Most Friends Don’t Make Good Business Partners. But Here Are 3 Things You Can Do to Change That.
If you and your friends are thinking of starting a business, there are some ground rules you’ll need to discuss first.
Is Your ‘Eco-friendly’ Paper Bag Actually Sustainable? No — and Here’s the Math to Prove It.
Is paper sustainable? A deep dive into lifecycle data reveals paper bags may be worse for the climate than plastic.
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Accel-backed Agave lets construction software talk to one another
A lot of the most popular construction software was developed 20 to 40 years ago and many systems don’t talk to each other. As a result, the information stored in them is fragmented, adding extra work for building teams. Agave, a member of Y Combinator’s latest batch, is helping with a unified API that connects […]
Marathon Oil (MRO) vs. Marathon Petroleum (MPC): Which Energy Stock Has the Potential for Great Momentum in September
A pickup in demand for oil and gas and constrained supplies amid production cuts will likely push crude prices higher, driving strong investor interest in the energy sector. Thus, energy…
FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Method Doesn’t Work
As people are increasingly looking to retire early and live off their investments, the FIRE movement has gained popularity in recent years. In spite of this, the FIRE method is…
Why PE firm Alitheia is banking on women in Africa
African women-founders find it incredibly hard to raise capital from private markets, and even banks, a gap that “gender-lens” funds like Alitheia IDF exist to bridge. Alitheia IDF was co-founded by Tokunboh Ishmael and Polo Leteka in 2015 as a private equity fund to back the often marginalized founders. Through the $100 million Alitheia IDF, […]
In Threads’ dwindling engagement, social media’s flawed hypothesis is laid bare
In an age where social isolation and loneliness are at an all-time high, perhaps we stop treating connectivity as a substitute and focus on facilitating true, meaningful connections.
Venmo lets you gift money to your loved ones with special Hallmark greeting cards
Venmo is partnering with greeting card manufacturer Hallmark to let you send a physical gift card loaded with money. Hallmark said that this new line of cards will be available for $4.99 on the company’s websites, in Hallmark Gold Crown stores, and in select retailers. People will be able to choose cards from different ranges, […]
Voxel uses computer vision to increase workplace safety
The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 340 million workplace incidents every year. Voxel was created to increase workplace safety through computer vision. The startup announced today it has raised $12 million in strategic funding led by manufacturer Rite-Hite, with participation from returning investors Eclipse Ventures and MTech. This brings its total funding raised […]
Praso bags $9.3M, acquires Floki’s IP to simplify food purchasing for Brazilian retailers
The company connects large foodservice manufacturers with small retailers — like bars, restaurants, cafés and bakeries — a marketplace and manages fulfillment, logistics and even credit.
Longevity loving Fairphone 5 unwrapped, with pledge of 8+ years software support
Ethical electronics startup, Fairphone, has taken the recycled wrapping off a new flagship smartphone, the Fairphone 5, which will start shipping to buyers in Europe next month. The Android 13-powered handset comes with a five year warranty and the promise of software support that it says will last until at least 2028 — and even […]