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What does your calendar say about your priorities?
Nine years ago, Thrill One told Rob Dyrdek he wasn’t someone anyone would invest in. Six years later, he sold them his production company and cleared over $100 million. “I had to change the way I was living to ultimately create the energy to attract the people, knowledge, the everything I would need to grow…
Read MoreFemale Founders Struggle to Obtain Second Funding: Here’s Why.
This time last year, I asked Amy Nauiokas, Co-Founder and Co-CIO of venture capital firm Anthemis, if it was harder to achieve gender parity in the entertainment industry or financial services. Amy founded Anthemis in 2010, simultaneously with her media production company, Archer Gray, where her projects have been nominated for multiple Academy Awards (slay queen). She said entertainment and…
Read MoreCannabis operators are more optimistic about 2023 than traditional business operators
Vangst released a new report analyzing the impact of a potential economic downturn on cannabis businesses. As a whole, cannabis business owners are more optimistic about how they might perform in a recession than traditional business leaders. While this does indicate the tenacity of cannabis operators, I do have to wonder how realistic these predictions…
Read MoreBreakthrough?
The NIF achieves ignition via an inertial confinement fusion reactor for the first time.
Read MoreCuban’s next target: Employers
This week’s edition of Hospitalogy dives into Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug’s move into the employer generics market and more.
Read MoreTough Timing
3 Fintech News Stories #1: Eating Its Way Up the Stack What happened? Plaid is bringing a new product out of beta: Plaid today announced that after two years in beta, its machine learning (ML) risk engine, Signal, will be available to customers seeking to upgrade their automated clearing house (ACH) transaction services with fraud…
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