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The episode critiques the current venture‑capital approach to SpaceTech and DeepTech, arguing that hype‑driven narratives often replace rigorous engineering and economic analysis. It highlights the “drunkard’s walk” of investment decisions, using orbital data centers as a case study to show how ignoring unit‑economics leads to speculative bubbles. The host advocates for disciplined due diligence—TRL mapping, sensitivity analysis, and a calibrated “deal batting average”—to align capital with realistic techno‑economic milestones, thereby attracting institutional investors beyond billionaire patrons.
Manufacturers that fled China during the 2018 US trade war are now reversing course, with up to half of re‑shored production expected to return to Chinese factories. Logistics bottlenecks and limited capacity in Southeast Asian ports are prompting exporters of...
Kingscrowd has launched the Capital Profitability Fund, a $5 million vehicle aimed at mature private companies that are already profitable. The fund will invest in 25‑30 firms with revenues above $1 million and revenue multiples under 7.5×, targeting exits within three to...
The IRS released Notice 2026-13 on January 15, 2026, updating the safe‑harbor rollover notices that plan administrators must provide under section 402(f) of the Internal Revenue Code. The new notice replaces the 2020-62 version and incorporates SECURE 2.0 provisions affecting in‑service distributions,...
Pear Deck was a fantastic company to work with. Some of the highlights from their transaction include: * A strong enterprise value resulting from high growth * A highly competitive process with multiple buyers * A short exclusivity period with...
A CE Delft study commissioned by Nabu reveals a compatibility issue between on‑shore power supply (OPS) and LNG‑powered vessels. Ships with membrane or Type B tanks, which have lower pressure tolerance, may struggle to manage boil‑off gas (BOG) when connected to...
Italy will host the Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games starting February 6, 2026, spotlighting the nation’s capacity for large‑scale event delivery. The Games emphasize gender balance, projecting the highest female athlete participation in Winter Olympic history and increased...
Paris‑based newcleo announced an $85 million financing round led by existing backers Kairos, Indaco Ventures, Azimut Investments, the CERN pension fund and Walter Tosto, alongside newcomers Danieli & C., Cementir Holding, Orion Valves and NextChem. The capital will fund the construction...
The University of Galway has opened a Medical Device Prototype Hub in partnership with Medtronic, marking a key milestone in their five‑year, €5 million innovation agreement. The hub, housed within the university’s Technology Services Directorate, provides rapid prototyping, 3D printing, and...
The article argues that most inclusion programs focus on representation metrics, which leaves employees feeling disconnected. Guest expert Priya Nalkur emphasizes that true belonging requires self‑awareness, uncomfortable conversations, and a culture of grace. Leaders must move beyond policies to foster...
Resolve AI, a San Francisco‑based SRE and engineering startup, closed a $125 million Series A round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Greylock, Unusual Ventures, Artisanal Ventures and A*. The capital will accelerate product development, expand...
The episode dissects BlackRock TCPC’s recent 19% NAV drop, revealing that the loss was driven by six concentrated positions heavily weighted in second‑lien loans and equity rather than first‑lien senior debt. The host contrasts this risky capital‑structure positioning and volatile...
ElevenLabs announced a $500 million Series D round that lifts its valuation to $11 billion, led by Sequoia Capital with Andreessen Horowitz and ICONIQ Capital increasing stakes. The funding backs the company’s push toward $330 million in annual recurring revenue by 2025 and fuels...
Bedrock Robotics announced a $270 million Series B round, valuing the autonomous construction startup at $1.75 billion. The funding, led by CapitalG and Valor Atreides AI Fund, brings total capital raised to over $350 million and will support scaling of fleet‑level autonomy across excavation,...
ADP's employment numbers released at 8:15 a.m. ET came in softer than analysts expected, yet Treasury yields barely moved. Fifteen minutes later, the Treasury Department posted its quarterly financing estimates, which were in line with prior forecasts but warned that borrowing...
Midi Health, the pandemic‑born women’s health platform, announced a $100 million financing round that pushes its valuation past the $1 billion unicorn threshold. The capital, led by a consortium of venture firms, will fund the launch of a nationwide urgent‑care network and...
