In a podcast interview, venture capital legend Ben Horowitz detailed the common leadership pitfalls he’s seen across 1,000+ portfolio companies. His advice centers on communication, confidence, and culture. Avoiding these mistakes can be the difference between success and failure.
Students at Washington University in St. Louis protested to uncover the true cost of a massive Workday implementation. The final price tag? Nearly $266 million over seven years. This follows a pattern of costly and troubled rollouts of the enterprise software at other major institutions.
Venture capitalists Ross Fubini and Leslie Feinzaig discuss the surprising parallels between building a startup and building a VC firm. They argue that genuine thought leadership and preemptive relationship-building are the keys to winning in a crowded market.
OpenAI was announced on December 11, 2015, at a Montreal conference by Elon Musk and Sam Altman. A decade later, its trajectory from idealistic non-profit to multi-billion dollar AI leader raises huge questions about its next ten years.
JPMorgan has turned bullish on PepsiCo, upgrading the stock to Overweight from Neutral. The bank sees a 13% upside to a new $164 price target by December 2026, driven by aggressive productivity and innovation spending.
Three partners from German VC firm Earlybird are launching U2V, an independent fund targeting €60 million to invest in deeptech university spinouts. The fund will focus on pre-seed and seed stages in Europe, writing €1 million checks into AI, computing, and industrial tech startups.
The chatter about a SpaceX IPO is heating up again, with a new report pointing to a 2026 target. This time, the focus is squarely on spinning off the Starlink business unit.
AI infrastructure giant CoreWeave is proposing a new $2 billion convertible notes offering. This comes as the company’s interest payments have tripled and it plans to spend up to $14 billion this year alone, highlighting the massive capital burn behind the AI boom.
Fifth Third Bank is partnering with fintech Brex to offer AI-powered corporate cards and financial tech to its commercial clients. The deal, announced December 9, makes Brex the bank’s default commercial card solution. It’s a major scale play for both companies.
VSCO has laid off 24 employees in a major restructuring. The company says its consumer business fell more than expected and it’s now shifting focus to professional photographers and AI-powered tools.
