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What science says about Elon Musk’s office mandate vs. “Excellence from Anywhere” policies

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Elon Musk recently declared an end to remote work at Tesla , announcing that all Tesla staff must return to the office full-time, according to an email sent to executive staff and leaked on social media. Musk said those who don’t want to come to office should “pretend to work somewhere else.” This strict, top-down approach rooted in mistrust and false assumptions goes against best practices.

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5 noteworthy startup-led trends of the 21st century that transformed industries | Propel(x)

propel(x)

Written by : Regina Beach Propel(x) curated a list of five startup-led tech trends in the 21st century that transformed industries. This list primarily looks at deep tech sectors, with many of the mentioned startups having grown into household names and multibillion-dollar companies today. Deep tech refers to scientific or engineering innovations that disrupt existing industries through years of research, patent application, and other forms of intellectual property.

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The Meaning of Machine Creativity

Continuations

For a long time there was a narrative that computers would only be good at automating routine tasks, leaving creativity to us humans. I never believed this because creativity isn’t some kind of magic but rather much of it is based on exploring variations either based on known rules or based on precedents. For example, I titled a post in 2016 “ Machine Creativity: Possibly Sooner than Anticipated.

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Some Thoughts On Twitter (continued)

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I wrote the post at the bottom and linked here when Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter in late April. I am relieved that Musk has decided he does not want to own Twitter. I never thought he would be a good shepherd of the Twitter network and maybe now we have the opportunity to find a better ownership/governance model for it. I understand why the Twitter Board and management team feel they must force Musk to perform on the agreed-upon deal.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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How to use creative videos to transform email marketing from basic to bustling

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As one of the best marketing channels to connect with audiences and build your brand , email continues to serve as a valuable tool to communicate with potential customers and move them further along your conversion funnel. That said, all marketers know that high conversion rates don’t appear out of thin air; it takes quality content that informs and inspires to persuade your leads to make those final clicks.

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5 Mistakes Angels Should Avoid When Investing During a Downturn?—?And 1 Rule for Success

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Don’t make the same mistakes I made during the last financial crisis Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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A Masterclass in Sales Development from Lars Nilsson at Snowflake

Tomasz Tunguz

Yesterday, Office Hours welcomed Lars Nilsson, VP Sales Development from Snowflake to talk about his learnings across 5 companies he helped take public. Throughout the hour, Lars provided insightful perspectives on how to build sales organizations. These the five most memorable takeaways for me. In early-stage companies, founders sell for the first three to four quarters.

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The business case for TikTok—from a Gen X skeptic

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Roger Patterson , an EO Vancouver member and the founder and CEO of visual marketing platform Later , and co-founder of accelerator Launch Academy. His insights on leadership , social commerce and mental health have been published in outlets such as Fast Company and Entrepreneur. My first impression of TikTok wasn’t atypical for a Gen Xer: To me, the platform seemed like a hub for tweens to flaunt dance moves and indulge in pre-adolescent narcissism.

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Runa Sandvik’s new startup Granitt secures at-risk people from hackers and nation states

TechCrunch

For much of her career, hacker Runa Sandvik has worked to protect journalists and newsrooms from powerful adversaries who want to keep wrongdoing and corruption out of the public eye. Journalists and activists are increasingly targeted by the wealthy and resourceful who seek to keep the truth hidden, from nation-state aligned hackers hacking into journalist’s inboxes to governments deploying mobile spyware to snoop on their most vocal critics.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Deal Spotlight: In Conversation with Brelyon | Propel(x)

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In this Startup Spotlight session, Propel(x) had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Barmak Heshmat, the CEO and founder of Brelyon. Barmak spoke about Brelyon’s mission and vision to bring an innovative new display technology to market, his experience raising capital with Propel(x), lessons learned and Brelyon’s future plans. The summary below has been edited for context and clarity.

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In This Market, It’s a Great Time for a Mutual “Try Before You Buy”

Hunter Walk

Why Some Smart Startups Are Putting (Paid) Projects Ahead of Employment Offers. 80–90% of startups shouldn’t follow the advice I’m about to give. Instead these companies are better off just investing resources in improving their hiring via candidate flow/sourcing, interview process, offer communication/negotiation and closing experience. Being at least A- in those areas will put you way ahead of most of your competition.

