10 Common Obstacles to Avoid When Starting a Business
Starting a new business can be an exciting and rewarding venture, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges. Here are some common obstacles to avoid when starting a new business.
Netflix Cofounder Predicts That This Unexpected Field Will Experience a Resurgence in the Age of AI
Reed Hastings says the world has “overdone” studying science, technology, engineering and math.
Are you going to let Sam Altman’s crypto project scan your eyeballs or not?
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Earlier this week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s audacious eyeball-scanning crypto startup Tools for Humanity started the global rollout of its Worldcoin product. The company wants to […]
AI builds momentum for smarter health care
The pharmaceutical industry operates under one of the highest failure rates of any business sector. The success rate for drug candidates entering capital Phase 1 trials—the earliest type of clinical testing, which can take 6 to 7 years—is anywhere between 9% and 12%, depending on the year, with costs to bring a drug from discovery…
Startups aren’t (just) a young person’s game
There’s a pervasive myth in Silicon Valley: Startups are only founded by a bunch of 20-year-olds who recently dropped out of college.
FAA launches new committee to explore regulations on commercial human spaceflight
The Federal Aviation Administration is launching a new initiative exploring possible regulations on commercial human spaceflight, a first for a nascent industry that is rapidly increasing the number of humans that visit space. The new rulemaking committee will “help the FAA plan, conceive, and implement—when the time is right—a well-informed, thoughtful, regulatory regime for commercial […]
It’s not just Netflix’s $900K AI jobs, it’s the hypocrisy
The discovery of an AI product manager role at Netflix with a pay ceiling of $900,000 sent critics of the company and entertainment industry wild yesterday. That isn’t the only such listing, and likely not even the most lucrative. No one should be surprised that one of the biggest tech companies in the world is […]
The Role of PR in Successful Product Launches — Strategies and Best Practices
By executing a comprehensive PR campaign, brands can generate buzz, build credibility, and create a strong foundation for their product’s success in a competitive market.
How to Build a Culture of Learning in Startups
Startups tend to favor high productivity within short turnaround times. In such conditions, employees must be adaptable and learn new skills quickly. Therefore, training and development are crucial — a new employee needs to hit the ground running.
McDonald’s Sales Surge Following Grimace Shake TikTok Take Over
The 52-year-old character went viral while promoting the Grimace Shake.
Anheuser-Busch to Lay Off 2% of Workforce Amid Declining Sales and Backlash
The layoffs will impact less than 2% of the total Anheuser-Busch U.S. employee population, which translates to approximately 380 positions eliminated.