## By Gayle Jennings O’Byrne

Today’s startup founders are navigating a perfect storm. Factoring inflation, tariff tensions becoming routine, venture funding tightening, and layoffs spreading.

### April 2025 proved to be an eventful month for the global startup community.
On the one hand, data from The

Starting a business requires striking a delicate balance between sound financial decisions and calculated risks, and conserving resources to move.

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