How sanctions are likely to crush Russia’s struggling tech startups A former U.S. Commerce Department official for Obama told us why turning off the spigot of foreign capital spells doom for Russia’s high-tech industries. Thomas Lee 3.22.22 7:05 PM
Meet Samson Mow, the architect of El Salvador’s soon-to-debut Bitcoin bonds A former chief strategy officer of Blockstream, Mow played a key role in designing the upcoming bond offering. He is one of a growing number of crypto promoters the country has been consulting. Jonathan Laguán 3.22.22 7:01 PM
Do you speak VC? Here's a glossary of industry slang to help you hold your own in the startup world Venture capital is known for its cryptic acronyms and esoteric expressions. We put together a brief guide to the lexicon. Sam Klebanov 3.21.22 7:06 PM
A toilet paper CEO who drowned his company with an ill-fated expansion is now in even deeper sh*t A judge greenlit a bankruptcy trustee’s case against Jeffrey Schoen, potentially making him liable for tens of millions of dollars in damages. Christie Smythe 3.18.22 9:02 PM
Is this the decade when flying cars get off the ground? Startups like Volocopter are raising capital and promising to revolutionize mobility by taking to the skies. Here’s how the air taxi company is planning to grow. Zack Abrams 3.17.22 9:23 PM
The oil industry is dying – scarcity brought on by Russian sanctions won’t change that To survive, the oil industry needs to invest trillions in low carbon technologies, but rising prices and short term supply pains might tempt companies to drill, baby, drill instead. Thomas Lee 3.17.22 5:43 PM