Stryker highlights how advanced manufacturing, robotics, AI and digital twins are reshaping MedTech, accelerating product cycles and enabling patient‑specific solutions. Additive manufacturing and 3D printing now move concepts to production in weeks, while digital twins create precise virtual replicas for...
In January 2026 biotech firms secured record capital, with Parabilis Medicines leading private rounds at $305 million and Aktis Oncology topping public offerings at $365.4 million. Private fundraising totaled $2.986 billion across 31 rounds, while public markets raised $1.67 billion from nine offerings. Oncology and...
Venture firm SNAK Venture Partners closed an oversubscribed $50 million debut fund, anchored by the Pritzker Group and other institutional LPs. The Chicago‑based team, led by Sonia Nagar and Adam Koopersmith, will write $1‑$2 million seed checks in up to 20 B2B...
Inovia Capital’s 2025 State of Software report shows AI‑native startups now account for 40% of Canadian software deal value, up from 12% a decade ago. Investors treat deep AI integration as a baseline requirement, rewarding AI‑focused firms with larger rounds...
China retained its shipbuilding leadership in 2025, delivering 53.69 million deadweight tonnes—a 11.4% increase year‑on‑year—and capturing 56.1% of global output. New orders fell 4.6% to 107.82 million dwt but still accounted for 69% of worldwide demand, while the order backlog surged 31.5%...
Renata Raya (@reraya) built a profitable Shopify app called GoRecover and sold it on @acquiredotcom. She was running a Shopify agency in Mexico City and kept seeing the same issue. Customers abandoned carts and email recovery wasn’t working. Most merchants were...
John Sumser and George LaRocque discuss the rapid evolution of HR technology, emphasizing how market sizing, capital flow, and data-driven decision‑making are reshaping the industry. They highlight recruiting’s lack of accountability, the re‑evaluation of education’s value, and the disruptive impact...
Tensor Ventures led a $4 million seed round in London‑based AppFactor, joined by Begin Capital and Adara Ventures. The startup’s platform monitors and modernizes legacy enterprise applications in‑operation, eliminating downtime for end users. Deployments are already live at a major UK...
Salesforce’s State of Sales survey of over 4,000 reps, including 100 in Ireland, shows AI agents are the second‑most important growth tactic for 2026. In Ireland, 87% of sales organisations already use AI for tasks such as prospecting and forecasting,...
Wärtsilä will invest roughly €140 million to expand its Sustainable Technology Hub in Vaasa, boosting production capacity by 35% and adding an 11,000 sq m extension. The upgraded facility, slated for completion in Q1 2028, supports the company’s record‑high 2025 operating profit of €833 million...
In this episode, Matt Spiegel, founder and CEO of Lawmatics, walks through how his vertical SaaS company scaled to $12M ARR by focusing on high ARPU, agentic AI, and disciplined capital strategies. He shares tactics for acquiring the first 100...
Leuven‑based AI spin‑off Runeasi has secured €1 million in a funding round led by Smarter Ventures, with participation from existing backers and angel investor Sean Gourley. The company’s AI‑powered motion sensor belt enables physiotherapists, coaches and running retailers to perform rapid...
Qureos, a Dubai‑based AI hiring platform, secured $5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Prosus Ventures and Salica Oryx Fund, with participation from a slate of regional investors. The capital will accelerate AI feature development, expand the go‑to‑market...
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In this episode, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson answer listener questions, covering how they record unscripted product walkthrough videos, the upcoming open‑source product Writebook, and the way the 37signals team combines Basecamp with their new kanban tool Fizzy. They...
The accountancy profession is witnessing the near‑complete erosion of the traditional partnership model, replaced by limited‑liability partnerships and subsidiary companies. Unlimited personal liability, once a hallmark of partnerships, has been mitigated through LLP structures, shielding partners from colleagues' mistakes. Private‑equity...
In this episode LoRosha analyzes the February 4 Asian market session, highlighting a 1.57% rise in the KOSPI driven by Samsung Electronics breaking the 169,000 KRW mark and reaching a $720 billion market cap. He argues that despite heavy foreign net...
