\u201cIf AI is shrinking the labor market, why not use it to help more people build businesses instead?\u201d became the question that led his team to launch the Miami startup.<\/p>\n
Bootup Studios is building an AI-powered business platform designed to help entrepreneurs operate with much smaller teams. The software combines AI advisors with task-specific agents that can carry out work across functions like customer success, operations, finance, product, and go-to-market execution.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery company that I\u2019ve raised and launched has either been in AI or the workforce space,\u201d Malone told Refresh Miami. Watching wave after wave of tech layoffs, he said he noticed two trends unfolding at once. Companies were reducing headcount while entrepreneurs suddenly had access to tools that dramatically lowered the cost and complexity of building software.<\/p>\n
His previous venture, an AI-powered test preparation platform, convinced him the economics of startups had fundamentally changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the most technical product that I\u2019ve ever been a part of,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it was also the easiest one to get out because of the tooling that is available now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bootup Studios officially launched in August with Malone, co-founder Sam Aguilar, and a small engineering team. Since then, the company has signed Morehouse College as its first institutional customer, launched a pilot with the University of Tulsa, and was recently selected for Parallel18, Puerto Rico\u2019s internationally recognized startup accelerator.<\/p>\n
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Another milestone came in June, when Bootup Studios was selected for Parallel18<\/a>, one of the Caribbean\u2019s best-known startup accelerators. As part of the program, Malone and team will receive investment, mentorship, and access to Puerto Rico\u2019s growing innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n But Malone believes the bigger story is Miami.<\/p>\n Unlike cities such as Seattle, San Francisco, or Atlanta, Miami has relatively few large public technology employers. Instead, its economy has long been driven by founder-led businesses and smaller companies.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Miami is very much a city of entrepreneurs,\u201d Malone said. \u201cIt\u2019s more SMB. It\u2019s more entrepreneurial.\u201d<\/p>\n That could prove to be an advantage if AI continues reducing hiring at major technology companies.<\/p>\n \u201cI wonder if the next exciting thing for Miami is that we\u2019re the city that doesn\u2019t have these massive layoffs because we don\u2019t have all these Fortune 500 tech companies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n READ MORE IN REFRESH MIAMI:<\/p>\n I am a Miami-based technology researcher and writer with a passion for sharing stories about the South Florida tech ecosystem. I particularly enjoy learning about GovTech startups, cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence, and innovators that leverage technology to transform society for the better. Always open for pitches via Twitter @rileywk or www.RileyKaminer.com.<\/p>\n ![\"Riley](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4q0a7418-1.jpeg\")
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