We're cofounders who left Amazon to build our own startup. We learned the hard way why Big Tech habits don't always translate.

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Two people stand beside a large screen displaying the Agefully app, which promotes an AI-powered day companion for older adults and their families.
Andy Ratsirason and Shalini Aggarwal left Amazon at seperate times but reunited to run their AI startup, Tenafli.

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No network? No problem. How I built an AI startup at 18 with teens around the world.

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Smiling young man with glasses and a backpack standing outdoors with trees and buildings behind him.
Alex Yang founded a startup with other high schoolers he met online.

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Healthcare VCs predict more AI transparency investment, private equity M&A, and a quiet year for IPOs in 2026

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2025 to 2026: Healthcare predictions

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Erebor Bank, Palmer Luckey's crypto-oriented finance startup, just got one step closer to launching

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Palmer Luckey

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Welcome to the hectocorn era: 7 tech startups valued at $100 billion or more

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Preview of Shou Zi Chew, Sam Altman and Elon Musk
More and more startups are valued in the hundreds of billions, making them hectocorns.

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Anonymous messaging app NGL has been acquired by Mode Mobile

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Raj Vir (right) and Joao Figueiredo cofounded NGL in 2021
Raj Vir (right) and Joao Figueiredo cofounded NGL in 2021

NGL

Check out the exclusive pitch deck Valerie Health used to raise $30 million from Redpoint Ventures to automate healthcare faxes

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Valerie Health cofounders Peter Shalek, CEO, and Nitin Joshi, chief technology officer.

Valerie Health

Tech companies want flying taxis on the battlefield

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Joby and L3Harris' VTOL
Joby Aviation and L3Harris are developing a defense-focused VTOL.

Joby Aviation

The FBI is investigating a startup founder accused of using VC money to pay for her house and a Caribbean wedding

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Toronto , Canada - 22 June 2022; Shiloh Johnson, Founder & CEO, ComplYant, on Centre Stage during day two of Collision 2022 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images)
Toronto , Canada - 22 June 2022; Shiloh Johnson, Founder & CEO, ComplYant, on Centre Stage during day two of Collision 2022 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada.

After 3 tech layoffs, I knew I had to lean into being a founder

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Kelly Withers
Kelly Withers

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