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A comprehensive analysis of current market conditions, equity dynamics, and funding trends for founders and entrepreneurs Executive Summary The startup funding landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation since the end of the zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) era in 2021. What was once a predictable 18-month funding cycle has evolved
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Executive Summary The venture capital landscape in Q1 2025 presents a complex narrative of market maturation, selective capital deployment, and emerging structural shifts that demand strategic attention. This inaugural issue of Venture Pulse synthesizes critical data from Carta's comprehensive reports on pre-seed funding and VC fund performance, alongside
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In an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping industries and job functions, leaders face a critical choice: embrace AI as a strategic partner or risk being left behind. Geoff Woods, in his international bestseller "The AI-Driven Leader: Harnessing AI to Make Faster, Smarter Decisions," offers a
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Book written by Angela Duckworth Summary prepared for investor/founder community, by Bogdan Cristei and Manus AI Executive Summary Angela Duckworth's "Grit" fundamentally challenges the conventional wisdom that talent and intelligence are the primary drivers of success. Through over a decade of psychological research, Duckworth demonstrates
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In the landscape of 20th-century literature, few novels have sparked as much debate, admiration, and controversy as Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Published in 1957, this 1,168-page epic stands as both a gripping dystopian thriller and a comprehensive philosophical manifesto that continues to influence political and economic discourse
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In an era where headlines are dominated by trade wars, military posturing in the South China Sea, and diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing, Harvard scholar Graham Allison's "Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?" feels remarkably prescient. Published in 2017,
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I recently revisited The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant—a short but towering work that distills thousands of years of human civilization into deeply insightful reflections. What drew me to the book—and why I keep returning to it—is the authors' rare ability to blend