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Payroll startup Warp disavows 'affiliate' who posted about white superiority
Warp is under the spotlight following controversial posts from an account tied to the company. On Thursday, an account posting under the name Vittorio wrote on X, “i like White people more, they do more, they are better for the roles i need…
How a viral AI image catapulted a Mexican startup to a major adidas contract
Antonio Nuño, Fatima Alvarez, and Enrique Rodriguez have been friends since they were five years old. As teenagers, they became volunteers helping indigenous communities — first in Mexico, then in other countries — and saw that…
How to Validate Your Startup Idea Before Building Anything?
Did you know that over 35% of startup failures happen because they launch products that ultimately have no market need? This is an avoidable risk. It's not just about talking to users and gathering insights — it's more than that. Every…
Paystack and other African startups that had multi-million dollar exits: report
Over the last few years, startups have faced challenges when trying to exit, due to factors like a frozen IPO market and reduced attractiveness to buyers, according to a report by Tech Crunch. It said large mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A) deals have…
Bare-Bones Startup: How to Start a Business When You're Nearly Broke
Many or all of the products here are from our partners that compensate us. It's how we make money. But our editorial integrity ensures our experts' opinions aren't influenced by compensation. Terms may apply to offers listed on this page. Choose a…
Exclusive | Musk's xAI Has Discussed Deal for Share in Future Tesla Revenue
Elon Musk 's AI startup xAI has discussed a deal where it would get some revenue in exchange for providing the carmaker access to its technology and resources, the latest example of the growing interconnectedness of Musk's companies. Under a…
Aptos CEO Mo Shaikh shares his journey to web3 and market opportunities in Asia and Middle East
As a young immigrant in Brooklyn, Mo Shaikh often pondered over his father's taxi earnings. His father would say he made $100, but Shaikh couldn't understand why only $60 made it home. (The rest, he learned, went to intermediaries.) This early…
5 careers in the space industry that new grads should focus on, according to a VC
The VC added that many traditional business roles — including human resources, marketing, and customer relations — can provide a great opportunity for newbies to break into the space field, which is good news for those who may lack…
This Veteran Stock Picker Beats The Market Following These Strict Rules
For most small-cap investors, 2024 has been yet another year to grumble about their chosen playground being ignored, even while trillion-dollar market-cap companies like Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Nvidia get ever more expensive. The Russell…
The female 'founder mode' double standard
Graham's meditations on management sparked an immediate debate. From Tobias Lütke of Spotify to Baron Davis, a retired basketball star turned investor, cheered Graham's rationale from the sidelines. Others, like Chamath Palihapitiya and…
Trump's ambitions for US to be 'crypto capital of the planet' are concerning allies
Months after Donald Trump and his eldest sons were found liable for civil fraud associated with a family business, the Trumps have sparked new concerns with a growing family venture — cryptocurrency. The Republican presidential candidate has…
Bluesky grows to 9M+ users
Bluesky keeps growing: The company announced that as of Friday morning, it had added 3 million new users, bringing its total user count to more than 9 million. In other words, the social platform's user base has grown by around 50 percent in the…
Hamster Kombat Price Prediction - Will It Explode?
Hamster Kombat's token will finally launch on 26 September, and everyone wants to know how it will perform. This record-smashing Play-to-Earn (P2E) meme coin has seen serious adoption, luring hundreds of millions of users in just a few months. With…
John Wayne Horton joins Lowenstein Sandler
John Wayne Horton was named partner in the emerging companies and venture capital practice in August at Lowenstein Sandler's Palo Alto office. Why it matters: Horton will represent startups as outside general counsel, with an emphasis on venture…
Conservative economists pour cold water on Harris' new small-business tax proposal
Conservative economists are pouring cold water on Vice President Kamala Harris ' new proposal aimed at reducing startup costs for new small businesses as part of her 'Opportunity Economy' economic platform. Harris unveiled new small-business tax…
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