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Fintech Focus For December 23, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 7:20pm | 1714Read More...Quote To Start The Day: During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla (for 1/10 of our current value). He refused to take the meeting. Source: Elon Musk One Big Thing In Fintech: Jack Miller, head of trading at Baird,...
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Fintech Focus For December 15, 2020
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 6:36pm | 1454Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know that nothing — not even a pandemic or an abuse of power — can extinguish that flame,” Biden said in prepared remarks his transition team announced he would deliver at 7:...
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Y Combinator Startup Meadow Debuts Fundraising Tool For Cannabis Businesses
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 9:00am | 313Read More...Meadow, a Y Combinator startup building software for California dispensaries, has launched an open-source fundraising document geared toward streamlining early-stage financing for cannabis businesses. The SAFE, or Simple Agreement for Future Equity, is a standardized...
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Y Combinator Cannabis Startup Meadow Launches Mobile Marketing Platform
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 7:39am | 287Read More...Meadow, a Y Combinator startup building software for California dispensaries, has launched a CRM and text-messaging platform. The company's "Mobile Marketing" is built into its all-in-one software suite, Meadow Platform. Meadow CEO and co-founder David Hua explained that the...
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Confident Cannabis Raises $12M Series A To Expand Wholesale Platform Nationwide
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 12:33pm | 305Read More...Confident Cannabis, a cannabis wholesale platform powered by verified lab data, raised $12 million in Series A funding to accelerate growth and expand into new markets. What Happened The round was led by San Francisco-based Poseidon Asset Management, one of the leading cannabis-focused funds. Other...
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What's Going Down At The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference
Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 1:32pm | 1139Read More...The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference is at the halfway mark and dozens of the world’s most influential people have three days left to forge relationships and make deals in comfort and secrecy. The week-long conference is hosted and wholly funded by Allen & Company, a private...
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Robot Rising: Experts Try To Quantify Human Fear Of Smart Replicants
Sunday, May 14, 2017 - 12:36pm | 1550Read More...The machines moved in so quickly, people were caught off guard. Once they saw the scope of the threat, they rioted and smashed the devices in nightly raids. But the machines proved too powerful, and a turbulent transition to a new world soon ensued. This was Britain in the early 19th century when...
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Peter Thiel's Support Of Trump Is Bad For Business
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 3:12pm | 403Read More...Donald Trump's support among Silicon Valley hotshots and deal makers includes Peter Thiel and possibly a few closeted supporters afraid to speak up. If Trump does have any other supporters, then they are likely to remain silent based on how Thiel is being treated. According to a Bloomberg report,...
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Silicon Valley's Laid Back Style Is No Fit For London's Ritz Carlton
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 9:37am | 363Read More...When you think of a typical Silicon Valley dress code, the image of hoodies, tees and sneakers may easily come to mind. On the other hand, when you think of a Ritz Carlton hotel in London, England, the image of high-end business suits and super-expensive ties for the gentleman and cocktail dresses...
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Bloc's Coding Bootcamp Initiative, The Funeral Industry And A Success Story
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 11:35am | 692Read More...Who doesn't love a good success story? Many of the most intriguing and inspiring tales are those that come from unexpected places and combine unlikely characters. For instance, Dominican Republic-born and father of two Eliam Medina is disrupting the death industry. Through his tech...
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Exclusive: This Startup Lets Investors Share And Replicate Investing Ideas
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 9:47am | 1279Read More...Saleem S. Khatri, CEO of collaborative investing network, Instavest, spoke with Benzinga about the company he co-founded. This Y Combinator-backed startup lets seasoned investors make an investment and post the reasons why. Less-experienced buyers can then replicate those investments with...
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Touring Detroit Through The Eyes Of Legendary Silicon Valley Investors
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 4:37pm | 1115Read More...Interest in Detroit is at an all-time high as investors, leaders and innovators from across the world are seeing opportunity. Techstars, a world-class accelerator, realized the potential in the city and announced it will set up shop this summer, and others are traveling daily to tour the city to...
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Y Combinator's Stanford Startup Course: Where The Teachers Are Millionaires
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 12:48pm | 976Read More...This college semester, Stanford University is trying something new by hosting a class from startup accelerator Y Combinator. The class, called “How To Start A Startup,” is mainly taught by Y Combinator President Sam Altman, but also features real-world entrepreneurial success like...
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Crowdfunding Sites Make It Easier To Raise Capital, But Does It Pay Off?
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 8:36am | 470Read More...More and more startups are turning to crowdfunding sites for additional capital. In some cases it may be their only source of capital. AngelList, a platform for startups that was created by the people behind Venture Hacks, has already helped new companies raise more than $19 million this month...
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SendHub's Innovative BYOD Service Could Put Its Competitors Out Of Business
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 12:34pm | 702Read More...SendHub is a startup that could be worthy of that silly, over-used word that entrepreneurs love to throw around: disruption. The Y Combinator-backed company created a Web- and mobile-based phone system that allows users to bring their own devices to work. Pricing starts at $25 per month (per...
