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Mark Cuban said ‘only idiot’ founders would stay in California under a wealth tax. We asked 3 founders if they’d leave.

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Mark Cuban said ‘only idiot’ founders would stay in California under a wealth tax. We asked 3 founders if they’d leave.

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Mark Cuban says startup founders will flee California if the wealth tax passes in November. Business Insider...

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Fei-Fei Li says she runs her AI startup like a ‘tiger mom’

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Fei-Fei Li says she runs her AI startup like a ‘tiger mom’

admin August 20, 2026 0

The "Godmother of AI" said she feels "like a mom" at her start-up, which hires young engineers,...

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Silicon Valley has a new insult for performative hustle posts: ‘grindslop’

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Silicon Valley has a new insult for performative hustle posts: ‘grindslop’

admin August 19, 2026 0

Techies are calling performative work content on social media "grindslop." Business Insider spoke with the grindslop accused...

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Garry Tan says founders who tokenmaxx on AI agents will be 2 years ahead

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Garry Tan says founders who tokenmaxx on AI agents will be 2 years ahead

admin August 13, 2026 0

Y Combinator's CEO has a message for founders worried about burning too many AI tokens: Max them...

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Y Combinator applications are getting longer, with more em dashes. Guess why.

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Y Combinator applications are getting longer, with more em dashes. Guess why.

admin August 6, 2026 0

Applications to Y Combinator grew 60% in length over the past three years, one partner wrote. Another...

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Alexandr Wang says startups supercharged by AI can now pick ‘Goliath versus Goliath’ fights

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Alexandr Wang says startups supercharged by AI can now pick ‘Goliath versus Goliath’ fights

admin July 30, 2026 0

He said that if a startup embraces AI agents in the "most ambitious ways," they can easily...

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Y Combinator turned a sports arena into AI’s biggest pep rally

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Y Combinator turned a sports arena into AI’s biggest pep rally

admin July 27, 2026 0

Y Combinator filled the Chase Center with aspiring founders for its annual Startup School. Some compared it...

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I traded San Francisco’s startup scene for a quieter life in Buenos Aires. It’s helped me build a family.

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I traded San Francisco’s startup scene for a quieter life in Buenos Aires. It’s helped me build a family.

admin July 12, 2026 0

Sunflower cofounder Koby Conrad moved from San Francisco to Buenos Aires. Its helped him "lock in" and...

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3 founders skipped VC funding, used AI to stay lean, and got to $1 million in revenue in year one

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3 founders skipped VC funding, used AI to stay lean, and got to $1 million in revenue in year one

admin June 26, 2026 0

Three friends with résumés spanning Google, Palantir, and Harris Poll skipped venture capital and bootstrapped their startup...

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This ‘anti-bot’ startup wants to pay you to interact with brands. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $18.5 million.

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This ‘anti-bot’ startup wants to pay you to interact with brands. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $18.5 million.

admin June 17, 2026 0

EarnOS, founded by Phil George, secures $18.5 million funding for its Ero app, paying users to engage...

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