Reddit at $5B seems eminently reasonable
The collapse of Amazon’s proposed deal to buy iRobot highlights just how critical the IPO market is this year. With governments tightening the screws on big tech companies […]
Arrival’s spectacular fall continues with a delisting from Nasdaq
Commercial EV startup Arrival is being removed from the Nasdaq stock exchange as it speeds toward dissolution. The company, which went pubic after merging with a special purpose […]
Y Combinator President Garry Tan publishes a menacing tweet before deleting it, apologizing: “Die slow motherf*ckers”
Garry Tan, whose success in Silicon Valley has likely inspired many of the founders he mentors, is once again attracting attention for his posts on the social platform […]
Can AI do ugly? | TechCrunch
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Yes, the tech layoff surge you are feeling is real
Tech layoffs are accelerating, according to the data. The surge in staff cuts comes after reductions in human capital slowed so much in the back-half of 2023 that […]
VCs are not done betting on fintech
Fintech has been in the dumps for a while now, and with companies like Brex once again cutting staff as they try to rein in costs, you’d be […]
AI startups’ margin profile could ding their long-term worth
The expectation that modern AI tech will find a home in every part of our lives is pandemic. Fittingly, startups and investors are working overtime to build and […]
Can crypto’s recent wins resurrect venture interest?
Like a tenacious balloon, no matter how hard crypto gets knocked down, it tends to float back up again. I’ve found that to be true in all the […]
The two faces of AI
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