Mack Kolarich Contributor Share on Twitter Mack Kolarich is the VP of analytics at Assure and has extensive expertise in private capital and startup investing. Not all angel investors, and not all angel groups, are created equal. Some have built reputations for adding phenomenal value, being staunch allies of founders as startups scale and helping…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
It’s a hard time to be building in public. Which means that it’s a hard time to tell your story as an entrepreneur. Which means that for a new venture firm like VSC, which offers public relations support and storytelling advice in exchange for equity in startups, a volatile startup environment presents an opportunity for…
Zoom has in many ways “won” the mindshare game when it comes to video conferencing: whether you’re actually using Zoom, or another service that’s wrapped into another platform like Google or Microsoft, and whether it’s for work or fun, the standalone Zoom is the one that people reference, the one that has claimed anthimeric status….
Last year, Triller triumphantly announced that it would pay out a total of $14 million in cash and equity to Black creators in 2022. It seemed like a smart move, helping the lesser-known short-form video app to compete with TikTok by uplifting underrepresented talent. But The Washington Post recently reported that most of these creators…
Hundreds of thousands of websites, including thousands using the .gov domain, are at risk of data loss, experts have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from Defense.com have discovered a vulnerability in the open source development tool Git which, if not addressed, allows threat actors the keys to the kingdom. Apparently, there is a number of .git folders…
Having a house that’s bought and paid for can be a good source of cash when you need it. kate_sept2004/Getty There are five main options to tap into the equity of your home that’s fully paid off Among the benefits of doing so are that you can consolidate high interest rate debts or use the…
Democratic congressional candidate TJ Cox (CA-21) speaks at a 2018 mid-term elections rally on October 4, 2018 in Fullerton, California. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Former Democratic Congressman TJ Cox was indicted on 28 federal charges. The charges include 15 counts of wire fraud and 11 counts of money laundering. Echoing Trump’s playbook, Cox blamed…
The author (right) with her mom during their trip to Italy. Sophia Acevedo/Insider My mom has worked all her life to support her kids, and she never thought she could travel to Italy. For her 60th birthday, I decided to save enough money to take my mom on her dream trip. To make my goal…
The 8/20 rule is also called the Pareto Principle or the “law of the vital few.” MoMo Productions/Getty Images The 80/20 rule finds that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes for any given situation. The 80/20 rule can apply to a range of fields, but is most commonly used in business…
01 July 2022, Lower Saxony, Hanover: An Enercity employee stands with a charging cable for a Renault Zoe electric car at a fast-charging point in a new charging park. Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images A new survey found that 20% of EV drivers visited a charging station without charging their car, due to issues…