Entrepreneurship

Compass completed their IPO valuing the company at $7 billion dollars (really $9 billion after accounting for full dilution of all convertibles, warrants, employee stock options, and other derivatives). For all the early investors, it's a huge win by...

In 2015, Sam Altman issued his famous valuation challenge, asking startup naysayers and bubble callers to place a friendly six-figure wager. Sam picked three baskets - late stage, mid stage, and the entire graduating Winter 2015 YC batch. The...

Most NYC Startups are now one month into the entire team working from home. It's been an eye-opening experience from a cost perspective. First of all, dining out really is a big waste of money most times. Having lived...

Most unfortunate and interesting. The closest Whole Foods to RentHop HQ will be closing to public shoppers. Instead, it will "focus more on prime orders" during the Covid-19 shutdowns.    I'm sure Amazon has smart people who have crunched the numbers,...

Absolutely brutal... but it is the right thing to do. No guest should need to worry about traveling just to prevent a forfeiture of their deposits. No host should compel a guest to take health risks, or be forced...

Everyone anticipated a big IPO from Airbnb this year. They are the most successful and widely recognized Y Combinator alum, and have had the luxury of staying private while fueling incredible growth. They raised big rounds along the way,...