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10 days to go.

A founder program is only as strong as the people guiding the room.

Meet Dr. Arthur Barbut, Cohort Facilitator for Founders Pathway Fall Cohort 265.

Arthur brings a rare combination of academic rigor and real-world practitioner experience. As a DBA researcher in social capital and business incubation, he studies what helps founder communities, support programs, and entrepreneurial ecosystems grow stronger. He also advises accelerators, economic development organizations, and high-growth founders on building ecosystems that can scale.

Throughout the cohort, Arthur will help founders challenge assumptions, make evidence-based decisions, and turn early ideas into a clearer path toward validation, traction, and the next milestone.

Orientation begins September 14.

Join a 13-week guided experience supported by experienced facilitators, multiple mentors, and a powerful peer network.

Register now: https://t.co/TkTKTlqp7h

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11 days to go until Fall Cohort 265 begins.

Meet Chris Breen, MBA, Cohort Facilitator and Manager of the Startup Science Institute.

With 25+ years of international business experience, an MBA, and certification through John Maxwell, Chris brings practical leadership, global perspective, and real-world business insight to the Founders Pathway.

Beginning with orientation on September 14, founders will enter a 13-week guided experience focused on the first three phases of the Startup Lifecycle: Vision, Product, and Go-to-Market.

You will work toward validating the right customer, refining your pitch, building evidence of demand, and creating a clearer roadmap for what comes next-with multiple mentors and a committed peer cohort supporting the journey.

Fall Cohort 265 is almost here. Claim your seat today:
https://t.co/TkTKTlqp7h

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A strong startup does not begin with more assumptions. It begins with evidence.
Founders Pathway Fall Cohort 265 is a 13-week online program created to help founders validate their customers, strengthen their pitch, demonstrate demand, and build a clear roadmap for what comes next.

The cohort begins with orientation on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 12:00 PM Mountain Time.
Whether your next step is an accelerator, a fundraise, or continued independent growth, Founders Pathway helps you move forward with greater clarity.

📍 Online via Google Meet
📅 Orientation: September 14, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM Mountain Time

Sign up here : https://t.co/TkTKTlqp7h

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Startup Science is introducing a faster way for ESO teams to review program applications.
Search across applicant records and Nova-generated summaries to surface relevant context, compare submissions, and move into evaluation faster.
Less searching. Faster context. More time helping founders move forward.

Explore the latest update:
https://t.co/T8vRCg7ga6

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Today is the final day of the Startup Science WeFunder campaign.

This round has always been about more than raising capital. It is about community ownership-giving founders, operators, mentors, program leaders, and supporters of entrepreneurship the opportunity to help build and own a piece of the solution.

After building and exiting 12 companies, Gregory Shepard saw the same challenge repeatedly: founders are expected to navigate a fragmented ecosystem without the structure, guidance, and stage-specific support they need.

Startup Science was created to change that.

To everyone who invested, shared our campaign, asked thoughtful questions, or supported our mission-thank you. Your belief in what we are building means more than we can say.

Our campaign closes today.
Invest in the operating system for entrepreneurship:

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The strongest startups are rarely built by founders alone. They are built with the right structure, the right support, and people who believe in the mission early.

Gary Yamamura’s words reflect why Startup Science exists: to support founders with clearer guidance, stronger resources, and an ecosystem designed around the realities of building a company.

As our Wefunder Community Round enters its final days, we are grateful to Gary and every investor, founder, and supporter helping us build better infrastructure for entrepreneurship.

The round closes Friday, July 31.

Explore the opportunity before the round closes:
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The final 48-hour countdown is on.

Grant Vergottini, CEO of Xcential and Lead Investor, captured exactly why Startup Science matters: founders are expected to understand product, customers, marketing, funding, and growth—often before they have the support or experience to navigate any of them.

Startup Science was built to help bridge that gap with clearer guidance, relevant resources, and a connected platform designed around the startup journey.

