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A well-anchored trampoline would give entrepreneurs confidence to jump high. Upstate's uneven support system encourages them to keep their feet closer to the ground.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reflections post NY State Innovation Summit 2025 Rochester #NYSIS25. "Bay Area's tolerance for failure enables bigger capital formation. Upstate NY's traditional accountability constrains it." startup-iq.com/the-startup-...
Reflections post NY State Innovation Summit 2025 Rochester — Startup IQ
We attended the New York State Innovation Summit in Rochester at the end of October, organized by FuzeHub and supported by the Empire State Development 's Division of Science, Technology and…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
As our team watched most of the pitches live, we can only say congratulations to the winners, and the judges! fuzehub.com/manufacturin...
FuzeHub Announces 2025 New York State Innovation Summit Commercialization Competition Winners - FuzeHub
FuzeHub announces winners of the 2025 Commercialization Competition—supporting New York entrepreneurs and innovation through the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Each of the Q Boys are good for one free drink. #NYSIS25
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Our session brought in 35-40 founders and leaders from ESOs, accelerators, incubators, law offices. We got caught up in follow-up conversations and forgot to take a picture at the end. Thank you everyone! #NYSIS25
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Great Venture Capital Roundtable at #NYSIS25
October 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#NYSIS25 See you in Cascade at 2:30: The Founder’s Guide to Go-To-Market Strategy.
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Beautiful day for the #NYSIS25 in Rochester. Presenting with the Downstate Q Boys at 2:30 in the Cascade room.
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Jack Nolan on "Customer Traction is Your Only Currency" from the podcast with Travis Hall and John Staub at Dataliction. youtu.be/g9Prgi9U6Yo
Dataliction Podcast - Traction Is Your Currency - October 2025
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October 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Join us at the NY State Innovation Summit for a the Breakout Session - Build Traction Before You Build Your Product: A Founder’s Guide to Go-To-Marketing Strategy - Wednesday October 29th, 2:30 - 3:30 PM, CASCADE Room in the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
October 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Startup IQ is going to the New York State Innovation Summit, hosted by FuzeHub and supported by NYSTAR. Register here nysinnovationsummit.com/register/
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Mini-team meeting with the blessing of the Greek Gods. They gave us gyros and baklava. #RVA #Boston
October 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is our announcement of a future announcement. Can you guess what it is?
October 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Startup IQ meeting with customers and planing a new event in Barcelona.
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Many thanks to Bailey Burke and The Hudson Valley Venture Hub for the lively discussions around entrepreneurship and funding at SUNY New Paltz.
October 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Final Application Deadline for the Caribbean 2025 Founder Institute accelerator is this Sunday (Oct 12, 2025). The program helps idea-stage and pre-seed Founders validate their business, launch, and fundraising. Use this link to get priority access: fi.co/apply/port_o...
Founder Institute: World's largest pre-seed startup accelerator.
We help idea-stage entrepreneurs and pre-seed startups get funding, build a team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, and launch impactful businesses.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The trip to UAlbany was another high exposure event. We really got to see first hand the rebuilding of the Troy startup ecosystem, and the rich resources Albany has ready for entrepreneurs.
October 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Second day of Upstate NY tour took Startup IQ to Syracuse University, Jack Nolan's Alma Mater. Honest and eye-opening conversations with the youngest entrepreneurs from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and Blackstone LaunchPad.
October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Bootstrap as long as possible" - Kevin Rose at Startup Grind AI Summit
October 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Faking an user base will eventually catch up with you.
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Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for JPMorgan fraud
Frank founder sold student aid start-up to the US bank for $175mn in 2021 but lied about its user base
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September 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Startup IQ's Upstate NY tour started strong with visits at NextCorps and Golisano Institute, fueled by some of Rochester's local favorites: Albunn Coffee House, Cafe Sasso, Locals Only, Java's, Sinbad's, Stever's, and The Frog Pond.
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you are a Syracuse University student (or professor) interested in entrepreneurship and startups, take advantage of the LaunchPad workshop Jack Nolan (SU '86) and Startup IQ are putting together at the Bird Library on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
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LaunchPad Workshop: Startup IQ with Jack Nolan '86
Alum Jack Nolan ’86 (College of Arts & Sciences) is bringing his company’'s Empire State tour the LaunchPad. In today’s unforgiving market, early-stage founders can’t afford to ignore Customer…
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September 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Family offices are filling early-stage gaps through co-investments and club deals (83% of their activity), offering more patient capital amid VC volatility. startup-iq.com/the-startup-...
Insights into the Q3-2025 VC Funding Landscape: AI's Grip, Zombie Funds, and the Shift to Direct Investments — Startup IQ
Family offices are filling early-stage gaps through co-investments and club deals (83% of their activity), offering more patient capital amid VC volatility. In pre-seed stages, the emphasis is on…
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September 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We reviewed over sixty 2025 pre-seed funding deals across AI, fintech, crypto, consumer and healthcare to capture how early traction (MQLs, LOIs, ARR) and investor interest interact in nonlinear ways. startup-iq.com/the-startup-...
What 60+ 2025 Funding Deals Tell Us About Early-Stage Dynamics — Startup IQ
At Startup IQ we reviewed over sixty 2025 pre-seed funding deals across AI, fintech, crypto, consumer and healthcare. We didn’t just catalog them, we ran them through a set of custom-based models…
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September 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM