I Sold My Company to Snapchat for $54 Million — These 5 Takeaways Still Guide Me Today
Building something people genuinely want and proving demand with real traction before chasing investors is what attracts the right buyers.
The Download: a bid to scrap the virtual wall and AI hits Climate Week
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. A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced plans to introduce legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along…
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Here’s What Was Discussed at President Donald Trump’s ‘High IQ’ Dinner With Tech CEOs, Including Apple’s Tim Cook and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he was invited to the event, but decided not to attend.
X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat. You probably shouldn’t trust it yet.
X’s new encrypted messaging feature, XChat, has some red flags.
This Is the Marketing Strategy Every Small Business Can Afford
Discover why localizing your marketing and services is crucial for small business success today.
Daymond John Says This Misconception About Starting a Business Is Holding People Back
The People’s Shark shares his best advice for finding the right partners to help overcome business struggles in uncertain times.
I Built a Routine That Keeps Me Energized as a Founder — Here’s What Works
Here is my personal framework of habits, routines and tools that help me prevent burnout, stay energized and thrive as a startup founder.
Scale AI’s former CTO launches AI agent that could solve big data’s biggest problem
Isotopes, co-founded by Arun Murthy, launched a sophisticated analytics agent. Arun was one of the creators of Hadoop who later joined Scale AI.
OpenAI hires the team behind Xcode coding assistant Alex Codes
Acqui-hires feel like they’re here to stay: the team behind Alex Codes, which built a popular tool that let devs use AI models within Apple’s development suite Xcode, is joining OpenAI.
The blueprint for lasting companies and communities with Discord’s Jason Citron and Campuswire’s Tade Oyerinde at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
When you design for people instead of institutions, you don’t just build a product. You build a movement. That’s the idea behind this Builders Stage session called “Creating Communities and Companies That Last.”
Tesla shareholders to vote on investing in Musk’s AI startup xAI
A shareholder proposal would allow Tesla to invest in Elon Musk’s rival AI firm, xAI if approved. Tesla’s board didn’t recommend one way or another.