Semiconductor startup Positron announced a $230 million Series B round, led in part by Qatar Investment Authority. The capital will accelerate deployment of its high‑speed memory chips and the Atlas inference processor, which claims H100‑class performance at a third of the power...
Finnish startup Optivian secured $2 million in a pre‑seed round led by Failup Ventures and AI veteran Tero Ojanperä. The company is building an agentic AI platform that autonomously handles execution‑heavy B2B sales tasks, from business‑case creation to next‑best‑action recommendations. Early...
The piece argues that financial values—personal priorities and beliefs—are the hidden driver behind money choices, turning budgeting from a punitive checklist into a purpose‑aligned plan. By defining a personal notion of “enough,” individuals can stop chasing endless consumption and focus...
In this episode, former race‑horse jockey turned Glovo co‑founder Sacha Michaud walks through the operator playbook that powered Glovo’s rapid rise and disciplined exits. He explains how the company launched its MVP in 2.5 months, scaled internationally with a launch‑team...
OVO Energy, a UK supplier serving over four million homes, is facing a severe financial crisis that could lead to bankruptcy within a year. The company posted the lowest customer‑satisfaction score in the 2025 Which? survey and is one of...
In this episode, Blagoja Golubovski argues that product leadership should not be treated as a democracy, emphasizing that consensus often stalls progress. He explains the distinction between gathering input and owning decisions, outlining how clear trade‑offs, accountability, and explicit decision‑making...
The article argues that the United States now enjoys a unique, uncontested sphere of influence across the Western Hemisphere, anchored by overwhelming military spending and deep economic integration. By contrast, China and Russia lack the capacity to establish comparable regional...
In 2021 a pandemic‑driven gold rush produced 99 biotech IPOs that raised $15.6 billion, dwarfing the combined proceeds of 2023‑24. The surge created a “logical gap,” with many companies going public before their science was mature, leading to bankruptcies, pivots, and...
AI‑driven fragrance startup Osmo announced a $70 million Series B round, led by Two Sigma Ventures and backed by Alumni Ventures and Patrick Collison. The capital will fund a move to a new manufacturing hub in New Jersey and the addition of three...
Tom Stevenson of Fidelity highlighted three funds he expects to outperform in 2026: the Dodge & Cox Worldwide Global Stock Fund, Fidelity Special Situations (UK‑focused), and the Lazard Emerging Markets Fund. He argues that after three strong years for US equities, investors...
PayPal’s stock tumbled 20% to $41.70 after it reported a Q4 earnings miss, weak total payment volume growth, and announced a surprise CEO change, appointing HP chief Enrique Lores as its new leader effective March 1, with CFO Jamie Miller serving...
Plug Technologies, a marketplace for buying and selling electric vehicles, announced a $20 million Series A round led by Lightspeed. The round also included participation from Galvanize and existing backers Autotech Ventures, Leap Forward Ventures, and Renn Global. Since its launch in...
Not everyone has the same skill set, and sometimes bringing in a more seasoned crew to help transition your company from early-stage to scaling up can be a smart strategy. On TWiST, Amanda Bradford, William P. Barnes and I discuss...
Global investment firm KKR and Singapore telecom giant Singtel have agreed to purchase an 82% stake in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres for S$6.6 billion (US$5.1 billion). The acquisition targets the leading colocation provider’s extensive network of data‑centre assets across the Asia‑Pacific region....
Even in its MVP form, the Uber app needed to be 100% trustworthy and reliable. When you use an app to get a ride somewhere, you need to know that you’ll also be able to get a ride back. If...
Over 15yrs ago Lux partner @Farshchi and I worked close with Lux family co Silicon Clocks (MEMS resonators on CMOS circuits for timing products) thru their sale to Silicon Labs… Today Silicon Labs got acquired by Texas Instruments for $7.5B
We've spent the last year rebuilding SaaStr with 20+ AI agents. Revenue is up 47%. Team down to 3 humans. It's been the most intense learning curve of my career. I'm sharing all of it at SaaStr AI 2026. May...
