Jack Dorsey Blasts Mark Zuckerberg Over Threads Follower Request: ‘Too Soon’
Dorsey co-founded Twitter back in 2006.
How automotive exec Crystal Brown founded CircNova, an AI drug discovery biotech
Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO […]
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July 2023
4 Telltale Signs Your Business Has Deep-Rooted Issues That Need Addressed
While you can’t always prevent conflict or frustration among your stakeholders, you can do a lot to create a driven, focused environment that breeds respect and success.
Wage Growth Outpaces Inflation for First Time in 2 Years, Offering Hope for Economic Growth in the U.S. — But Will the Wage Gains Last?
Some experts are concerned about a wage-price spiral, but research suggests that wage gains have had minimal impact on inflation.
Mukesh Bansal seeks over $100M valuation in new venture’s maiden funding
Mukesh Bansal of Myntra and Cultfit fame is evaluating a new venture. Though he has yet to narrow down on what he plans to do with the new startup – and in what order – he has a price in mind. Bansal and entrepreneur Mohit Gupta have pitched several investors – including Peak XV, Lightspeed […]
House Republicans probe Threads in ongoing social media investigation
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) has expanded his wide-ranging investigation of big tech and social media companies to include Threads, Meta’s new Twitter competitor. Representative Jordan subpoenaed Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft in February to learn about “how and to what extent the Executive Branch coerced and colluded with companies and other intermediaries to […]
Threads as a gaming hub? Zynga founder-backed Artie is counting on it
Meta’s Threads has become a household name shortly after its debut earlier this month. Within a week of its launch, it attracted over 100 million users worldwide. The platform also recently achieved one-fifth of Twitter’s weekly active user base globally. Now, a startup named Artie is exploring new possibilities for the Twitter alternative by bringing […]
3 Tips on How to Translate Your Ideas Into a Business
Great businesses are the result of entrepreneurs making the most of great ideas. Learn my top three tips for transforming your concept into a successful company.
The Sunk Cost Fallacy is Ruining Your Decisions. Here are 3 Life-Changing Lessons I’ve Learned From Pivoting
As entrepreneurs, it’s our job to ignore the critics and determine when to stay the course and when to pivot fast.
Twitter tweaks its new revenue-sharing policy for creators to expand access, increase rate limits
Twitter last week began paying creators a share of the ad revenue served in the replies of their posts in an effort to retain the platform’s most important tweeters, in the face of increased competition from Instagram Threads and others. But despite the program’s significant payouts, some creators weren’t happy — and took their complaints […]
Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles
Microsoft and Sony signed an agreement to bring Call of Duty games to PlayStation consoles. As a reminder, Microsoft offered to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. And yet, 18 months after the announcement, that acquisition hasn’t closed as several competition regulators have been concerned about the consequences on the gaming market. That’s why today’s […]