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Small Business Daily Podcast 10/03/2025
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories: a mix of funding news, policy insights, AI architecture guidance, and marketing playbooks you can use to move your business forward.
Midi Health raises $50 million as the menopause startup bets on longevity and AI
Author: Rebecca Torrence | Date: October 2, 2025
Midi Health closed a $50 million Series C led by Advance Venture Partners, bringing total funding to about $150 million as it scales virtual menopause and midlife care to 20,000 weekly patients with a $150 million revenue run rate. The company launched a women-focused longevity program and is building an AI search engine to deliver vetted, up-to-date women’s health guidance while investing in provider training. With competition from players like Maven Clinic and One Medical, Midi says the new capital will fund technology and clinician expansion on a path to profitability.
Public-Private Partnerships Needed To Support SMB Lending
Author: Brock Blake | Date: October 2, 2025
Brock Blake argues that closing the small-dollar loan gap will require tighter collaboration among the SBA, lenders, and fintechs to modernize underwriting for loans under $150,000. Drawing on PPP and ERC lessons, he calls for nuanced policy that deters fraud while keeping vital capital flowing to Main Street, backed by data-sharing forums and best practices. Lendio plans to reconvene with the SBA to present lender surveys and recommendations that make small-loan delivery more efficient and equitable.
Beyond the hype: architecting systems with agentic AI
Author: Panel discussion featuring Tyler Jewell, Arun Joseph, Johannes Koch, Merrin Kurian, moderated by Renato Losio | Date: October 2, 2025
An InfoQ panel unpacks how agentic AI differs from traditional automation: autonomous decision loops demand new guardrails, observability, and trust models. They highlight best-fit use cases (unstructured data, dynamic orchestration), common antipatterns (brittle “Jenga” prompts), and integration patterns that favor clean APIs and stable abstractions. The takeaway: invest in evaluation, traceability, governance, and stable interfaces to scale agents safely in production.
Go Viral: Unlock the Secret to 2025‘s Most Popular Pinterest Pins
Author: Thaakirah Abrahams | Date: October 2, 2025
This playbook shows how brands can tap Pinterest’s top categories and search behavior—where 96% of top searches are unbranded—to drive discovery and sales. It breaks down algorithm levers (domain, pin, pinner quality, relevance) and provides a 12-step plan to create high-performing pins, from trend research and shoppable visuals to community building. For visually oriented SMBs, it’s a practical roadmap to reach ready-to-buy audiences.
Together, these stories spotlight how small businesses can win by pairing smarter capital access and policy engagement with trustworthy AI systems and sharp, search-led marketing. Whether you’re raising funds, navigating SBA programs, testing agentic AI, or turning pins into purchases, the path forward is clarity of execution and data-driven iteration. See you in the next episode.
