Startup 101 articles are instructional in nature. They educate on a specific topic and act as reference pieces that can be revisited repeatedly over time.
Startup 101
Startup 101 articles are instructional in nature. They educate on a specific topic and act as reference pieces that can be revisited repeatedly over time.
Scaling.com (Lehi, UT) published a national study of 1,000 business owners. It found that 59% mistake activity for growth, with founders themselves identified as the primary barrier to scaling.
Utah entrepreneur Joshua Ahlstrom built Tilted Spray Co. into a viral success, selling 45,000 units worldwide — then discovered counterfeiters using his own face and photos on Amazon to sell knockoffs, exposing a systemic crisis facing American product startups.
Pattern's engineering team showed AWS Utah's Lehi community how their AI agent "Pi" runs on reusable architecture primitives — not a single framework — letting them swap tools and scale to thousands of users without rebuilding the system.
Pattern's engineering team showed AWS Utah's Lehi community how their AI agent "Pi" runs on reusable architecture primitives — not a single framework — letting them swap tools and scale to thousands of users without rebuilding the system.
Scaling.com (Lehi, UT) published a national study of 1,000 business owners. It found that 59% mistake activity for growth, with founders themselves identified as the primary barrier to scaling.
Utah entrepreneur Joshua Ahlstrom built Tilted Spray Co. into a viral success, selling 45,000 units worldwide — then discovered counterfeiters using his own face and photos on Amazon to sell knockoffs, exposing a systemic crisis facing American product startups.
Utah fintech founders often treat banking as a utility, but the right partner functions as infrastructure. Early, strategic alignment with a bank can prevent scaling bottlenecks and quietly enable long-term growth.
Rob Shipp shares a tense USS Nimitz replenishment-at-sea where the tanker drifted, prompting a perfect emergency breakaway by the crew. From his Navy background, he and the team at ThetaCore (Lehi, UT), champion the concept of "readiness"—the true driver of team performance under pressure.
David Frazier argues that venture capital economics reward extreme differentiation, not incremental progress. Playing it safe may feel prudent, but for VC-backed startups, asymmetry and monopolistic advantage are often the only viable path.
SageCreek AI provided an executive briefing on AI agents and workflow transformation. Hosted by Pelion (Draper, UT) at their stylish top-floor HQ, the event explored real-world ROI, generative AI strategies, and behavioral frameworks with Nisha Advani (Chicago) and Dr. Barclay Burns (UVU).
Scott Frazier, Managing Partner of The Frazier Group, addresses a common question entrepreneurs often ask: Do VCs add value, or could they harm a startup?
