Pet telehealth company Airvet closes on $18.2M to embark on enterprise focus
The company has built up a base of employer clients, including Adobe, Ceridian and Rexford Industrial, eager to offer an employer-sponsored benefit for employees with pets.
The Download: AI replicas, and China’s climate role
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI can now create a replica of your personality Imagine sitting down with an AI model for a spoken two-hour interview. A friendly voice guides you through a conversation that ranges from your…
July 2023
I Pitched 300 People a Day For 1 Year — and Learned This Impactful Entrepreneurial Lesson
After working myself to the bone pitching 300 people each day for one year, I came out of that experience as a new man — but surprisingly, an unhappier one. Here’s what I learned.
Are You Protecting your Brand with a Federal Trademark? Here’s How to Get Started
Your business’ brand is one of your most valuable assets — and it can be protected more easily than you may think.
Subway Will Give You Free Sandwiches Forever — If You Make a Legally Binding, Lifetime Commitment First
It will take a true superfan to win this competition.
Apple’s Most Expensive Item Isn’t Sold at the Apple Store: ‘One of the Most Obscure in Existence’
One pair of “ultra rare” Apple sneakers will be auctioned by Sotheby’s for $50,000.
Wormhole digs out of its hole with new security measures to move on from $320M hack
Many projects and companies would simply give up if they’d been hacked and had hundreds of millions stolen from their ecosystem partners, but it appears Wormhole isn’t one of them.
Bluesky sends some users personalized apologies after racism controversy
Bluesky, which has been embattled with moderation issues since its launch earlier this year, appeared to apologize for failing to protect Black users and other marginalized groups on the platform. In emails responding to users who sent feedback regarding the platform’s failure to moderate racist content, Bluesky’s customer support outlined steps to address user concerns. […]
The Simplicity Advantage in Building a Thriving Franchise Business
A business certainly does not need to be simple to be franchised—but it helps.
How to Write Honest Reviews That Help Local Businesses Thrive
Yelp Community Manager Bailey Dixon provides tips for Yelp users on how to write reviews that help local businesses improve.
She’s The First Bangladeshi Woman to Work On Wall Street. This Is The Mindset Shift She Made to Convince Skeptics to Invest In Her Longshot Mission.
As every entrepreneur knows, getting others to believe is the first major hurdle. Durreen Shahnaz, founder of the world’s first social impact stock exchange, shares her hardwon insights on selling unconventional ideas.