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Updated · Inc. · Aug 7
GoDaddy Expands AI Entrepreneurship Push as 49% of Founders Now Use AI
Updated
Updated · Inc. · Aug 7

GoDaddy Expands AI Entrepreneurship Push as 49% of Founders Now Use AI

2 articles · Updated · Inc. · Aug 7

Summary

  • GoDaddy said its AI tools, Care guidance and partnerships such as ASU’s Student Athlete Venture Studio are helping entrepreneurs launch businesses faster and with fewer technical hurdles.
  • 49% of entrepreneurs now use AI in their businesses, up from 25% in early 2024, according to GoDaddy research cited in the report.
  • Sierra Ryan used those resources to launch FuelWarden, an AI- and data-driven nutrition platform for elite athletes, while balancing Division I lacrosse at Arizona State.
  • GoDaddy said the effort is part of its inclusion strategy through GoDaddy Empower, launched in 2017 to widen access to mentorship, education and digital tools.
  • Microbusinesses now create more than five jobs on average in the U.S., up from two in 2020, and correlate with roughly 2% income growth—about $1,500—over three years in a community.

Insights

If AI can build a startup foundation in minutes, what happens when markets flood with thousands of nearly identical automated businesses?
How did a Division I athlete bypass grueling technical hurdles to launch a complex data-driven platform between her daily practices?