Paddy Cosgrave, the co-founder of the Web Summit tech conference, is returning to his role as CEO after resigning in October over controversial statements he made about the […]
Qatar reportedly has a $100M fund for startups
Qatar unveiled its startup investment program at the recent Web Summit through its development bank. The program aims to attract seed and growth-stage tech companies seeking to establish […]
Web Summit CEO jumps ship to head up NPR after just three months
Technology can sometimes move at the speed of light. And so, too, can technology executives. In a shock move, Web Summit announced today that Katherine Maher — who […]
Building a viable pricing model for generative AI features could be challenging
In October, Box unveiled a new pricing approach for the company’s generative AI features. Instead of a flat rate, the company designed a unique consumption-based model. Each user […]
Building a strong startup developer culture requires constant adjustment
Most tech startups are born from a few early engineers building the company’s initial product. As those first builders work together, they begin to establish a developer culture […]
Refections on Web Summit: Out of the frying pan, and out of the fire?
“What controversy?” said the journalist from a global mainstream television outlet to me at the Web Summit Media Dinner, earlier this month in Lisbon. For all the heat […]
Confirmed: Palo Alto has acquired Talon Cyber Security, sources say for $625M
Palo Alto Networks has just confirmed one more major piece of security startup M&A out of Israel: it has acquired Talon Cyber Security, a specialist in building enterprise […]
If your startup doesn’t seem impossible at first, it’s not hard enough
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Startups exist to solve complex problems, not to be a quick moneymaking scheme, […]
Governments are getting their AI-regulating boots on
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the […]
Web Summit names ex-Wikimedia CEO, Katherine Maher, to take over in wake of Cosgrave controversy
Web Summit has named a new CEO: Katherine Maher — previously CEO and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation (between 2019 and 2021). Maher is also chair of the […]