As our Wefunder Community Round enters its final days, we are grateful to every founder, investor, and ecosystem partner who believes entrepreneurs deserve better infrastructure.

Explore the round before it closes on July 31:
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Our community round officially closes Friday, July 31. Founders, direct investors, and the Wefunder community are participating in this round with the same economics.

That matters to us.

It means every investor-regardless of cheque size-is given the same respect and the opportunity to participate alongside experienced professional investors.

This round was built to give the people who understand the problem, believe in the vision, and want to help shape the future of Startup Science a chance to own a piece of what we are building.

If you have been considering investing, this is the week to make your decision.

To everyone who has already joined us: thank you. Your support means a great deal. Please consider sharing this with one founder, operator, or investor who should see it before the round closes.

📌Join the investors backing our vision before Friday, July 31:
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Our community round closes in one week - Friday, July 31.

When Startup Science opened its round on WeFunder, the goal was simple: give the founders, operators, and program leaders who understand this problem the opportunity to own a piece of the solution.

Today, more than $750,000 has been committed by 50+ investors, many of whom have experienced the same challenges Startup Science was built to solve.

After building and exiting 12 companies, our founder, Gregory Shepard, saw the same pattern repeatedly:

Founders do not fail because they lack ambition or work ethic. They struggle because the infrastructure surrounding them is fragmented, inconsistent, and rarely designed around the realities of the startup lifecycle.

Startup Science exists to change that by giving founders and startup programs one structured system to understand where they are, what matters now, and what comes next.

One week remains.

Learn more and join the round: https://t.co/w45W1lUBf4

Our team is available to answer any questions.

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The startup ecosystem has grown, but the systems supporting it remain fragmented. Founders, accelerators, mentors, investors, universities, and service providers are often working across disconnected tools, separate data, and isolated processes.

Startup Science was built to change that.

Our platform brings the startup journey into one connected system, giving every stakeholder greater visibility, stronger coordination, and a clearer path from idea to exit.
We are not adding another tool to the ecosystem. We are building the infrastructure designed to unify it.

Learn more about Startup Science and our Wefunder campaign:
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Bad startup advice is not always wrong.
Sometimes it is just wrong for the stage.
A founder validating an idea does not need scale advice.
A startup preparing to raise does not need random motivation.
Startup Science helps structure support around the startup lifecycle.
Right stage.
Right focus.
Right next step.

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Startup Science - Founders Academy Pathway Podcast | Ep 2/16 | Where do you want your business to end up? | https://t.co/sOBI0WFe5x

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Welcome to our live show! https://t.co/P2slPV0B1W

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Startup Science - Founders Academy Pathway Podcast — Season 1 | Episode 1 of 16: The 7 NECESSARY Phases of the Startup Lifecycle https://t.co/RFYslxcmia

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Every startup investor evaluates companies on three metrics.

They're called valuation drivers. They determine your exit value and whether your business actually works.

Growth. Retention. Margin.

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Part two of Greg Shepard's chat with Heather Meeker is now live! Heather provides invaluable insights for investors evaluating commercial open-source startups.

https://t.co/WJzcRrBVot

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Our CEO Greg Shepard had a wonderful discussion with Heather Meeker, a leading expert on open-source software and a General Partner at OSS Capital, on the Startup Science Podcast. Anyone interested in open source software should listen.

https://t.co/9VrGrJpaOH

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Check out this episode of the Raw and Real Entrepreneurship Podcast with @susanslylive. Greg discusses the transformative power of entrepreneurship, starting over, and navigating neurodivergence in business.

Apple: https://t.co/HYHitokMKn

Spotify: https://t.co/aY03FkjdaN

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The Fulbright Canada Entrepreneurship Initiative (FCEI) is official! This is a giant partnership between @fulbrightcanada, @alacritycanada, and @bossstartups This will transform entrepreneurship and help address the world's most pressing challenges.
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We've got a new UI in Gravity! It's much easier to find courses or take part in one of our founder collections.

The Academy is still free for Visionaries members. Check it out and let us know what you think of the new look!

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