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#37. Meet The Serial Entrepreneur With 680,000 LinkedIn Followers w/ Dave Kerpen

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Learn from the founder of Apprentice & Likeable Media Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Today’s guest is a best-selling author and serial entrepreneur Dave Kerpen. He’s founded companies such as Likeable, Apprentice, and Remembering Life. His books include “The Art of People” and “Likeable Social Media”. On top of this, he’s built a huge audience on social media, and he’s got nearly 700,000 followers on LinkedIn.

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Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

TechCrunch

This April, Black Coffee, the famed South African DJ and record producer whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, made history at the Grammys. With his seventh studio album “Subconsciously,” he became the first African act to win an award in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category. His win came when the global appetite for Amapiano, a style of house music that emerged in South Africa , and Afrobeats, a popular music genre that originated from Western Africa , had increased exponentially.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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6 founding engineer roles at W22 YC startups

Y Combinator

The YC job board has always been the best way to find early roles at funded and vetted YC startups. This is especially true after a startup graduates from YC, raises an early round and starts to hire their founding team. Below are a few of the most recent YC startups (Winter '22 batch) hiring for founding engineers, with compensation in the $160-180K range and equity around 1.5-2.0%.

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Lightspeed raises $7bn to invest in early, growth-stage global startups

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Venture capital firm Lightspeed announced raising over $7 billion in various funds that will invest in early and growth stage entrepreneurs around the globe. The firm said it has closed Lightspeed Venture Partners XIV-A/B LP (Fund XIV) with $1.98 billion, Lightspeed Venture Partners Select V LP (Select Fund V) with $2.26 billion, and Lightspeed Opportunity Fund II LP (Opportunity Fund

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The Introvert’s Guide to Successful Sales & Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur's Handbook

From someone who’s built multiple profitable 6+ figure startups without showing my face or taking sales calls. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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African Leadership Group acquires coding school Holberton

TechCrunch

Coding school Holberton today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by African Leadership Group (ALG). The seven-year-old company, with physical schools across the globe in addition to its core online platform, will split in two. Holberton’s technology platform will become part of ALG’s existing ALX online learning platform and the existing 34 physical locations will get spun out to become a stand-alone business under current Holberton COO Florian Bucher.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Phospholutions, Inc. Attracts Additional Capital from Global Ag Companies

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Phospholutions Inc., a leader in sustainable fertilizer technology, has announced additional. investment from leading global agricultural companies to support commercialization of. RhizoSorb® in the US row crop market. The recent funding includes investment from Ospraie. Ag Sciences (OAS), Bunge Ventures, the for-profit, global investment arm of Bunge.

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Attracting Students To Your Space

GCUC

Coworking spaces were originally known for the amount of millennials that frequented them but it seems that in many spaces, the tides are shifting. The post Attracting Students To Your Space appeared first on GCUC Community.

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I Became Friends With One of My Investors, and I Think it May Have Killed My Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Can entrepreneurs ever be friends with their investors? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Uprise banks $1.4M to be a ‘family office’ for Gen Z

TechCrunch

Gen Z is getting a dose of some economic medicine that has older generations recalling 2008 and 2001, and Uprise is here for it. Uprise’s financial recommendations for Gen Z. Image Credits: Uprise. Jessica Chen Riolfi and Chris Goodmacher co-founded the company in March 2021 as a free financial planning tool for Gen Zers. Around the same time, they were seeing younger people invest randomly in certain stocks or cryptocurrency with no real education behind it — and losing money.

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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Tony Robbins Net Worth & How He Makes Money from His Businesses

OkDork

Tony Robbins’ net worth is $600 million dollars. He’s involved in over 100 businesses with a combined sales of $7 billion dollars per year. It’s not clear exactly how much he earns per year, but what is clear is that he knows how to build an empire. You might know that Tony Robbins sells books and hosts seminars—but what other businesses does he make money from?

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Why Most Managers Aren’t Effective Coaches

Reforge

Table of Contents What is Coaching & Where Does it Fit in? Why Most Managers Aren’t Effective Coaches How to Kickstart More Coaching Today A lack of career growth opportunities is one of the leading reasons employees leave a job. But what’s a manager to do to retain their team? Even the best managers are set up to fail sometimes. Managers can’t magically manifest open headcount or guarantee immediate career progression, yet they are accountable for delivering against company goals and helpin

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China’s Qiming Ventures raises $3.2bn for latest funds

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Chinese venture capital firm Qiming Ventures Partners announced the closing of its latest funds totalling $3.2 billion. The funds include USD Fund VIII at $2.5 billion and the first closing of RMB Fund VII at RMB4.7 billion ($700 million).

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Fintech startups lead the layoff wave

TechCrunch

Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!