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Our New Look

We are proud to announce that we have fully redesigned our site! Check out our sleek design refresh, improved functionality, and tons of new features.

“I am immensely proud of our 2020 refresh. It will be thrilling to see our new site foster entrepreneurial growth and innovation like never before. Enjoy!”

– Jeff Sloan, Founder

Featured StartupNation Expert: Andrew Blake

President of Blake’s Family of Companies and the founder of Blake’s Hard Cider, Andrew cultivates conversations with leaders and innovators from his home state of Michigan and across the country. The purpose and mission of his “Everything Borrowed” podcast is to not only provide educational content on business and entrepreneurship, but to also shine light on balancing a creative mind with life and its influences.

The Latest

4 Startup Lessons This Entrepreneur Learned From Playing Semi-Pro Volleyball

byColton Seal

January 22, 2021

The Importance of Authority Link Building for Startups

byNorm McLaughlin

January 21, 2021

How AR and AI are Driving Innovation Amid Social Distancing

byDell Technologies

January 20, 2021

From Employee to Entrepreneur: Becoming Your Own Boss in 2021

byAdam Witty

January 20, 2021

Dan Conner

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Dan Conner is the general partner at Ascend Venture Capital, a micro-VC in St. Louis that provides financial and operational support to startup founders looking to scale. Conner specializes in data-centric technologies that enable the future states of industries. Before foundingAscend Venture Capital, Conner worked on the operations side of high-growth startups, leading teams to build scalable operational and financial infrastructure.

3 Signs a Founder Has What it Takes to Scale a Startup During a Crisis

As the COVID-19 pandemic horizon stretches onward and a return to normalcy appears ever more distant, adaptation is…

byDan Conner

October 24, 2020