Deal Dive: Most secondary sales in venture won’t look like Tiger’s Flipkart deal
Tiger Global sold its Flipkart stake at a valuation 7% below the startup’s last primary round. This outcome isn’t likely to happen again.
The robots who predict the future
To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster. Occasionally a pretty good one. Trying to see the future, whether through the lens of past experience or the logic of cause and effect, has helped us hunt, avoid being hunted, plant crops, forge social bonds, and in general survive in a world that does not…
4 Mobile Calendar Productivity Hacks for Optimizing Your Scheduling on the Go
Life is chaotic. You’re constantly on-the-go, running from one scheduled event to the next. You don’t always have the leisure of being at your desktop computer when you need to…
This week in AI: Experiments, retirements, and extinction events
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. YouTube has begun experimenting with AI-generated summaries for […]
Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data
Poland-based spyware LetMeSpy is no longer operational and said it will shut down after a June data breach wiped out its servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims’ phones. In a notice on its website in both English and Polish, LetMeSpy confirmed the “permanent shutdown” of the spyware service and […]
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Here’s what the Fearless Fund lawsuit could mean for venture
The American Alliance for Equal Rights winning could result in more litigation overall against businesses, universities and government agency programs.
What Are The Long-Term Benefits of Donating to Charity?
As Anne Frank eloquently said, “No one has ever become poor by giving.” Donating to charity is one of the most rewarding acts, with several benefits for your mental, societal…
Stock Market Gets “Fitch Slapped”
The S&P 500 (SPY) seems to have hit a wall at 4,600 thanks in part to the surprising downgrade of US debt by the Fitch ratings service. Not only is…
Dan Gwak of Point72 Ventures thinks there has never been a better time for defense tech startups
Dan Gwak has had a more varied life than many investors. He grew up in Jakarta, the son of Korean parents who ran a shipping business. After high school, he headed to Cornell in the U.S., and became an associate at The Carlyle Group. Everything was moving up and to the right, so to speak. […]
You’re Not Lazy — You’re Burnt Out. Here Are The 5 Warning Signs.
Entrepreneur burnout can land you in the emergency ward. Learn how to spot the signs now before it’s too late.