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The top five things I’ve learned from being a Black founder

  By Porter Braswell April 27, 2023   Today we’re announcing that we’ve entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Jopwell, the first company I started and the foundation for all I’ve been able to accomplish professionally. Eight years ago, I began this journey with my co-founder Ryan Williams – and it’s completely surreal … Continue reading The top five things I’ve learned from being a Black founder

Life in the gig economy: The nonprofit founder who Dashes to fundraise

  By Jessica Bursztynsky January 03, 2023 Life in the Gig Economy tells the stories of workers in an industry relied upon by millions. If you’d like to share your story, email staff writer Jessica Bursztynsky at Jessicabursz@proton.me. Cindy Charles is a 42-year-old who has been finding work on delivery service DoorDash in the New York City … Continue reading Life in the gig economy: The nonprofit founder who Dashes to fundraise

US prosecutors are reportedly investigating FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for fraud

Nikola founder Trevor Milton convicted on three charges of fraud     Karissa Bell @karissabe Trevor Milton, the founder and former executive chairman of Nikola, has been found guilty on three counts of fraud for misleading the electric vehicle company’s investors about its business and technology. In total, he was found guilty on one count … Continue reading US prosecutors are reportedly investigating FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for fraud

This narrative-driven party, hosted by the founder of Minecraft, could be the future of live events

By Jeff Beer July 14, 2022 OK, picture this: A group from the future travels back in time to save the souls of the human race from being imprisoned in a future blockchain hellscape. They need to get people out of this dimension to achieve Soulvation. No, it’s not the synopsis of a forthcoming James … Continue reading This narrative-driven party, hosted by the founder of Minecraft, could be the future of live events

QAnon founder may have been identified thanks to machine learning

Facebook researchers were warning about its recommendations fueling QAnon in 2019 A document titled ‘Carol’s Journey to QAnon’ raised concerns more than a year before Facebook banned the group. K. Bell @karissabe October 23rd, 2021 Leah Millis / Reuters Facebook officials have long known about how the platform’s recommendations can lead users into conspiracy theory-addled … Continue reading QAnon founder may have been identified thanks to machine learning

Industry Moving Into A Post-Advertising World, Brandtech Group Founder Says

Industry Moving Into A Post-Advertising World, Brandtech Group Founder Says by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, January 16, 2022 Purpose — what defines employees, consumers, and society — remains a major focus worldwide. As a keyword it represents the reason for being — why a business or someone exists in the world. Young leaders — who often … Continue reading Industry Moving Into A Post-Advertising World, Brandtech Group Founder Says

AddThis Founder Hooman Radfar Launches Collective With $8.65 Million In Funding

AddThis Founder Hooman Radfar Launches Collective With $8.65 Million In Funding by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 2, 2020 Will Tams, director of creative at The Collective Spark, began using Collective (no relation) to spend more time on the creative process and less on pushing papers and managing his business. Tams wears many hats, but … Continue reading AddThis Founder Hooman Radfar Launches Collective With $8.65 Million In Funding

Top 6 Financial Tips Every SaaS Founder Should Know

Eric Goldschein — July 24, 2019 — July 24, 2019 Starting your own software as a service (SaaS) business is an appealing way to become an entrepreneur. Just come up with your software solution, deploy it, and become indispensable to fellow business owners everywhere—right? Of course, it’s never that simple. Coming up with and creating … Continue reading Top 6 Financial Tips Every SaaS Founder Should Know