Apply for the first-ever Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition by Oct. 6 for your chance to win the $10k grand prize! Showcase your startup in front of investors, mentors and community ...

A disclaimer about this newsletter’s title: I didn’t quite watch 243 one-minute startup pitches myself during Y Combinator’s Demo Day last week. I think I probably set a personal record for pitch ...

The entrepreneurial dream often hinges on a single moment: standing before potential investors and convincing them your startup deserves their money. This high-stakes presentation can make or break ...

As an experienced entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Startup World Cup chairman, I recently wrote about how legacy corporations can become more innovative by attending startup competitions and ...

Letter AI has raised $40 million and is now valued in the hundreds of millions. The sales software startup uses AI to deliver real-time, deal-specific guidance. It secured back-to-back funding rounds ...

The struggle to get a meeting with a VC firm often leads to "out of the box" thinking, but a startup recently raised the bar for creative outreach by delivering a massive, custom-printed cake to ...

Sourcing funding for your business is a crucial part of your journey, but it’s not always easy to get. If you’re looking for investor funding specifically, you’ll have to present your business in ...