Josiah Vallone, Author at Startup Northwest Arkansas

June 4, 2026

Fall FX: Industrial, Energy, Aerospace, Dual Use | Tobe Energy Launches NODE-01 | Startups Hiring in NWA

Roughly half of founder/funder meetings from Spring's Onward FX have moved into active diligence. Data…

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May 20, 2026

On founders, AI anxiety, and why I’m optimistic | Alchemy launches AI ad testing | Priorly names new key leader

Being around founders every day resets your baseline for what's possible. Most people spend their…

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Startup NWA

March 25, 2026

We’re Flipping the Venture Conference on Its Head

By Serafina Lalany Venture capital is an industry obsessed with finding better systems.…

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Startup NWA

February 25, 2026

We Reviewed 1,000 Startups. Pre-Seed Has a Problem.

By Serafina Lalany We just closed a six-week recruitment cycle for Onward FX. Our team…

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Startup NWA

January 28, 2026

Staying Small in a Mega-Fund World

By Serafina Lalany When I started building venture infrastructure in the American Heartland, it often…

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Startup NWA

January 14, 2026

7 things I’m betting on in Heartland venture in 2026

By Serafina Lalany Venture is in a new cycle. The easy money is gone,…

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Startup NWA

November 19, 2025

Year One at Onward HQ: What We’ve Learned

By Serafina Lalany One year ago, we opened the doors to Onward HQ…

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Startup NWA

November 5, 2025

Why Not Here?

By Serafina Lalany There are moments when a place feels like it’s tipping…

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Startup NWA

October 22, 2025

How to Turn Northwest Arkansas into a 365-Day Startup Hub

By Serafina Lalany Silicon Valley’s Bay Area has an almost mythical startup density,…

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Startup NWA

September 23, 2025

Mega Rounds at Day One: How Top Funds Are Betting in 2025

By Serafina Lalany I used to think of early-stage rounds as modest bets: $2 million…

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