Foursquare co-founder says equity holders saw no returns from the company’s acquisition
Foursquare raised $411 million in funding according to PitchBook data, but its equity holders…
Foursquare cofounder says acquisition gave $0 to equity holders, leaving him ‘heartbroken’
Foursquare's acquisition left its cofounder sad and angry.Dennis Crowley helped launch the location technology…
Companies face heat for taking PE money. These days, the alternatives aren’t great.
A horror story in eight words: Private equity just invested in my favorite BLANK.…
Los Tacos No. 1 serves 1,200 NYC customers a day. Its CEO is betting private equity can help it scale.
Christian Pineda, CEO and cofounder of Los Tacos No.He was caught in a scroll…
Apollo is delaying its junior talent recruiting cycle again — pushing the industry to abandon its chaotic ritual
Apollo is delaying on-cycle recruiting again this year, after a similar move last year…
Nvidia has built a $99 billion equity portfolio from almost scratch in 2 years
Nvidia has built a nearly $100 billion equity portfolio from virtually scratch in just…
After falling behind on retirement savings, a Gen-Xer turned to real estate. He explains how he built a 7-figure portfolio starting with $15,000.
In his late 40s, Brannon Potts realized he was behind on retirement savings.Looking for…
How savvy real estate investors are using HELOCs to buy rental properties and build wealth
Mark didn't have a six-figure salary when he started investing in real estate.The Florida-based…
How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM
Earlier this year, Lightspeed made headlines when it announced that Claire Zau, an investor…
Dangote Refinery raises $2.5bn through private equity placement
Dangote Refinery on Thursday announced that it has successfully raised $2.5 billion in new…
Khosla family’s record $9.6B purchase Seahawks deal caps a private-capital rush into the NFL
Both private equity firms and deep-pocketed individuals continue to snap up stakes in professional…
Easyjet agrees to £5.7bn takeover bid by US private equity firm
The airline says a bid from US firm Apollo has trumped a previous potential…
This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
"The fact that was actually able to zero-shot on just the front camera, with…
Hot job alert: OpenAI is hiring an investment banker, paying up to $205K plus equity
OpenAI is making a bigger play for investment banking.The AI company is seeking someone…
OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed giving 5% of the company's equity to a…
I left Google after making nearly $1M in a year. Fears about layoffs and missing out on the AI boom gave me the push.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yousuf Imran, a 41-year-old former…
