Peter Thiel
THIS is why we don’t want transgender restrooms
If you remember back in 2016, Trump invited Peter Thiel to the RNC where he argued that the US should allow transgenders to use whatever bathroom …
Conservative ViewPeter Thiel praises Trump's honesty, says he's a Republican who isn't a 'zombie': report
Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech investor who supported President Trump during his presidential bid, praised the president’s honesty on Monday and said the president isn’t a “zombie.”<p>Bloomberg reported that Thiel was at an entrepreneurship conference in Brazil on Monday and was asked about Trump. …
U.S. PoliticsPeter Thiel Says Trump Is the Republican Who Isn't a ‘Zombie’
Peter Thiel is not ready to give up on defending President Donald Trump just yet.<p>The PayPal Holdings Inc. and Palantir Technologies Inc. co-founder …
Donald TrumpFCC watchdog: Kushner called agency chief on undisclosed matter
An FCC watchdog report is shedding new light on White House contacts with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, including a previously unreported call from Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner.<p>The inspector general report, out today, found no evidence of favoritism toward Sinclair Broadcast Group.<p>The investigators …
Donald TrumpFCC Chair Ajit Pai Was Cagey About Sinclair Merger Communications, Watchdog Report Reveals
An inspector general’s report found “no evidence, nor even the suggestion, of impropriety, unscrupulous behavior, or favoritism,” the Federal …
Net NeutralityThese 3 Email Templates Have Helped Entrepreneurs Raise Millions
Email is still one of the most effective tools for startup fundraising. The question most have is what to send? This series of email templates make it super easy to leverage this free method of communication to raise the money entrepreneurs need to launch and fuel new ventures.<p><b><br>The Power of …
EntrepreneurshipThe hottest startups in Berlin
A few years ago, new entrepreneurs would come to Berlin for the lifestyle, says startup consultant Christoph Sollich, aka the Pitch Doctor. “Now you …
StartupsThe real reason startups fail: How the right distribution strategy can save your company
After mentoring startup founders through Techstars and teaching growth marketing at General Assembly, I saw founders making the same mistakes around …
Startups5 great social issues documentaries that help explain America in 2018
These streaming movies spotlight stories over polemics while exploring policing, press freedom, political corruption, and more.<p>All movies aim to give audiences a look into worlds that are different our own, but documentaries do that in a unique way, offering insights that go beyond both the neatly …
U.S. PoliticsWeekend reading: Child Trust Funds coming of age
<i>What caught my eye this week.</i>Time flies. Great if you’re compounding interest. Less so if you’re contemplating a receding hairline.As I’ve remained …
Google SearchTrump–Kenyatta meeting an opportunity for Kenya to court investment
On Monday, President Trump will meet with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss security collaboration and ways to bolster trade and investment …
StartupsTech Tent: Are tech giants held to account?
