Category Archives: Startups Challenges

This $2 billion unicorn startup is corporate America’s secret weapon against Ozempic

  By Yasmin Gagne December 03, 2023 As drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy become more widespread, an increasing number of employees are asking their insurance to cover them. Recently though, employers including the University of Texas and private healthcare system Ascension have halted coverage saying that they cannot keep up with the rising costs as … Continue reading This $2 billion unicorn startup is corporate America’s secret weapon against Ozempic

How much should startup founders pay themselves in salary? Increasingly, the answer is $0

  By Clint Rainey September 26, 2023 On the whole, startup founders seem to have been busy this year enjoying the spoils of their hard labor: Their median salary, according to a new report by the startup-focused accounting firm Pilot, has increased by 15%. But then another pattern jumps out: The biggest change in the … Continue reading How much should startup founders pay themselves in salary? Increasingly, the answer is $0

The top five things I’ve learned from being a Black founder

  By Porter Braswell April 27, 2023   Today we’re announcing that we’ve entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Jopwell, the first company I started and the foundation for all I’ve been able to accomplish professionally. Eight years ago, I began this journey with my co-founder Ryan Williams – and it’s completely surreal … Continue reading The top five things I’ve learned from being a Black founder

IPOs decline as large companies gobble up more startups. That’s bad for innovation

  By Sam Becker January 24, 2023 Prior to 2022, it seemed like every other startup on the market was going public. But during 2022, as the Fed aggressively raised interest rates to curb inflation, the trend reversed. Global IPO volumes fell 45% year-over-year, according to data from Ernst & Young.  In the short term, … Continue reading IPOs decline as large companies gobble up more startups. That’s bad for innovation

This startup captures CO2 by injecting it straight into volcanic rock

  By Adele Peters January 03, 2023 In a remote, barren part of northern Kenya, a new pilot project will soon begin injecting CO2 more than 1,300 feet underground into volcanic rocks, where the greenhouse gas will also turn to stone. It’s a process that’s already been proven to work in Iceland, where a carbon … Continue reading This startup captures CO2 by injecting it straight into volcanic rock

How a tech startup is using AI to find better treatments for autism

By Sy Mukherjee     June 20, 2022 Ling Shao’s 3-year-old autistic son struggles to communicate. “My youngest son, he has almost a calcified part of his forehead because he bangs it on the floor so much because he’s frustrated, and he can’t communicate what he wants,” she says. “It’s heartbreaking.” Shao, who is the … Continue reading How a tech startup is using AI to find better treatments for autism