4 Lessons I Learned Building a Sustainable Business From the Ground Up
Building a sustainable business isn’t the same as a conventional startup. Here’s what I learned while building mine.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
You Could Be Competing Against 250 People for Your Next Role. Here’s How to Stand Out, According to a Hiring Platform CEO.
This CEO has a solution to job-hunting blues.
How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy
I first heard the term “censorship-industrial complex” on April 15, 2025. That’s when I got the tip that a small office in the U.S. State Department, which focused on monitoring and countering foreign disinformation from the likes of Russia, Iran, and China, was facing imminent shutdown—the next day. And the reason? R/FIMI, as the office…
What Every Founder Needs to Know About the Dark Side of a Successful Exit
I spent months interviewing founders who had successful exits and was surprised by what I found.
Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app
Over a year following its post-election surge, Bluesky’s mobile app is seeing a continued decline in active users, though its remaining community is still relatively engaged.
What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE?
Scaleup Europe, a public-private fund with a $5.7 billion target, made its first investment by backing Finnish satellite company ICEYE.
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
One of OpenAI’s longest serving executives is headed out the door, although the longtime COO told staff that he was “excited to help you all advance the mission from a different vantage point.”
General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI
River AI, a startup founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has a fascinating vision for personal agents and secured $1.1 billion out of the gate.
Why Some Entrepreneurs Multiply Their Impact With AI While Others Just Work Faster
AI won’t give you an edge if it just helps you move faster — it’s how you use it to think, decide, and scale that separates winners from the rest.
He Changed One Thing About His Website. Then Sales Jumped $10,000.
Everyone wants more customers. The harder question is whether they can actually find you when they’re ready to buy.