She Quit Her Corporate Job to Sell a Refreshing Summer Staple — Then Made $38,000 the First Week and $1 Million in Year 1
With nearly $40,000 in first-week sales and $1 million in her first year, DeSario Turner’s story is a blueprint for success.
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An investor makes a case for funding sex, drugs and other socially taboo products
Impact investor and advisor Christian Tooley posed a simple question to the audience at SXSW London last week: What if investors put aside societal prudence for profit? Tooley was mainly referring to vice clauses, the restrictions that limited partners place on venture firms to guardrail their investments. Some of these no-no sectors often include products […]
The Download: an inspiring toy robot arm, and why AM radio matters
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. How a 1980s toy robot arm inspired modern robotics —Jon Keegan As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Shack as a kid. While…
Lauryn Bosstick’s Multi-Million-Dollar Playbook: Build an Audience First, Then Create Products Just for Them
Lauryn Bosstick, founder of The Skinny Confidential, says more founders should reverse the typical business playbook.
Meta reportedly in talks to invest billions of dollars in Scale AI
Meta is discussing a multi-billion dollar investment in Scale AI, according to Bloomberg. In fact, the deal value could reportedly exceed $10 billion, making it the largest external AI investment for the Facebook parent company and one of the largest funding events ever for a private company.
Axiom Space prepares for its fourth mission to the ISS
Axiom Space plans to launch its fourth mission on Tuesday, June 10 — a mission that CEO Tejpaul Bhatia described as “a little bit of a victory lap.”
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Pioneering Apple engineer Bill Atkinson dies at 74
Bill Atkinson, an engineer who played a key role in the development of the Macintosh and other landmark Apple products, has died of pancreatic cancer.
At WWDC 25, Apple should make amends with developers after AI shortfalls and lawsuits
Apple has an opportunity to deliver a WWDC that would encourage developers to invest more of their time in the ecosystem.
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