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Music startup Sesh began with a question: How do we help artists connect with fans outside social media? While some musicians are natural influencers, others are bad at TikTok, or just don’t want to spend time there.”Artists are not content creators,” Sesh’s CEO Pepe del Río told Business Insider. “They…
Hello, and welcome to your weekly dose of Big Tech news and insights. I’m your host Alistair Barr. My dog Maisie is having surgery soon, so keep her in your thoughts.I recently met a friend for coffee, and he shared some surprising news. After working in cloud computing for roughly…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jenny Jing Zhu, 51, New Jersey-based founder and CEO of Lush Decor, a digital home decor company. She shared with Business Insider the challenges of starting a business in an uncertain time and how she overcame it. BI has verfied her…
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Vadim Fedotov first learned about visualizing success after a knee surgery at 23.In the early 2000s, Fedotov played power forward for the Buffalo Bulls, the University of Buffalo’s NCAA Division I basketball team. He worried about repeat injuries on the court — during an eight-year professional basketball career, he had…
Topgolf founders Steve and Dave Jolliffe have raised $34 million for a new take on the game of pool.A deal memo from one of the company’s lead investors reveals its strategy to stand out amid a slew of social sports concepts.The new venture, Poolhouse, plans to bring Topgolf’s recreational model…
The classroom is getting a tech upgrade with AI-powered teaching assistants.Kira Learning, an edtech startup chaired by Google Brain founder, Stanford professor, and AI researcher Andrew Ng has unveiled a new platform that brings AI agents to the classroom.Kira’s AI agents will carry out the repetitive tasks that often consume…
