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Tissa Richards Tissa Richards
Updated on March 20, 2025

Don’t Let Investors Waste Your Time

Just because an investor agrees to meet with you doesn’t mean they’ll give you a check. As a founder, your job is to figure out who will and not let pointless meetings take up your valuable time.

Don’t Let Investors Waste Your Time
Tatum Hunter Tatum Hunter
Updated on March 20, 2025

Deepfake Phishing: Is That Actually Your Boss Calling?

Deepfake technology is outpacing our ability to spot it. That could be bad news for cybersecurity.

Deepfake Phishing: Is That Actually Your Boss Calling?
Tissa Richards Tissa Richards
Updated on March 20, 2025

Don’t Make This Easily Avoidable Mistake in Your Investor Pitch

Despite knowing their product inside and out, a lot of founders faceplant when it comes to investor pitches. If you want to maximize your chances at funding success, you need to tailor your message to the audience.

Don’t Make This Easily Avoidable Mistake in Your Investor Pitch
Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on March 20, 2025

Early Stage VC Activity Isn’t Slowing Down in 2021

A recent 500 Startups survey took the pulse of early stage investors. Here’s what it found.

Early Stage VC Activity Isn’t Slowing Down in 2021
Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on March 20, 2025

Social Commerce Is Replacing the Shopping Mall

It’s coming for Amazon too.

Social Commerce Is Replacing the Shopping Mall
Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on March 20, 2025

The DTC Party’s Over. What Happens Next?

The grow-at-all-costs playbook led to a reckoning. Now, some DTC brands are trying things differently.

The DTC Party’s Over. What Happens Next?
Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on March 18, 2025

What Is Layer 1 in Blockchain?

Layer 1 is the base layer of a blockchain that supports all on-chain transactions and acts as the blockchain’s source of truth. Take a look at some examples of layer 1, how it differs from layer 2 and how it ties into the blockchain trilemma.

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Sam Daley Sam Daley
Updated on March 17, 2025

Blockchain in Education: 8 Examples to Know

These companies use blockchain technology to advance education.

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Alyssa Schroer Alyssa Schroer
Updated on March 14, 2025

22 Examples of AI in Finance

AI has revolutionized the finance industry. These examples show how.

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Ari Joury, Ph.D. Ari Joury, Ph.D.
Updated on March 13, 2025

Proof of Stake Versus Proof of Work: Understanding the Differences

Proof of work uses crypto mining to validate transactions while proof of stake uses those who have the most coins on a network as validators. Take a deep dive into the differences between PoW and PoS and the future outlook of consensus mechanisms.

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