Finance

The founders who cashed out on YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram—and missed out on becoming today’s billionaires

The founders who cashed out on YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram—and missed out on becoming today’s billionaires

To sell or not to sell. That’s the major dilemma founders around the world face: Once they’ve started to get big enough to attract the attention of buyers, they face the decision of whether to ca...

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Stocks are at record highs, but it doesn’t really feel like it. Blame the ‘vibe-spansion’?

Stocks are at record highs, but it doesn’t really feel like it. Blame the ‘vibe-spansion’?

This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Stocks ended this week at or near record highs. Corporate earnings ...

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Larry Ellison was briefly the world’s richest man. Here are the politicians he’s spent money to support over the years.

Larry Ellison was briefly the world’s richest man. Here are the politicians he’s spent money to support over the years.

This week, Larry Ellison briefly overtook Elon Musk as the richest man in the world. Ellison is a major political donor and has supported several American politicians over the years. His bi...

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IBM’s head of venture capital shares the 5 ‘pillars’ she considers when deciding to back a startup

IBM’s head of venture capital shares the 5 ‘pillars’ she considers when deciding to back a startup

Emily Fontaine is the global head of venture capital at IBM.IBM Emily Fontaine, IBM’s global head of venture capital, decides which startups to back based on five “pillars.̶...

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