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The anatomy of venture capital
In 2023 I wrote a piece about the five deadly sins of VCs. A lot of founders agreed, but some VCs were pissed. My DMs were full of them explaining how unfair it was. One person said I wouldn't make any friends in the industry if I kept it up. I'm…
New Mexico Bets Big On Fusion And Defense Startups
New Mexico's $70 billion sovereign wealth fund is making a major push to attract advanced technology industries to the state, betting that sectors such as nuclear fusion, defense systems, and advanced manufacturing can generate both financial…
Germany's Industrial Collapse: Degrowth And Ideology At Work
Even with some temporal distance and broader perspective, the election result in Baden-Württemberg makes no sense. That the two eco-socialist parties, fused into a kind of political twin planet— Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and the…
Bay Area drivers outraged by eye-watering price of gas in tech enclave
California drivers were stunned by the eye-watering price of gas at Bay Area filling station as fuel costs skyrocket across the US. Gas prices in America have seen a 70-cent average increase over the last month as Donald Trump's war on Iran nears…
OpenAI's original VC bet: How Vinod Khosla stepped in after Elon Musk balked
The origin story of one of the most lucrative—and contrarian—AI bets in venture capital began with billionaire investor Vinod Khosla entering the fold after Elon Musk left Sam Altman hanging. Here's how it played out, as Khosla told…
Claret Capital Partners invests €28M in Cinclus Pharma
Claret Capital Partners invests €28M in Cinclus Pharma Cinclus Pharma is a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company developing next-generation treatments for gastric acid-related diseases Claret Capital Partners providing growth funding of…
AGI isn't the 'Holy Grail' for women in AI. It's gender-purpose AI, and it's already here
As of yesterday, March 12, hundreds of thousands of innovators, disruptors, and leaders began descending on Austin for SXSW. If you search “Tech and AI ” in this year's schedule, you'll find 185 results. That's more than double the 80…
Top 2% fund manager shares investing opportunities amid Iran turmoil
Rising oil prices — and their potential impact on inflation — are front and center in the market conversation right now. Yet, if the conflict between Iran and the US and Israel continues and the Strait of Hormuz stays closed…
Trump's MFN policy threatens US competitiveness with China
The two most recent examples of this tendency are the MFN proposals advanced by the administration and introduced in Congress last spring. These plans are successors to two earlier initiatives from the first Trump administration and are similar in…
Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi on why the crypto exchange's new Fed master account access and NASDAQ partnership isn't designed to 'disrupt the banking system'
Kraken may play second fiddle to Coinbase in the U.S., but the crypto exchange has been on a tear as it prepares for a potential initial public offering. In just the past two weeks, Kraken has announced its groundbreaking approval for a limited…
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Learn Investment Practices of Leading University Endowments
Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale manage substantial endowments. The top 20 university endowments grew by over 9% annually from 1992 to 2005. University endowments adjusted investment strategies post-2008 crisis. Endowments involve long-term…
Why Is Steph Curry Investing in Israeli Security Tech?
Bluesky Steph Curry is the greatest shooter ever. His three-ball revolutionized the game, ushering in the “pace and space” and “five-out” era. After 16 seasons in the NBA, he's more than a sure-fire Hall of Famer; he's a…
Used Car Of The Day: 2011 Nissan XTerra Pro-4X
Today's UCOTD is a 2011 Nissan XTerra Pro-4X. This one is an automatic with about 59,600 miles on it. The seller says it runs and drives well, with no warning lights, and some recent necessary maintenance done. That maintenance includes a new cabin…
Atlassian Cuts 1,600 Jobs As Company Shifts Strategy Toward Artificial Intelligence
The job market has been facing increasing uncertainty; to redirect more resources toward artificial intelligence (AI), the Australian productivity software company Atlassian has announced a new round of layoffs. In a statement released on Tuesday…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Blood-Drawing Robots, Inboxes For AI Agents, Franchised Defense Manufacturing, And More
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our latest entry here. February was the biggest month on record for venture funding. And while the vast…
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