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Tech
The Tech Powering Trump’s Border Crackdown
Tech companies stand to profit significantly as long as the border remains a priority.
February 18, 2025
Markets
Investors rethink obesity bets
Several factors dampen investor appetite for the obesity trade.
February 18, 2025
Markets
KPMG blurs the lines between accounting and law
The accounting firm is trying to get a more significant piece of the law marketplace.
January 31, 2025
Featured
Strategy
🇯🇵 Japanese 7-Elevens
7-Eleven is refining its business amid underlying trends in the U.S. convenience store market, drawing inspiration from its Japanese stores.
July 10, 2024
Trends
Gold’s Stealthy Bull Market
Following central bank activity, retail investors are driving up gold prices.
July 9, 2024
Markets
The False Promise of Thrift Companies
Thrifting is booming, but companies specializing in secondhand apparel are struggling to grow alongside the overall market.
July 8, 2024
Markets
Non-Obvious Winners from the Ozempic Craze
Analysts predict Ozempic and other weight loss drugs will have ripples across many industries.
June 6, 2024
Business
Markets
EV charging gets a massive boost
It's getting easier to find a charger for your electric car.
January 31, 2025
Strategy
Airbnb’s NYC comeback proposal
Airbnb will spend millions lobbying New York to ease rental restrictions.
January 31, 2025
Trends
Target shortens its go-to-market strategy
Faster trend cycles have given rise to a persistent demand for newness.
January 31, 2025
Markets
Why Millennials and Gen Z keep buying plushies
Some adults buy plushies for nostalgia, but others are slow to grow up.
January 18, 2025
Trends
New GLP-1 consumption patterns
Retailers across food and nonfood categories must adapt their strategies to meet shifting demand caused by spending changes from GLP-1 users.
January 18, 2025
Trends
Sellers branch out beyond Amazon
2024 was the year sellers became less loyal to Amazon.
January 18, 2025
Startups
Career Growth
The Power of Compounding in Your Career with Laura Thompson
Laura Thompson shares lessons from her career as a go-to-market and product marketing leader with 15 years of experience at places like Google.
January 30, 2024
Join a Startup
Devin Bhushan, Squint: Accelerating Human Potential with Augmented Reality
Devin Bhushan is the Founder and CEO of Squint, a mobile app that uses AI and AR to present contextual information at the right time and place.
January 18, 2024
Career Growth
Joining a startup early with Charley Ma
Charley Ma on his experience joining early-stage startups. He was the first business hire at Plaid and an early member of the Ramp team.
November 29, 2023
Student Programs
Sara Flamm on Galvanizer at Stanford
An interview with Sara Flamm, the Director of Founder Programming of Galvanizer, on how they support female founders at Stanford.
November 15, 2023
Student Programs
Inside Z Fellows with Ali Debow
An interview with Ali Debow regarding her experience as a Z Fellow.
November 8, 2023
Accelerator Programs
How to get into YC with Jake Stein (YC W23)
An interview with Jake Stein, the Founder & CEO of Common Paper, regarding his experience participating in the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
August 29, 2023
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