Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI
The Silicon Valley firm is aligning its India fundraising cycle with its global funds for the first time, as it shifts to a shorter investment period.
A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth
This week, I officially signed up for an unusual competition. One that rewards competitors for getting younger. I recently turned 40, and I don’t need reminding that both time and my chronological age only tick forward. But this game is focused on competitors’ biological ages—figures that are meant to provide a better way to measure…
Before You Launch Your Next Business, Ask These 4 Questions
Discover practical strategies for vertical integration, strategic expansion and scaling businesses that work together to increase profitability and long-term value.
How Mediocrity Quietly Creeps In — and How to Hold High Standards That Protect Your Profits and Culture
High standards do more than help you win, because they keep the wrong people, projects and habits from quietly draining your company’s time, focus and profits.
Waymo is scaling fast. Here’s what the fleet data shows.
In the past month, Waymo has expanded its fleet in Texas by 49%. There are other hotspots as well.
I Went From Teacher to Executive — These Classroom Rules Still Run My Team.
The most effective leaders use kindness to strengthen accountability, build trust and create the conditions for exceptional performance.
3 Habits That Help Entrepreneurs Stay Clear-Headed When Everything Goes Wrong
Funding falls through, partners fall ill and disasters strike, so build these three habits now to stay focused when your next crisis hits.
Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting
The startup’s robot can tighten or loosen four bolts at a time, and it fits in a Pelican case.
Want Happier Customers? Make Your Employees Happy First.
How internal company culture and physical workspace directly impact the bottom line and long-term loyalty.
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PrismML brings its tiny LLMs to Qualcomm-powered smart glasses
Prism’s larger goal is open-weight AI that runs on devices and makes better use of the computing power they already have.