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5 lessons startup founders can learn from tech mogul Elon Musk
Elon Musk, famous for leading Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, and other companies, began his journey in 1…
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Adam Neumann's new startup is reworking WeWork's old business model
Adam Neumann's residential real estate startup Flow is getting into the shared coworking business, …
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Geoff Wei…
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A Gen Xer quit his corporate job in SF and moved to Colombia. He said Medellín is more affordable and he's been able to launch 2 startups.
Jason Bennett, 46, left the Bay Area for the chance to be his own boss abroad.
John Towfighi
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I always knew I wanted to launch a startup in India — so I made 2 key career moves in the US first to minimize the risks
Rohan Bhide worked at Meta then left for a smaller company. Now, he's getting ready to launch his o…
Shubhangi Goel
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Some of the best early-stage startup investors share a common trait that should be a lesson for Silicon Valley
In today's big story, we're looking at the best investors when it comes to early-stage companies.
Dan DeFrancesco
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Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth
A report from McKinsey earlier in 2024 estimated that the global space economy will be worth $1.8 t…
Polly Thompson
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Inside the downfall of Henrik Fisker's second automotive startup, which just filed for bankruptcy
Business Insider spoke with 27 current and former Fisker staff who charted the startup's downfall.
Grace Kay
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Startups in 2024: Innovation can't override a profitable bottom line
In 1999, amidst the dot-com frenzy, Warren Buffett's prophetic words at the Allen-Sunny Valley Conf…
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Apple, Zuck, Elon, and the lesson of Microsoft Windows
Apple's EV and goggles. Meta's investment in AI and the metaverse. Tesla's price cuts. These are al…
Alistair Barr
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Body-adapting bras, reusable period panties & more help this startup bag ₹80 lakh from 'sharks'
D'chica's, a brand that curates puberty-essential products tailored specifically to the needs and p…
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Former CEO of buzzy tech startup hit with prison time for fraud
Prosecutors said the sentence of ex-Headspin CEO Manish Lachwani is a warning to other "fake it til…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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4 things an executive learned from reporting to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Vlad Loktev, former VP and GM of Airbnb's core hosting business, said he learned about embracing ch…
Jaures Yip
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Customer stickiness to solving unit economics early: Lessons in hyperscaling startups, according to BCG-Times Bridge-TiE Delhi-NCR report
Setting up a startup is just the first step in a long journey, and late-stage startups which have f…
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2023: The year that startups started to grow up
The year of 2023 was tough for many startups which had to survive without the VC funding bottle. Un…
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With the onset of funding winter, founders are now better behaved, says Mukul Gulati of Zephyr Peacock
With the go-go days of funding behind us, private equity players say that founders are no longer be…
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Fired from Google after 13 years of service, he used his severance to build a business around helping others with their careers
Google's 2023 layoffs impacted many, including Nicholas Whitaker, who was with the company since 20…
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Sam Altman's biggest lesson for founders: control freaks win
Altman did not, in practice, start with much control at OpenAI, despite being its CEO and, prior to…
Hasan Chowdhury
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18 movies with valuable entrepreneurial lessons: From 'Startup.com' to 'Becoming Warren Buffett'
Reading isn't the only way to gain entrepreneurial knowledge. Films like 'Rocket Singh: Salesman of…
Vikas Jha
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I quit a comfortable tech job to launch a startup. Moving back in with my mom was humbling, but now I make $400,000 and travel all the time.
Gene Caballero had a stable job at Dell, but he quit to cofound a lawn care startup. Now he's earni…
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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From using multiple banks to managing VC relationships, these are the 5 lessons every founder should have learned from the Silicon Valley Bank nightmare
Now that the Silicon Valley Bank crises has deescalated, tech founders should learn to avoid the tr…