HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

Airbnb’s CEO and cofounder says the best advice he was ever given was ‘counterintuitive’ to what most people would tell you

One of Airbnb’s early investors taught Brian Chesky a valuable lesson that helped the company’s founders grow their business.

Fortune · May 25, 2023

Paul Graham on the one quality startup founders need

It isn’t obvious who has it, noted the Y Combinator cofounder, but it's why he bet on Airbnb despite his doubts about the concept.

Fortune · May 20, 2023

Accelerator interest spikes as VCs bulk up seed investing

Especially in A.I., Accelerators are seen as a way to get broad access to talent and tech.

Fortune · May 10, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank failure could wipe out 'a whole generation of startups'

The implosion of Silicon Valley Bank could force hundreds of tech startups to lay off workers or shut down completely. It remains unclear how much, if any, of depositors' money will be returned.

WEKU · Mar 11, 2023

Shockwaves rock US tech and finance sectors as Silicon Valley Bank goes belly-up

US regulators have seized Silicon Valley Bank's assets, marking the largest failure of a financial institution since the height of the GFC

The New Daily · Mar 11, 2023

The tech mogul who gave the world ChatGPT is investing $180 million into a life extension startup

At startup incubator Y Combinator, Sam Altman got interested in aging research after an experiment with old and young mice, MIT Tech Review reported.

Fortune · Mar 8, 2023

YC's Surbhi Sarna says work-life balance is a misnomer

How one medical device founder-turned-investor kept all the balls in the air at once.

Fortune · Mar 7, 2023

Inside Initialized Capital’s next moves as co-founder and star investor Garry Tan steps back

Jen Wolf and Brett Gibson lay out the future of the early-stage VC firm.

Fortune · Dec 9, 2022

Tech billionaires rally around nuclear as energy crisis looms

In recent weeks, some of Silicon Valley’s most famous technologists have hailed a historically polarizing energy source — nuclear power — as a solution to both cutting carbon emissions and weaning the world off now-controversial Russian gas.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

How Fintech Soon Lets You Protect Your Cash Flow And Better Spend Investment Gains

Post-pandemic, many fintechs are seeking to help customers better spend, save, and invest in an era of heightened inflation. Among them is Soon, a Salt Lake City-based fintech that just raised $500,000 and is participating in the Winter 2022 Y Combinator Cohort.

Benzinga · Feb 28, 2022