<b>With its vast architectural masterpieces, built at eye-watering cost to house some of the world's largest tech brands, Silicon Valley is certainly doing a good job of making itself look important.</b><p>But as the biggest firms extend their reach in the public sphere, is sharing our personal data a fair …
Silicon ValleyThe 3 steps to building a monopoly, according to Peter Thiel
<i>The following is an edited excerpt from Peter Thiel’s</i> Zero To One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future<i>. The excerpt was provided by</i> …
StartupsTesla will remain a public company, Elon Musk announces
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said late Friday that he is abandoning his plans to consider turning the Silicon Valley automaker into a private company, ending a brief and unusual dalliance that puzzled Wall Street and drew federal scrutiny.<p>Musk said he no longer believes Tesla would be better off as a …
TeslaInterview: Beijing International Book Fair's Liying Lin on Publishing's Global Integration
Disagreeing with assessments of a certain slowdown this year in the Chinese market, the Beijing International Book Fair director says she’s seeing …
ChinaUK Government-Backed Accelerator Will Sponsor Blockchain Startups
Blockchain startups seeking to expand to the U.K. might find that now is a good time to do so.<p>In its most recent update for entrepreneurs wishing to …
StartupsHumans Defeat Elon Musk and His AI Bots in Round 1 at The International
At Dota 2’s The International event in Vancouver this week, teams of (human) pro gamers are taking on a band of bots in a best-of-three contest. On …
Artificial IntelligenceMagic mushrooms to treat depression? This Peter Thiel-backed startup just got FDA okay to begin trials
The Food and Drug Administration has greenlighted the use of the psychedelic ingredient in “magic” mushrooms for a drug trial to treat depression.<p>The federal agency gave the U.S. approval to London-based life sciences startup called Compass Pathways that launched in 2016 under the backing of …
Magic MushroomsSurvival of the slackest: now that’s what I call an evolved theory | Larry Ryan
Busy people have co-opted non-busy things like sleep and taken take the joy out of it by giving it a purpose<p>Back when I was at university in Dublin, I once gave blood at a nearby donation clinic. They gave you a free sandwich beforehand to prevent blood-depleted fainting so it was a good deal in …
Opinion (UK)A cryptocurrency is making huge inroads in Venezuela as inflation runs wild — and it's not bitcoin or the Petro
Ryan Taylor/Dash Core Group<p><b>Venezuela is currently suffering from hyperinflation and the president recently devalued the currency by 95%.</b>• <b><br>Locals are</b> …
VenezuelaThe 10 Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Fundraising
Don’t blow your chance at raising millions of dollars for your startup by making these amateur mistakes.<p>Having sat through hundreds of fundraising pitches, receiving even more requests for investments and meeting with countless angels and VCs, I’ve seen these ten blunders frequently crush the …
Venture CapitalLooking for a Tech Job? Then Learn How to Recognize Early Stage Unicorns
Every startup is looking for talent but the smart talent isn't going to work for a startup with no future.<p>Opinions expressed by <i>Entrepreneur</i> contributors are their own.<p>Just imagine if you were the tenth employee at Facebook. Your professional and financial growth would of course be remarkable. Some …
Business StrategyOp Ed: Making Friends With Time in the Cryptocurrency Space
<i>What follows is an open letter from Jimmy Zhong, co-founder and CEO of IOST, to his team members and shared with Bitcoin Magazine with …
BitcoinWhy you can't have privacy on the internet
I recently attended a discussion at Fifth Elephant on privacy. During the panel, one of the panelists asked the audience: "how many of you are …
Data ScienceYahoo’s Mistakes
Recently I read Nicholas Carlson’s fantastic book on Yahoo entitled “Marissa Mayer and The Fight to Save Yahoo.” Below I have paraphrased what I …
AdvertisingIs EOS Really Worth The Better-Than-Ethereum Hype?
In June of 2018, the EOS (EOS-USD) marathon crowd sale came to an end. The platform managed to raise over $4 billion, making it the largest ICO in …
CryptocurrencyNew Zealand is yet another beautiful place that doesn't want foreign home buyers
When LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman told a friend he was thinking of getting a place in New Zealand, his friend asked if he was getting “apocalypse insurance.” He told the New Yorker last year (paywall), “Saying you’re ‘buying a house in New Zealand’ is kind of a wink, wink, say no more.” Fellow …
Real EstateSeasteading Concept Gets “Off the Ground” in French Polynesia
<b>Dear EarthTalk</b><b>: What are the environmental benefits of so-called “seasteading” as opposed to building more housing and communities on land?</b><p><i>—Marge</i> …
Universal Basic IncomeThe Bitcoin Standard: A Missed Opportunity
<i>The following book review will be published in the upcoming Fall edition of the</i> <i>Cato Journal</i><i>, a free-market public policy journal by the Cato</i> …
BitcoinTech Firms Lack Empathy and Compassion, New Book Charges
Lucie Greene of J. Walter Thompson is releasing “Silicon States: The Power and Politics of Big Tech and What It Means for Our Future.”<p>It’s everywhere …
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