Mark Cuban Warns About Fake Fundraisers on Social Media After Assassination Attempt: ‘Makes Things Worse’
Mark Cuban warned his followers about online grifters who try to capitalize on tragedy.
The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning
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. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things…
10 Years, 10 Lessons — Key Insights From a Decade of Entrepreneurship
In honor of my business’s 10-year anniversary, here are 10 lessons I’ve learned about entrepreneurship and leadership along the way.
5 Ways to Stay Sane and Balanced Amid All the Meme-Stock Madness
Here’s how to keep your account balance and sanity when people all around you are losing theirs.
You Don’t Need Venture Capital Anymore — Here Are 4 Funding Alternatives
Are you hoping to raise capital for your business without traditional investor interference? Here are four alternatives you could pursue.
Do You Diminish Your Employees? How to Be a Multiplier and Elevate the People Around You
Great leaders empower their teams by being multipliers, fostering a culture of respect, trust and innovation.
Taylor Swift Just Gave a Masterclass in Crisis Management—Turning an Onstage Disaster Into a Highlight
An instrument malfunction threatened to sink Swift’s July 14 show.
How This Small Local Bakery Turned Itself Into a Wholesale Powerhouse
Tres Lecheria transformed from a local Seattle favorite into a wholesale powerhouse by securing deals with major grocery chains.
Why Business Owners Should Mix Strategy with Hands-On Involvement
Conventional wisdom says to work on the business, not in the business. That sounds like good advice, but is there more to it? Yes, and finding the balance is key to entrepreneurial success.
Going Green Can Save You Money and Attract Top Talent — 3 Essential Ways to Become More Eco-Friendly
I’ve always believed sustainability is all about finding solutions with a meaningful long-term impact and how we can work together towards a better tomorrow. Here are three essential ways your SMB can integrate sustainability throughout the business.
The Download: how AI affects creativity, and CRISPR babies
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 make you more creative—but it has limits Generative AI models have made it simpler and quicker to produce everything from text passages and images to video clips and audio tracks. But…