Facebook’s first investor, billionaire Peter Thiel, is leaving Meta’s board ‘effective immediately’ to support Trump’s agenda

In August of 2004, Peter Thiel became Facebook’s first outside investor, putting in $500,000. The billionaire is now stepping down from Meta’s board ‘effective immediately.’ Thiel is leaving the board after 17 years and will focus on backing Republican candidates JD Vance and Blake Masters for Senate, endorsed by former President Donald Trump in the […]

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05/25/2022

Life after COVID: what to expect?

Life after COVID. How will our world look like? Will it ever be the same, or should it be, anyway? To find out, we spoke to Bradley Tusk, an American businessman, venture capitalist, philanthropist, writer, as well as former deputy governor of Illinois and first political advisor for Uber. Check out our video to find […]

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12/10/2020

California: list of funds available to small businesses during the pandemic

California is a state with the fifth-biggest GDP in the world, which means that it’s ahead of the majority of countries globally (the U.K. included). It’s no wonder that there are several programs available to help small businesses recover from this economic disaster. We’ll break it down by cities and territories below. Please note this is […]

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04/11/2020

Tim Draper predicts job loss, global overhaul in healthcare, banking, real estate, and governments

He backed the autonomous driving startup after almost crashing in a self-driving vehicle. He turned down Google and Netflix, which he regrets, but nevertheless has a stellar record of successes, including Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, AngelList, SolarCity, Ring, Twitter, DocuSign, Coinbase, Robinhood, Ancestry.com, Twitch.tv, Cruise Automation, Focus Media, as well as the biggest Chinese search […]

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10/23/2019

Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Fund shares entrepreneur success tips at U First Capital VC Speaker Event in Silicon Valley

Navin Chaddha, head and managing partner of Mayfield Fund, spoke at U First Capital VC Speaker event series in Santa Clara, CA. As a leader of a 50-year-old Mayfield fund, Chaddha spoke to entrepreneurs about the fund’s investment strategies, expertise in innovation, and also discussed solutions to the most common challenges every early-stage business faces. […]

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08/01/2019

Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Fund speaks at U First Capital in Silicon Valley

Navin Chaddha speaks about startup success tips, tech, and innovation. Check back for more coverage shortly! 

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07/31/2019