Walter Thompson
Oil and gas production generates so much excess methane, it’s cheaper to set it on fire in a process called flaring than it is to capture it for sale or storage.
Just in the U.S., producers flare so much gas that astronauts aboard the International Space Station can identify...
The public markets may have cooled on fintechs in recent months, but for entrepreneurs who are still considering starting up, “outlook good,” says the Magic 8 Ball.
In 2021, one-third of all unicorns created were fintech companies: investor FOMO, increased use of digital payments, BNPL, and other financial services...
Blair Silverberg
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Blair Silverberg is co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital, a financial services company using technology to accelerate the fundraising process.
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When consumers started buying cars, many predicted the transportation revolution would lead to air pollution, traffic and life-threatening collisions. But no one gave much thought to the security aspect.
Early autos were very easy to steal: With a little practice, almost anyone could hot-wire an ignition, and Vehicle Identification...
February 2014 seems so long ago.
Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox shut down after it was hacked, the Nokia X was unveiled at Mobile World Congress, and Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft’s Server & Tools division, was promoted to the CEO spot, replacing Steve Ballmer.
To mark the eighth anniversary of...
Startups do not have a great survival rate.
Nine out of ten will fail, and those that persist will likely need at least three to four years to become profitable.
Entrepreneurs who are fortunate enough to make it across the finish line of an exit often still find themselves running...
Traditionally, companies hold in-person sales kickoffs (SKOs) in January and February to network, educate sales teams about new products and devise strategies for the year ahead.
These days, the convention centers and hotel ballrooms that once hosted those events are dark and quiet.
Even though most employees are vaccinated, companies...
The NFT art market is incredibly hot.
Collectors spent $22 billion on NFTs in 2021, up from $100 million the year before.
Late last month, Canadian videographer Dan Olson released a two-hour video about his strongly held views on web3 and blockchain technology titled “Line Goes Up — The Problem...
Stating the obvious: customer discovery is essential for startups that hope to achieve product-market fit.
Unfortunately, most of us are not skilled when it comes to talking to strangers. Each member of a startup’s founding team was hired for a specific reason, but customer outreach rarely leads the list.
Early-stage...
I could spend hours discussing early-stage startup operations and community-based marketing, but deal flow is my blind spot.
But when investment banking firm UBS picked up financial robot-advisor Wealthfront for $1.4 billion in an all-cash deal this week, I noticed.
“At those prices, the company’s exit price is a win...
