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By Sharon Fisher Founding a company is all very well, but just as important—maybe even more important—is how to exit it. In fact, a startup should be planning its exit almost from the company f... -
By Sharon Fisher As we approach this year’s Boise Entrepreneur Week and its various pitch competitions, we thought it would be interesting to take a look back, to the far distant reaches of up to ... -
By Amy Atkins When the fall 2021 semester at Boise State University started late last month, a large number of students were beginning or continuing to work toward a degree in healthcare. In the 2... -
By Sharon Fisher A coworking entrepreneur is bringing a shared office space project to Meridian that he says is like nothing Idaho has ever seen. “Once you experience Kiln, it’s a very high-qua... -
By Amy Atkins Q-LAAD looks like an acronym for a task force or government organization. It’s neither, but if the team at Boise-based startup Facible Biodiagnostics accomplish their... -
By Sharon Fisher Unless people are independently wealthy – and sometimes even when they are – chances are that their startup is going to need outside funding at some point. But all outside fund...
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Company Co-Founder Brian Denker talks about infrastructure and integrationAmy Atkins No matter how ingenious a new piece of enterprise software is, if the developer doesn’t know how to navigate cl... -
By Sharon Fisher After careful consideration of the worsening COVID-19 statistics associated with the more communicable and serious Delta variant, and consultation with public health professi... -
By Sharon Fisher LAS VEGAS – Many entrepreneurs dream of exhibiting at a big, splashy conference and coming home with millions in orders. But such conferences can be expensive. What’s it like to a... -
Imagine walking around downtown, looking around at the area’s infrastructure as cars pass by, when suddenly you notice a towering bank building with a picturesque river scene painted down many storie... -
Amidst seed round, Retrolux co-founder Leif Elgethun shares advice about fundraising, investments, accelerator participationHoping to drive efficiency through energy audits and quotes for retrofitting and energy saving projects, local software and clean energy startup Retrolux is growing its partnerships and seeking seed ... -
“It’s going to be big.” Email marketing platform ConvertKit is expanding into the music realm, and pioneering technology to feature original videos in digital newsletters. This April, ConvertKi... -
After about 11 years in athletic wear retail, Monte Keleher decided to fix a pain point the industry had been experiencing for years. Keleher also decided the Treasure Valley would be a good place to ... -
VisitPay CEO and co-founder Kent Ivanoff and his 11-year-old Boise-based startup were recently purchased for approximately $300 million, but Ivanoff doesn’t expect VisitPay’s innovation plans to chang... -
Boise Startup Week leaders call on entrepreneur stakeholders to launch 2021 event Boise’s annual startup pitch competitions are evolving this year, with goals of a 50% participation increase and do... -
Louis Armstrong and Matt Price are excited for two new things happening within their local startup: fundraising for a new product and expansion in the grocery retail market. Killer Creamery, ... -
Stakeholders to showcase 2020’s increased Idaho capital flow Idaho’s business ecosystem is continuing to grow, with new startups launching and merges of equally driven companies totaling ... -
This article was created as a collaboration between Built In Idaho, Boise Startup Week and Trailhead. Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge plants seeds for potential startups Student winners ...