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Nik Storonsky says VCs can be ‘dangerous’, so Revolut’s board has none
Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky argues against having venture capitalists on company boards, describing them as potentially dangerous.
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Venture capital, funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and startup launches.
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Iwoca CEO talks 15 years running a fintech, SME financing, and possible sale
Iwoca CEO Christoph Rieche discusses the origins of the UK small business lender and his early interactions with venture capital.
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Omio founder’s advice to entrepreneurs: Find a problem worth solving and stick with it
Omio founder Naren Shaam advises entrepreneurs to focus on solving difficult problems and thinking globally from the start.
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Sell first, build second, automate last: A solo founder’s playbook for the AI era
Hostinger's Head of Product Innovation argues that AI makes building products effortless, shifting the primary challenge to sales and customer acquisition.
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How to build an investment thesis and win early-stage deals, according to VCs
Venture capitalists share insights on creating an investment thesis to secure early-stage deals.
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From private equity to precision strikes: How Lithuania's PDKinematics is rethinking drone warfare
Lithuanian startup PDKINEMATICS, founded by former private equity manager Rapolas Markevičius, develops precision-guidance systems for drones, emerging from the geopolitical crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Info Edge’s Hitesh Oberoi to step down as MD and CEO; founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani to take over
Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani will return as MD and Group CEO in December 2026, taking over from Hitesh Oberoi who is stepping down after 27 years with the company.
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From Monk To Startups: One Founder’s Unusual Path To Building Government Software
Lilly Chen, CEO of FSH Technologies, shares her unconventional path from monk to engineer to building government software for civic applications.
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Databricks co-founder shares his secrets for winning big enterprises customers
Databricks co-founder reveals that enterprise sales success comes from leveraging partner sales teams rather than relying on superior technology alone.
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Told to give up science in school, Mallikarjuna Iytha now backs 2,000 entrepreneurs with disabilities
Mallikarjuna Iytha, a National Award-winning founder with 88% locomotor disability, has built IDEA to support over 2,000 entrepreneurs with disabilities across India, reframing disability as entrepreneurship rather than welfare.
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Collective Artists Network’s Vijay Subramaniam on AI and the changing media landscape
Collective Artists Network founder Vijay Subramaniam discusses how AI is reshaping content creation and media business boundaries at TechSparks 2026, emphasizing democratization of storytelling.
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Exit interview: Microsoft’s comms chief on CEOs, reporters, what he got wrong, and stories that stuck
Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft's communications chief for nearly three decades, discusses his exit and career in a podcast interview, covering leadership under three CEOs and handling major corporate narratives.
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Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers
A TechCrunch Disrupt panel featuring founders and a VC discussing customer acquisition strategies beyond viral growth.
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VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product market fit
Top VCs from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Superhuman Mail founder Rahul Vohra, discuss key red flags and best practices for achieving product-market fit.
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The CFO Code: Perfios’ Prashant Mahagaonkar On Balancing Founder Ambition With Financial Discipline
Inc42 interviews Perfios CFO Prashant Mahagaonkar on the evolving role of finance leaders in M&A, deal integration, and strategic capital allocation in fintech.
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From Three Products To 450 SKUs: How R for Rabbit Built A ₹250 Cr Baby Care Brand Around Parents’ Concerns
R for Rabbit, founded in 2014 by Kunal and Kinjal Popat, grew from a parental need into a ₹250 crore baby care brand with 450 SKUs, emphasizing safety, design and transparent pricing.
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Meet Aaron Rosenberg: The man DeepMind researchers call before they quit
Profile of Aaron Rosenberg, a figure known to DeepMind researchers considering career moves.
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Celebrities don't sell, the product does: Ananth Narayanan on what makes a D2C brand last
BRND.ME founder Ananth Narayanan discusses the maturing D2C landscape, emphasizing that sustainable brands require product-market fit, profitability and years of patient capital rather than celebrity marketing.