Rebecca Szkutak
Many people, myself included, predicted a wave of startup acquisitions in 2023 as companies rooted in good ideas, but built on not-so-good business models, ran out of money. That largely didn’t happen, but there are signs it will in 2024.
Funding volume and deal count continues to slow down,...
A tougher fundraising environment reveals which companies and sectors investors have real conviction in, and which areas aren’t attractive outside of a bull market. AI startups dominated dealmaking this year, but there is another sector that VCs have stayed committed to: defense tech.
We saw the latest example of...
When Ryan Petersen announced he was stepping down as the CEO of Flexport to become a partner at Founders Fund, he probably wasn’t expecting to return to the shipping logistics startup just months later following a succession snafu.
Succession is hard, and even the best laid plans don’t always...
I’m a bit of a bagel snob. I once baked bagels overnight with the crew at Better Bagels for a profile on its founders back in college. I occasionally bake them at home and still go to my childhood bagel shop, Abraham’s, practically every time I’m in New...
When Tucker Carlson was fired from Fox News in April, no one thought the host, known for his shows that frequently advance racist ideals and conspiracy theories, would be off the air for long. He wasn’t, using X (formerly Twitter) as his platform of choice for distributing his...
Events can be critical to helping founders build their company, but not all events are created equal. Founders shouldn’t feel like they have to waste their time trying to unearth the diamonds in the rough. But there are ways to judge if an event will be worth it...
Venture capital and healthcare startups have had a tumultuous relationship over the past few years. Before the pandemic, the majority of venture investment in health tech and healthcare startups came from VCs focused on the sector. That changed in 2020, when seemingly every flavor of VC flooded into...
Building a startup takes a lot of time and work. You need to not only build a great product, you need to hire, raise money, spend that money, and do it all in a way that will minimize mistakes and maximize profits.
There’s oceans of advice, too, on how...
Discussions about what the future of social media might look like have become increasingly common over the last year. Elon Musk’s acquisition — and gutting — of Twitter, a slew of new social media startups, and Meta’s launch of Threads have made it clear that the next five...
For any company, great talent is key for hitting goals and building scale successfully, but hiring the best people is by no means done cheaply or quickly. Startups have it doubly hard, though: in addition to finding great talent, they have to convince them to accept lower compensation...
