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Sam Altman enters his power era

Sat, 11/25/2023 - 04:57

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — The reinstatement of Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO demonstrated the immense level of power he wields.
Arantza Pena Popo/Business Insider

Tech Insider, Startups, venture-capital, sam-altman, OpenAI, y-combinator, Microsoft

A tech investor was fired after making offensive remarks on the Israel-Hamas conflict

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 07:02

Oyster Ventures cofounder Kenneth Ballenegger — Oyster Ventures cofounder Kenneth Ballenegger was suspended after offensive X posts on Israel-Hamas.
Oyster Ventures

Tech Insider, Startups, venture-capital, israel-palestine, Israel, Gaza, Startups

SoftBank has lost more than $14 billion by betting on WeWork

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 09:17

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son once predicted neverending profit growth for WeWork. — A slide from a presentation given by SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son in November 2019, when he predicted never-ending profit growth for WeWork.
SoftBank

Tech Insider, trending-uk, softbank, WeWork, venture-capital

Legendary investor Charlie Munger blasted gamblers, touted Heinz and Hermès, and revealed Warren Buffett's views in a rare interview this week. Here are his 22 best quotes.

Sun, 11/05/2023 - 06:35

charlie munger — Charlie Munger.
AP Images / Nati Harnik

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, Stocks, charlie-munger, warren-buffett, berkshire-hathaway

The great startup cash crunch is underway — and it's forcing late-stage companies to face their demise

Sun, 11/05/2023 - 06:31

Three brown wooden caskets pop out of a vintage cash register. White peace lilies grace the side of the cash register. — Arantza Pena

Tech Insider, Startups, Analysis, Startups, venture-capital, venture-funding, Analysis

Founders Fund backed Jennifer Campbell's startup before she sold it to Coinbase for millions. Now she's looking to 'harpoon' a startup 'whale' as the firm's newest partner.

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 06:00

Founders Fund Jennifer Campbell poses for a photo against a dark background. — Founders Fund partner Jennifer Campbell.
Founders Fund

Tech Insider, Startups, artificial-intelligence, founders-fund, Coinbase, venture-capital, Startups

In a world of infinite AI, the new luxury item will be humans

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 05:00

Residents enjoy a carnival parade on February 6, 2005 in Viareggio, Italy. — Residents enjoy a carnival parade on February 6, 2005 in Viareggio, Italy.
Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images

Tech Insider, artificial-intelligence, generative-ai, large-language-models, Luxury, luxury-goods, amazon

Insider is seeking nominations for the 2023 rising stars of venture capital

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 09:00

Jillian Williams, Rex Salisbury, Nancy Torres, and Brian Hollins on a blue background with 8-bit style dollar signs — From left to right: Jillian Williams, Rex Salisbury, Nancy Torres, and Brian Hollins
Jillian Williams; Rex Salisbury; Nancy Torres; Brian Hollins; Marianne Ayala/Insider

Tech Insider, Startups, rising-stars, VC, venture-capital, Investors

Israeli startup founders go to war: 'We're fighting for our home.'

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 06:00

Noy Leyb, cofounder of BachPlace; Ben Yellin, director of R&D at OncoHost; and Itamar Friedman, cofounder and CEO of Codium AI, and his wife. — From left: Noy Leyb, cofounder of BachPlace; Ben Yellin, director of R&D at OncoHost; and Itamar Friedman, cofounder and CEO of CodiumAI, and his wife.
Courtesy of Noy Leyb; Ben Yellin; Itamar Friedman; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider

Tech Insider, Startups, Military & Defense, Startup, Graphics, bi-graphics, jenny-chang-rodriguez

'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary likely made over 20 times his money on a startup selling genetic-testing kits for cats

Sat, 09/23/2023 - 06:45

GettyImages 1230266561 — Kevin O'Leary.
Christopher Willard/Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, Stocks, kevin-oleary, shark-tank, mr-wonderful

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