News Fix: Cannabis Companies Roll With the Changes
In the news this week: The MedMen-PharmaCann deal is called off, the IRS updates its crypto guidelines and Andreessen Horowitz gets its fourth female general partner.
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How Founders Get Funding and How Investors Ensure They Deserve It
When seeking funding, a startup founder needs to sell their vision to investors. And investors need to challenge that vision. Here are some specific points both parties need to talk about in order to succeed.
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How to Modernize the SEC
The slow-moving SEC is in desperate need of an overhaul. And investors need to push for it.
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News Fix: WeWork Isn’t the Only One Cleaning Up Its IPO Mess
In the headlines this week: Bitcoin falls 15%, WeWork tries to clean up its IPO mess and the House passes a marijuana reform bill with a historic vote.
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News Fix: WeWork Can’t Shake Off Its IPO Woes
In the news this week, WeWork’s IPO woes continue, Massachusetts’ vape sales decline and the U.S. Army looks to hire crypto investigators.
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The SEC’s Crypto Market Manipulation Fears Make No Sense
The SEC is refusing to approve a bitcoin ETF out of fear of market manipulation. But that fear is nonsensical.
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T. Boone Pickens’ Real Legacy Has Nothing to Do With Oil
This week, the News Fix is dedicated to legendary disruptor T. Boone Pickens. His true legacy went far beyond oil.
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News Fix: Binance Gets Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Approved
In the news this week: Binance’s stablecoin is approved by New York regulators, the marijuana industry ramps up its lobbying efforts and no one wants to buy WeWork shares.
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What the Past 28 Years Have Taught Us About Disruption
In the middle of a lucrative basketball career in 1991, Shelly Pennefather left society to become a cloistered nun. A lot has changed since then. And if we could explain the past 28 years to her, we’d tell her it was a time of disruption.
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A Broken Payments System That’s Bad for Everyone
The payments ecosystem is a hot mess. And the Federal Reserve, banks and crypto all offer potential solutions. But only one of those is really trustworthy.
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