Jack Dorsey Explains Bluesky Exit: ‘Literally Repeating All the Mistakes We Made’ at Twitter
Dorsey left the Bluesky board and deleted his account earlier this week.
We Spent a Decade Building Virtual Worlds — What We Discovered Could Reshape the Future of Business
What we learned about scale, AI and ownership when we tried to connect thousands of people in real time.
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8 Business and Life Lessons I Would Give to My Younger Self
Here are a few valuable lessons I would teach my younger self, gleaned from both successes and missed opportunities.
Startups Weekly: Trouble in EV land and Peloton is circling the drain
Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Look, I know this is our startups weekly newsletter, and as the most valuable company in the world, Apple is kind of the ultimate “not a […]
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Founders Fund leads financing of composites startup Layup Parts
Scarcely five months after its founding, hard tech startup Layup Parts has landed a $9 million round of financing led by Founders Fund to transform composites manufacturing. Lux Capital and Haystack also participated. The breakneck pace is more than a subtle indication that investors’ appetite for tech-focused solutions to the woes of the American industrial base […]
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Anthropic now lets kids use its AI tech — within limits
AI startup Anthropic is changing its policies to allow minors to use its generative AI systems — in certain circumstances, at least. Announced in a post on the company’s official blog Friday, Anthropic will begin letting teens and preteens use third-party apps (but not its own apps, necessarily) powered by its AI models so long […]
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The buzziest EV IPO of the year is a Chinese automaker
Zeekr’s market hype is noteworthy and may indicate that investors see value in the high-quality, low-price offerings of Chinese automakers.
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Are You a Visionary Leader? Here’s How to Tell (and What You Can Do to Become One)
What the world needs now is leaders who think differently. How do you stack up?
I Produce Many Large In-Person Events — Using a Very Small Budget. Here’s How I Do It.
In-person events can be a great way for small businesses to grow their brands, make money and build and strengthen relationships.
VC fund performance is down sharply — but it may have already hit its lowest point
Venture capital has been hit hard by souring macroeconomic conditions over the past few years and it’s not yet clear how the market downturn affected VC fund performance. But recent data from the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) give us something to chew on. SFERS’s venture portfolio recorded a -.9% internal rate of return […]
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Future-Proofing Your Business — 5 Strategies for Sustainable Growth in Times of Change
Key strategies for marketing and advertising agency leaders to navigate the rapid pace of technological and market changes, ensuring survival and growth.