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☆ Twitter whistleblower who foresaw the violence of Jan. 6 reveals her identity with an omen for the future of US democracy: WaPo
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In July, the Jan. 6 panel played a recording of an interview with an anonymous Twitter employee. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. In July, the House select committee investigating the riot played an interview with Navaroli while hiding her identity. Navaroli also foresaw the violence of the insurrection, which killed five people and injured many more, months before January 6, 2021. Navaroli told the newspaper that she sat with multiple interviews for the January 6 panel.

It recently raised 6.5 million euros in a second seed round. Insider has an exclusive copy of the pitch deck it used to raise the funds. The founders launched the software in August 2021, quickly raising 3.5 million euros, or around $3.42 million, in a seed round. The company has just increased their total funding to 10 million euros, which is around $9.77 million, through a second seed round of 6.5 million euros, or around $6.35 million. Insider has an exclusive copy of the pitch deck that Paretos used to raise the funds.

☆ 'Sidney' review: An Oprah Winfrey-produced Apple TV+ documentary does justice to Sidney Poitier's remarkable life and career
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —In theory there’s only so much to be done with a celebrity biography, but when the subject is Sidney Poitier, that’s an unusually target-rich environment. “Sidney,” a documentary from director Reginald Hudlin produced by Oprah Winfrey, does the actor justice, providing context, depth and considerable warmth in chronicling his remarkable life and trailblazing career. “He was given big shoulders, but he had to carry a lot of weight,” says Denzel Washington. “Sidney” casts its own warming glow, in a way that sheds light not only Poitier’s path but also the decades in which he carved it out. “Sidney” premieres September 23 in select theaters and on Apple TV+.

☆ A 26-year-old entrepreneur built a multi-million dollar business doing government contract work out of his parents' basement. Now, he and his fiancée are completing a new 250-home development in the s
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The couple now work together full-time on the company Uboh started back in 2015, JUBOH Companies, from his parents' basement. One of the first companies Uboh started was an an ecommerce drop shipping company. "I started early. Courtesy of JUBOH CompaniesUboh and Carter, who started working with his team full-time in 2020, are now finishing a 250-home development called Somerset Hills in Fairburn, Georgia. He started early and he started small: with a candy business in grade school and, later, with a lawnmower that cost a couple hundred bucks.

☆ A VC partner names the 4 key elements to a successful startup pitch — and one crucial thing founders should avoid
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-15 | by ( Nina Anika Klotz | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He said too many founders present "short pitches of five to eight minutes." He said he was particularly annoyed by "short pitches of five to eight minutes." Have 2 decks — one short, one longer"You should have two versions of your pitch deck," Goeldi said. "We need a pitch deck that gets our attention in the first two to three minutes. "More in-depth questions will follow in further discussions, and a prerehearsed short pitch doesn't work."

☆ A VC associate breaks down what it's like to work in venture capital: 'Our business model is to make piles of money into bigger piles of money'
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-11 | by ( Nina Anika Klotz | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Generation Z has already produced many founders, but it's still underrepresented in venture capital, Lawrence said in an interview with Insider. "Our business model is to make piles of money into bigger piles of money," Lawrence said. Lawrence said she got into venture capital because she wanted to help founders with visions she believes in. Her LinkedIn profile said she started in the operations team and then moved to the funds team. In Berlin, everyone is looking, and some funds work together, leading to everything becoming overpriced, she added.

Charlotte Pallua and Estelle Merle studied at Harvard and had successful corporate careers. "You can make more of a difference as a founder," Merle said. a small to medium-sized company, can use directly with just a few clicks. "We see ourselves as an enabler for retailers and as a supporter of medium-sized companies," Pallua explained. But we think it will actually be most helpful for small and medium-sized businesses," said Estelle Merle.

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