Electric aircraft founder Kyle Clark threw out the Silicon Valley playbook

Electric aircraft founder Kyle Clark threw out the Silicon Valley playbook

On a cool morning last November, 800 people gathered before sunrise in a South Burlington hangar to witness the maiden flight of Beta Technologies’ first electric aircraft to be built on its new scaled production line. Kyle Clark, Beta’s enigmatic founder and CEO, piloted the Alia CX300 — one of the startup’s two aircraft models…

Startup founders turn to ‘seed-strapping’ amid difficult VC landscape

Startup founders turn to ‘seed-strapping’ amid difficult VC landscape

“I think what most founders are also realizing is what you need is not just money, but time. You need time to explore … You need space. You can’t have someone breathing down your neck for updates [while you’re] trying to figure out your product market fit at the start,” says Jx Lye, founder and…

Why Peter Facinelli Calls Fiancee Lily ‘My Wife’ Amid 5-Year Engagement

Why Peter Facinelli Calls Fiancee Lily ‘My Wife’ Amid 5-Year Engagement

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Peter Facinelli isn’t waiting to walk down the wedding aisle and say “I do” before calling his fiancee Lily Anne Harrison “my wife.” “I mean, right now, it feels like the wedding is more of a party than making anything official,” Facinelli exclusively told Us Weekly while attending the New York Premiere…

Fertility crash comes down to what men are doing—or not doing

Fertility crash comes down to what men are doing—or not doing

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Strategy’s Michael Saylor hints at resuming Bitcoin buying spree — TradingView News

Strategy’s Michael Saylor hints at resuming Bitcoin buying spree — TradingView News

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, co-founder Michael Saylor posted the Bitcoin BTCUSD chart that signals an impending BTC acquisition after a one-week purchase lapse. The company completed its latest purchase on Feb. 10 by acquiring 7,633 Bitcoin, valued at over $742 million at the time. This brought Strategy’s total holdings to 478,740 BTC. According to…

Palantir CEO’s new book says Silicon Valley has ‘lost its way’

Palantir CEO’s new book says Silicon Valley has ‘lost its way’

Palantir co-founder and CEO Alexander Karp opens his new book with a provocative declaration: “Silicon Valley has lost its way.” Over the past decade or so, as the data analytics company rose to prominence with its work for U.S. military and intelligence, Karp has largely stayed out of the limelight. Last year, in a rare…

Bindi Irwin Remembers Late Dad Steve Irwin on His Birthday

Bindi Irwin Remembers Late Dad Steve Irwin on His Birthday

Bindi Irwin, Steve Irwin Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images ; Michael Buckner/Getty Images Steve Irwin’s daughter, Bindi Irwin, shared a sweet message in honor of her late father’s birthday. “Happy Birthday, Dad,” Bindi, 26, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, February 22, on what would have been Steve’s 63rd birthday. Her post included a sweet throwback photo of…

Bakole Questions Hearn’s Change Of Tune After Parker Loss

Bakole Questions Hearn’s Change Of Tune After Parker Loss

Martin Bakole questions why Eddie Hearn changed his tune about the wisdom of him taking the fight with Joseph Parker as the replacement opponent on two days’ notice after initially saying he was an upgrade over Daniel Dubois for last Saturday night. Hearn’s Flip-Flop Bakole says Hearn still backed his fighter Anthony Joshua to come…