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Nov 21, 2025

4 min read

EQT-backed Talentium On Why Hiring Still “Sucks”

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Jan 5, 2026

8 min read

Fintech: requirements are “significantly sharper than just two years ago"

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Sep 2, 2025

5 min read

BlackWood Lab & HBS Professor on Cognitive Biases in VC decision making

Dec 12, 2025

30 sec read

Europe Wants Simpler Bank Rules. It May Get the Opposite

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Sep 5, 2025

9 min read

Jaan Tallinn’s Case for Certifying Frontier AI

Jan 16, 2026

5 min read

Taiwan: When Silicon Stops Being Neutral

Dec 19, 2025

3 min read

Kim from JPM on Why Stockholm is Leading Europe’s IPO Revival

Dec 19, 2025

3 min read

YC Demo Day Made One Thing Obvious

Dec 5, 2025

8 min read

Cate Lawrence on Killing Hype and Getting Journalists to Care

Dec 5, 2025

2 min read

Larry Fink and How Tokenisation Could Transform Finance

Nov 28, 2025

2 min read

Wave Ventures and the Gen Z Founder Pipeline

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May 21, 2024

4 min read

BlackWood Lab & HEC Professor on Purpose & Performance in Startups

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Jan 9, 2026

8 min read

Maduro & Polymarket: Does Someone in the Crowd Have an Edge They Shouldn’t?

Nov 28, 2025

1 min read

KlarnaUSD and the Redesign of Money Rails

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Featured

News

Research

Meeting of the Week

Opinion Pieces

Featured post

Nov 21, 2025

4 min read

EQT-backed Talentium On Why Hiring Still “Sucks”

Featured post

Jan 5, 2026

8 min read

Fintech: requirements are “significantly sharper than just two years ago"

Featured post

Sep 2, 2025

5 min read

BlackWood Lab & HBS Professor on Cognitive Biases in VC decision making

Dec 12, 2025

30 sec read

Europe Wants Simpler Bank Rules. It May Get the Opposite

All

Featured

News

Research

Meeting of the Week

Opinion Pieces

Featured post

Nov 21, 2025

4 min read

EQT-backed Talentium On Why Hiring Still “Sucks”

Featured post

Jan 5, 2026

8 min read

Fintech: requirements are “significantly sharper than just two years ago"

Featured post

Sep 2, 2025

5 min read

BlackWood Lab & HBS Professor on Cognitive Biases in VC decision making

Dec 12, 2025

30 sec read

Europe Wants Simpler Bank Rules. It May Get the Opposite

Featured post

Sep 5, 2025

9 min read

Jaan Tallinn’s Case for Certifying Frontier AI

Jan 16, 2026

5 min read

Taiwan: When Silicon Stops Being Neutral

Dec 19, 2025

3 min read

Kim from JPM on Why Stockholm is Leading Europe’s IPO Revival

Dec 19, 2025

3 min read

YC Demo Day Made One Thing Obvious

Dec 5, 2025

8 min read

Cate Lawrence on Killing Hype and Getting Journalists to Care

Dec 5, 2025

2 min read

Larry Fink and How Tokenisation Could Transform Finance

Nov 28, 2025

2 min read

Wave Ventures and the Gen Z Founder Pipeline

Featured post

May 21, 2024

4 min read

BlackWood Lab & HEC Professor on Purpose & Performance in Startups

Featured post

Jan 9, 2026

8 min read

Maduro & Polymarket: Does Someone in the Crowd Have an Edge They Shouldn’t?

Nov 28, 2025

1 min read

Fast reads from the front line.

Fast reads from the front line.

Fast reads from the front line.

EQT-backed Talentium On Why Hiring Still “Sucks”

Fintech: requirements are “significantly sharper than just two years ago"

BlackWood Lab & HBS Professor on Cognitive Biases in VC decision making

Europe Wants Simpler Bank Rules. It May Get the Opposite

Jaan Tallinn’s Case for Certifying Frontier AI

Taiwan: When Silicon Stops Being Neutral

Kim from JPM on Why Stockholm is Leading Europe’s IPO Revival

YC Demo Day Made One Thing Obvious

Cate Lawrence on Killing Hype and Getting Journalists to Care

Larry Fink and How Tokenisation Could Transform Finance

Wave Ventures and the Gen Z Founder Pipeline

BlackWood Lab & HEC Professor on Purpose & Performance in Startups

Maduro & Polymarket: Does Someone in the Crowd Have an Edge They Shouldn’t?

KlarnaUSD and the Redesign of Money Rails

EQT-backed Talentium On Why Hiring Still “Sucks”

Fintech: requirements are “significantly sharper than just two years ago"

BlackWood Lab & HBS Professor on Cognitive Biases in VC decision making

Europe Wants Simpler Bank Rules. It May Get the Opposite

EQT-backed Talentium On Why Hiring Still “Sucks”

Fintech: requirements are “significantly sharper than just two years ago"

BlackWood Lab & HBS Professor on Cognitive Biases in VC decision making

Europe Wants Simpler Bank Rules. It May Get the Opposite

Jaan Tallinn’s Case for Certifying Frontier AI

Taiwan: When Silicon Stops Being Neutral

Kim from JPM on Why Stockholm is Leading Europe’s IPO Revival

YC Demo Day Made One Thing Obvious

Cate Lawrence on Killing Hype and Getting Journalists to Care

Larry Fink and How Tokenisation Could Transform Finance

Wave Ventures and the Gen Z Founder Pipeline

BlackWood Lab & HEC Professor on Purpose & Performance in Startups

Maduro & Polymarket: Does Someone in the Crowd Have an Edge They Shouldn’t?

KlarnaUSD and the Redesign of Money Rails

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