Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices
As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception…
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‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential
Although iconic founders like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg famously didn’t finish college, multiple studies show that the vast…
Nordic founders are taking bigger swings, and it’s paying off
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Slow Ventures holds a ‘finishing school’ to help founders learn to be fancy
In Brief Posted: 1:58 PM PST · November 9, 2025 Image Credits:Zan Lazarevic/Unsplash (opens in a new window) Anthony Ha…
Less than 24 hours until 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators hit TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and ticket rates rise
The countdown is almost over — tomorrow’s the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes over Moscone…
These YC founders pivoted 5 times before building a social app that nabbed 300K users and over $1M ARR in 6 months
A couple of months ago, the founders behind YC-backed social app Candle were in “pivot hell,” cycling through more than…
What founders should think about if looking to raise a Series C
Startup founders face a perplexing and even contradictory capital market in 2025, according to Sapphire Ventures partner Cathy Gao. “Capital…