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Taylor noted that while the dot-com bubble is often viewed through the lens of its failures, significant value and major tech success stories also emerged from that era. He stated, 'If you say dot-com, people come back with failures.' He emphasized that examining the current value in the S&P 500 showcases how warranted much of the hype truly was.

Eight Sleep's AI-powered sleep technology, including the flagship Pod, automates sleep enhancement through real-time tracking of health metrics, leading to significant sales and data insights.

Hiring for startups now focuses on talent density over headcount growth due to automation, prioritizing experienced individuals who contribute high-level thinking to teams.

The outdated business credit scoring models are shutting out promising UK startups from crucial funding, urging a cultural and systemic rethink to match modern entrepreneurship.

Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a notoriously tough and low-margin market, has raised $9 million in Series A funding to launch a quick commerce strategy and expand into more cities in Nigeria and Ghana.

"We're very open to [mergers and acquisitions]," Cook said at the time. "We basically ask ourselves whether a company can help us accelerate a roadmap. If they do, then we're interested."

With the expansion, Brex is now authorized to sell spend management complete with issuing cards and other tools like embedded payments to EU companies and startups.

Cohorts are dominated by AI companies, with roughly 70 of the 143 startups in the spring batch focused on agentic AI, demonstrating the sector's significant influence.

Working for equity can be a gamble, creating the potential for non-payment alongside opportunities for profit if the startup achieves success.

Clay has raised a $100 million Series C at a $3.1 billion valuation, led by CapitalG, confirming earlier reports. This follows a $1.25 billion Series B round.

Your job is to create content that resonates - not alienates.

Peter Thiel's 'Zero to One' has become a cornerstone of startup lore, but it can actively harm innovation by promoting monopolistic tendencies in the tech industry.

"TechCrunch has faced challenges in maintaining growth while trying to stay true to its roots as a publication covering startups and technology."

Many startups in the US are adopting the '996' work schedule, a demanding 72-hour week, becoming widespread despite its controversial reputation and ties to worker exploitation in China.

"Imagine getting stuck talking to someone for eight minutes about a neighbor's dog barking, only to answer the next call late, because of that noise complaint, and hear the trembling voice of a five-year-old whose dad has just collapsed on the floor."

Exhibiting at Disrupt isn't just about having a table, it's about putting your startup in front of the people who matter most.

This breaks the Silicon Valley social contract. This is bad for startup employees. They're going to be less likely to join startups. What's the point of joining a startup and working your ass off if you might get screwed?

Europe's defence tech startups secured $971mn in funding in the first half of this year, surpassing the whole of 2024, which saw $605mn raised.

The Reindustrialize Summit emphasized the potential for startups and venture capitalists to drive an American manufacturing renaissance, amid a generational challenge with the Chinese Communist Party.

Pig.dev, a startup from Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch, initially aimed to develop agentic tech for Windows desktops but pivoted to Muscle Mem, a cache system for AI.