WRITER: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, 575-646-2025, a_najera@nmsu.edu

The Scale Up New Mexico program, hosted by Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University and supported in part by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, successfully concluded its GenAI Go-to-Market Success Sprint, a six-week accelerator designed to equip New Mexico-based tech startups with the tools and strategies needed to integrate Generative AI into their sales and marketing efforts.

The program, which ran from April 10 to May 15, provided entrepreneurs with hands-on training in leveraging AI for market research, customer segmentation, messaging, content creation and sales automation. Participants engaged in a comprehensive learning experience, combining interactive workshops, personalized mentoring and real-time feedback from industry experts.

“The GenAI Go-to-Market Success Sprint was a game-changer for our cohort, allowing them to refine and automate their sales and marketing processes using cutting-edge AI tools,” said Carlos Murguia, program manager for Scale Up NM. “By implementing AI-driven strategies, our startups are now better positioned to scale their customer outreach, optimize engagement and achieve measurable growth.”

Throughout the Sprint, 15 startups participated in dynamic sessions covering key AI-powered go-to-market strategies, including using AI for market research, customer segmentation and messaging; personalizing outreach and automating repetitive tasks in sales; scaling content creation while maintaining quality and authenticity; and enhancing sales enablement with AI-driven automation.

“AI is reshaping the way businesses approach sales and marketing, and this Sprint gave our participants a competitive edge in adopting these technologies,” said Dana Catron, interim director of Arrowhead Center. “We are proud to see our entrepreneurs leverage AI to refine their go-to-market strategies and optimize their growth potential.”

The GenAI Go-to-Market Success Sprint featured a mix of lectures, breakout sessions, live discussions and hands-on exercises, ensuring that participants not only understood AI-driven methodologies but also applied them directly to their businesses.

“The Arrowhead Center at NMSU has provided outstanding and unwavering support for my tech startup. Most recently, the GenAI course, led by Rodrigo Fuentes, was jam-packed with cutting-edge techniques to optimize my online outreach efforts,” said Trais Kliphuis, co-founder and CEO of Envitrace. “The class is designed for efficient use of time, which is essential for my busy schedule. We are already applying many of the skills, saving time and, more importantly, improving our messaging.”

For more information about Scale Up NM, contact Murguia at cmurguia@nmsu.edu or visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/scale-up-nm.

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PHOTO CAPTION: Trais Kliphuis, chief executive officer and founder of EnviTrace, which develops cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) methods and tools. Kliphuis was part of the cohort that successfully completed the GenAI Go-to-Market Success Sprint hosted by Scale Up New Mexico. (Courtesy photo)

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