrepreneur During Times Of Turbulence And Uncertainty appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Let's Talk About Anxiety, Fear of Failure, and Why I Didn't Go to The Dentist for 27 Years

This is going to be BIG.

This week, I got my wisdom teeth outall four of them. You might be wondering what took me so long. Im 45 and most people have them out between the ages of 17 and 25. One helpful bit of context is that until very recently, I hadnt been to the dentist since 1998. Heres what happened I never had a cavity growing up. I did a lot of things pretty perfectly growing upstraight As, never got into trouble, never started drinking, etc., and I got a lot of love an affection from my parents because of it.

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Scarcity During Experimentation, Abundance During Scaling [mini post]

Hunter Walker

The title was my comment on Hadley’s post below. For most founders my advice is to be tight with capital pre PMF. Not just because you’ll need the money ($$ are oxygen), but because most important (and sustainable) learnings you’ll make during this period are best done if you can’t ‘solve’ them with dollars. Don’t underprice a product just to find market pull – that might mean your customer’s don’t value what you’re solving for th

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Destigmatizing Mental Health in Entrepreneurship

Feld Thoughts

I’m currently at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2025 in Indianapolis. Yesterday, at the end of the day, I spent several hours at High Alpha hanging out with my friends and then doing a Give First: The Power of Mentorship book event with them and about 150 people. One of the questions during the book talk was around mental health and entrepreneurship.

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Beware Of The “A” In “AI”!

Rembrandt Communications

You may be losing potential customers and patients as you read this. If you use ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, or one of the other AI tools out there to create content quickly for your marketing and sales strategies, there is something very important you may be missing something that can send potential new customers and patients to your competition without you even noticing it Its the A In AI.

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New Year, Same Threats: 8 Ways to Prepare Your IT Infrastructure for the Holiday Break

The Startup Magazine

While everyone else dreams of eggnog and holiday parties, IT professionals know the festive season brings its own special brand of headaches: Cybercriminals. Unfortunately, these bad actors are always online, and they never take vacation daysif anything, they see the holidays as prime hunting season. Photo: Mimi Thian / Unsplash While everyone else dreams of eggnog and holiday parties, IT professionals know the festive season brings its own special brand of headaches: Cybercriminals.

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Monday Motivation: Jack Ma’s Advice to Future Business Leaders

Hearpreneur

This motivational video is to help CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners start the week off inspired to become great.

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Israeli Tech Rebounds Stronger Than Ever in H1 2025

VC Cafe

Israeli tech is back—and the numbers prove it. According to a mid-year analysis by Startup Nation Central, private capital investment in Israeli startups reached $9.3 billion in H1 2025 , the strongest half-year showing since the 2021 boom. That’s a 54% jump from H2 2024, marking a clear vote of confidence from global investors despite regional instability.

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Have you hugged a billionaire lately?

deal architect

I have been thinking of billionaires quite a bit lately. Triggered by the politician who recently said “I don’t think we should have billionaires”. Does the moron realize billionaires are the edge of our wealth curve – the locomotive which.

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