Inside the Silicon Valley etiquette class teaching founders charisma, couture, and caviar confidence

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
An example of what a founder should wear for a presentation
Young tech founders look on as a model from Wilkes Bashford takes to the catwalk, demonstrating an outfit suitable for a presentation.

Slow Ventures

I switched from a corporate career to launching an AI-native company with no tech background. I knew the time was now.

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A man smiling outdoors in front of green foliage, wearing a black zip-up jacket over a dark shirt.
Tim DeSoto was a senior director at Walmart. Now he's launching an AI-native startup.

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Two Gen Z founders who raised $1.25 million for their AI startup share their pro tips for landing funding

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Aidan Guo and Julian Windeck
Attention Engineering cofounders, Aidan Guo, 19, and Julian Windeck, 23, say: Move to SF.

Attention Engineering

I moved from Australia to San Francisco to build my startup from a hacker house. It's been humanizing and comforting.

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Annie Liao, Build Club founder, sitting with a laptop at a cafe.
Startup founder Annie Liao said she's always wanted to live in San Francisco.

Photo courtesy Annie Liao

Trump calls off planned 'surge' of federal forces in San Francisco after talking to Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff

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Trump and Jensen Huang at the White House
Trump said he made the decision after speaking with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, among others.

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Miami tops UBS' list of global cities at risk of a real estate bubble. Here's how other major US markets stack up.

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Sunny Isles Beach in Miami.
Sunny Isles Beach in Miami.

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I retired at 34 and had to go back to work a decade later. I wish I'd stuck it out for 5 more years — here's why.

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Smiling man in a light blazer with a blue shirt and pocket square, seated outdoors against a rock wall with greenery.
Sam Dogen wishes he had done a few things differently in early retirement.

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Get hot, do drugs, build a bunker: Meet the AI apocalypse super preppers

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Collage of a tech worker on a computer, dancing woman, bunker food prep,

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My partner and I each moved home to save money. We miss living together, but can finally afford our dream trips.

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The author posing with her boyfriend.
My long-term boyfriend and I both chose to live with family so we can save money and travel.

Lily Voss

A couple on track to retire early in San Francisco break down their $140,000 annual budget

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andre nader
The Nader family resides in San Francisco.

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