Why Polished Corporate Ads Are Failing—And What Creators Know That Businesses Miss
From kitchen DJs to global denim campaigns, why unscripted personality is beating million-dollar marketing budgets.
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TechCrunch Lists Best Apps For Tracking Reading
There are numerous apps on the market that promise to do just that, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ones to help you pick the right one for you.
Money
HoliCHIC Founder Megha Rao Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round
After bootstrapping holiCHIC for years, and building it into a seven-figure business, the brand raised their first $1.5 million seed round in May 2026. Since then, sales are up 47%. Here are three questions Megha Rao encourages other founders to ask as they…
Startups & Launches
Jason’s Takes on This Week’s 20VC: Meet 100 VCs, None-and-Done Beats One-and-Done, and Build-to-Prod Is Where I’d Make 10 Bets
The deeper cut on a week where capital concentrated harder than I’ve ever seen, and what founders should actually do about it Harry, Rory and I covered a lot this week: a $20M ARR profitable company that can’t get a meeting, Anthropic’s $16.8B quarter…
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Grok Releases First Episode Of AI-Generated Odyssey Series
The footage looks okay, as long as you're not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest.
Work & Careers
Your Top Job For 2027: Hire 1-2 Execs Who Can Take the Load, Not Just Do the Work
I was with a great agentic B2B CEO this week, $100M+ ARR and still growing fast, and we got into hiring ex-founders. I’m a huge proponent. Every B2B company at scale should have 1 to 3 ex-founder CEOs on the team. They have superpowers you can’t train into an…
