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Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government

On Wednesday, Pursuit announced a $22 million Series A round led by Mike Rosengarten, the co-founder of OpenGov, with big-name VCs participating.

Episode 797: Bill Gurley on Why You Shouldn’t Chase Your Passion, the Delusional Factor Every Outlier Needs, and How to...

Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Bill Gurley—legendary investor behind Uber, Snapchat, and Twitter—shares why “follow your passion” is dangerously misleading, what to chas...

Chamath Palihapitiya Issues Stark Warning As Tech IPO Frenzy Heats Up— 'The Risk Is That Diners Will Run Out Of Space'

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warns tech companies to go public quickly or risk missing out, citing IPO saturation, AGI-driven valuation uncertainty, and competition for...

Sundar Pichai Doubles Down on Startups as Google Expects Windfall From Anthropic, SpaceX

Under Sundar Pichai, Google’s A.I. startup investments are proving wiser and more profitable than its in-house A.I. tools so far.

Noah Glass Almost Sold Olo for $65 Million. Years Later, It Sold for $2 Billion

The best founders don’t chase trends. They outlast them.

20VC x SaaStr: The Most Aggressive Quarter in American Capitalism, Palantir’s Rule of 145, and Why Brian Armstrong Just...

With Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O’Driscoll Come meet Rory live at SaaStr AI Annual. Rory O’Driscoll will be doing a live AMA on stage at SaaStr AI Annual on May 12 in...

He’s Invested in 100+ Startups — His Surprising Rule for Spotting ‘Real Builders’? Their Shoes

The cofounder of Instacart has an unusual method to assess whether founders are legitimate.

Peter Thiel's Billion‑Dollar Bet on Palantir: What His Roughly 4% Stake Really Means for Investors

Thiel is a serial entrepreneur best known for co-founding PayPal and being the first outside investor in Facebook.

Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.

Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.

DoorDash: Building A Delivery Behemoth

I Taught Myself to Code at Age 10. After Working At Google and Twitter, I Turned to Venture Capital. Here’s What I Look...

As an angel investor for over a decade, Alex Roetter has worked with leading startups.

Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 30% of His Portfolio in 2 AI Stocks. They Could Soar 50% and 100%, According to Wall Street...

Fund manager Bill Ackman owns large positions in Meta Platforms and Uber Technologies.

He Built a Multibillion-Dollar Tech Giant. Now He’s Running for Mayor to Fix a ‘Broken’ City Using a Founder’s Playbook

Cornerstone OnDemand founder Adam Miller turned ADP and Workday—two companies that should have been his fiercest competitors—into his best strategic partners.

Bill Ackman Says Stocks Are “Stupidly Cheap”

The Motley Fool’s Hidden Gems team dissects comments from billionaire investor Bill Ackman and talks about whether AI is a benefit or an existential risk for third-party demand agg...

Uber is much more than you think, this investor says

In an appearance on BNN Bloomberg Market Call on March 31, Propellus Wealth Partners portfolio manager and senior wealth advisor Mike Vinokur said he likes Uber Technologies (Uber...

Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 39% of His Hedge Fund's $17.7 Billion Stock Portfolio Invested in 3 Stellar Companies

The billionaire concentrates on just a handful of great stocks trading below their fair value.

Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting

Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet 10 years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.

This Startup Took On Big Ticketing and Now Processes $1 Billion Annually: ‘You Just Have to Know Where the Gaps in Servi...

Robert Davari, CEO and co-founder of Tixr, shares how startups can go up against major players in any industry.

This 30-Year-Old CEO Reveals the Surprising Reason Behind His Startup’s $11 Billion Growth

Winston Weinberg attributes the company’s $11 billion valuation to a unique mindset.

AI Bull Brad Gerstner Likes Snowflake (SNOW) Despite ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Fears

Berkshire Hathaway's Greg Abel Thinks Alphabet Is a Better Magnificent Seven Stock Than Amazon. Here's Why He's Right.

Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO made big moves in the first quarter.

Waymo won’t kill Uber, this investor says

Murray Wealth Group president Jamie Murray told BNN Bloomberg’s Market Call on May 25 that Uber Technologies (Uber Technologies Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NYSE:...

Groupon: Impressive Workforce Transformation, But Wait For Clearer Billings Picture

This Founder Called VCs ‘Grifters’—Then Took $110 Million From Them and Built a Unicorn

Fabrication startup SendCutSend recently raised venture captial from Sequoia, Paradigm, and the co-founders of Stripe.