Startup News

Twitter, Facebook accuse China of Hong Kong meddling 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- August 19, 2019
By Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford | Reuters Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said on Monday they had dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong. Twitter said it suspended 936 accounts and the operations appeared to be a coordinated state-backed effort originating in China.…
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Who are the major revenue-based investing VCs?0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- August 19, 2019
David Teten Contributor Share on Twitter David Teten is a Venture Partner with HOF Capital. He was previously a Partner for 8 years with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital. David writes regularly at teten.com and @dteten. More posts by this contributor Revenue-based investing: A new option for founders who care about control How To…
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5 Reasons Mission Statements (Still) Matter for Startups 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- August 19, 2019
Every new business stands to benefit from clearly stated goals and ethos.
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Shell’s first Greenlots electric vehicle fast charger lands in Singapore 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- August 19, 2019
Royal Dutch Shell, the energy giant known for its fossil fuel production and hundreds of Shell gas stations, is creeping into the electric vehicle-power business. The company’s first DC fast charger from its newly acquired company Greenlots launched Monday at a Shell gas station in Singapore. Greenlots, an EV charging startup acquired by Shell in…
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Opinion: How technology discriminates against half of our population 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- August 18, 2019
As an engineer and Stanford PhD candidate in science education, I often travel to the Galapagos Islands to work with teachers. Leaving from the San Francisco airport, I start to get worried the minute I walk up to TSA. Why? As an Afro-Latina, with a fluffy and kinky ‘fro, I will, once again, be designated…
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How ‘ghost work’ in Silicon Valley pressures the workforce, with Mary Gray 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- August 18, 2019
The phrase “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” was originally meant sarcastically. It’s not actually physically possible to do — especially while wearing Allbirds and having just fallen off a Bird scooter in downtown San Francisco, but I should get to my point. This week, Ken Cuccinelli, the acting Director of the United States…
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