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PE firms key in on youth sports
Private equity wants a piece of the $50B youth sports industry.
September 8, 2024
Strategy
Prison Call Caps? Inmates Pay More Elsewhere
As the FCC’s new rules squeeze private companies on phone calls, these companies are distributing tablets to inmates to generate additional revenue.
September 8, 2024
Trends
“Brat” Green
How businesses cashed in as lime green went viral.
September 8, 2024
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
Robotaxis are everywhere. That could be bad news for Uber.
The expansion of autonomous vehicles (AVs) severely threatens Uber’s business model.
September 8, 2024
Trends
Private Equity is Buying Student Loan Debt
Why some private equity firms consider student loan debt as an attractive investment opportunity.
September 8, 2024
Personal Finance
The Hidden Cost of Sports Gambling
For every $1 a person bet on sports, their net investment in stocks and other financial instruments was reduced by $2.13.
September 8, 2024
Trends
Why Credit Unions Are Buying For-Profit Banks
Not-for-profit credit unions have been acquiring for-profit banks at a record pace.
September 8, 2024
Strategy
How Walmart is Winning in China
Walmart keeps posting revenue growth in China while others falter.
September 8, 2024
Trends
Crypto’s $119MM Election Spending Spree
The crypto industry accounts for 48% of corporate money donated to political action committees.
September 8, 2024
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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