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- And to his next act…: Manish was on a roll again today, covering some cool stories. The first is on some former Googlers rallying around their peer Caesar Sengupta, who raised $90 million to scale Arta Finance, a company that will give individuals similar access to alternative assets usually reserved for the ultra-rich.
- Games on the web3: Manish’s other story is at Microsoft, backing South Korea-based web3 game developer Wemade.
- Come together, right now, in the cloud: Although many companies are asking employees to return to the office, they and others are still figuring out how to keep distributed teams working as one. Former Yext CEO Howard Lerman believes he’s created the best option with Roam, a company that emerged from stealth today with $30 million in new funding, Kyle reports.
Startups and VCs
New data from more than 200 startups shows that CTOs earn higher salaries than their CEO counterparts. For the most part, co-founders do the same, but where there is a difference, the balance usually tips in favor of the technical co-founder, Shark reports.
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Dear Sophie: How can students work or start a startup while maintaining their immigration status?
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I study bioinformatics at a university in the USA
What options do I have to work before and after graduation on my student visa? Do any of these options allow me to start my own startup?
– Wants to work
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Big Tech Inc.
Elon Musk met with civil rights leaders, and Amanda have all the details of what went down. Many of the leaders were concerned with content moderation, particularly dealing with increases in hate speech and undue influence on the midterm elections. Meanwhile, Natasha M writes that another Twitter manager is allegedly flying the coop.
Meanwhile, Manish continues to follow Byju’s saga. The latest is that India’s edtech giant is eyeing a $1 billion IPO for Aakash, its physical tutoring chain.
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