Investing is booming, but capital alone isn’t enough. With valuations soaring and differentiation shrinking, investors in AI-focused venture funds face a critical choice: Should they buy, build, or partner to win? Here’s how to assess each path—and avoid paralysis. Path 1: Buy (Acquire to Accelerate) Key Question: “Does your fund need immediate scale or IP?” Why It Works: Acquiring a mature AI vendor fast-tracks market entry, eliminates competitors, and secures talent/IP (e.g., Salesforce buying Tableau for AI-driven analytics). Strategic Fit: Ideal for funds with dry powder and a gap in their portfolio’s tech stack. Risk Warning: Overpaying for hype or…
When Laura Low Ah Kee and Shannon Savage met while working at Lululemon in 2005, the Vancouver, Canada-based athletic apparel brand wasn’t yet the global phenomenon it is today.Image Credit: Courtesy of Left On Friday. Laura Low Ah Kee, left, and Shannon Savage, right. “The term ‘athleisure’ didn’t exist yet,”…
When you’re an entrepreneur leading a multimillion-dollar business, the right events aren’t just about inspiration but strategic alliances, high-level connections, and forward-looking growth. When you attend the right high-growth conferences, you can unlock your next phase of success, including scaling, raising capital, expanding globally or connecting with top business leaders.Here…
Michael Calore: So publishing is definitely at the top of the list of industries that have been worried about AI plagiarizing original work, and we should all know because we’re all in the publishing industry. But then there’s the content that is the opposite of thoughtful, human-made work, and that…
Tick. Tick. Tick. The U.S. is facing a ticking time bomb. The growing problem is ticks—more and more of them, spreading further and further, staying active for longer and longer throughout the year. And for the week of June 27, the Fordham University Tri-State Tick Risk Index is at the…
When Tiyale Hayes reflects on his journey from the DMV area — one of six children raised by a single mother — to becoming Executive Vice President for Insights at Black Entertainment Television (BET), he doesn’t just see personal success. He sees the power of authentic representation and community investment…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features New York City-based entrepreneur Josh Turner, 34. Turner is the founder of Stand4Socks, a sock company that, for every pair sold, donates another to someone in need. The B Corporation has distributed more than 750,000 pairs across the UK, Europe, and most recently, Ukraine.…
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is back in the ring for the first time in 2025. Wilder is taking on Tyrrell Herndon in the main event on Friday night in Wichita, Kansas, at Koch Arena. I have all of the results from the event. The most recent result will…
It’s the era of the side hustle, and if you’ve ever considered starting one to earn some extra cash outside of your 9-5, you’re in good company. These days, more than one-third of U.S. adults have side hustles, and their supplemental gigs make an average of $891 a month, according…
Your average decision-maker’s inbox is overflowing with so-called “thought leadership.” In fact, a recent analysis of over 8,000 long-form LinkedIn posts revealed that more than half were likely written by AI. Buyers are becoming adept at spotting this; separate research shows that 50% of them will stop reading the moment…
Most people assume that to succeed in private equity, you need to raise a multimillion-dollar fund first. But what if you could flip that script?A new generation of dealmakers is doing just that, acquiring and growing businesses without a traditional PE fund. This “fundless sponsor” model isn’t just a workaround…
According to a new report from the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), global EV sales will surpass 20 million in 2025, accounting for more than a quarter of cars sold worldwide. In the first three months of 2025, electric car sales worldwide were up 35 percent over the previous year.…
It’s taken a good while, but the second Gundam Hathaway movie has finally received a new trailer and will be out this Winter. The first Gundam Hathaway movie was released back in 2021 and was the first in a trilogy that adapted the novels written by Yoshiyuki Tomino. Set after…
In 2006, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge didn’t have visions of becoming entrepreneurs with a goat milk skincare and body care brand. The New York City-based couple went on an apple-picking getaway upstate one weekend and stumbled on a little town called Sharon Springs. They fell in love with the…
Busy Philipps wasn’t trying to disrupt the celebrity marketing model when she first cried on Instagram stories. She wasn’t pitching brand deals or testing a strategy. She was just being real. But it turns out that unfiltered vulnerability — streamed to millions — wasn’t just cathartic. It was transformative.Long before…
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