Diego Segura

For example, Ben Silbermann noticed that a lot of the earliest Pinterest users were interested in design, so he went to a conference of design bloggers to recruit users, and that worked well.

In effect, SVB didn’t have the technological infrastructure to handle the influx of deposits that came into it during the pandemic, nor the investment skill to manage all that new money. It took what appeared to be a safe route of investing in long-dated Treasuries but failed to recognize that in a rising interest rate environment they would lose v... See more

Last year I burnt myself out on introspection and developed a personal philosophy to “take action towards things I think I want until I can come up with a good reason to stop.”

Last week, the U.N.’s Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) issued a 20-page document stating that children have the right to sue nations over climate change.

"We are proud to support Sensible Weather in its efforts to provide novel solutions for consumers who love travel and outdoor experiences but face increasing challenges from unpredictable weather,” says Matt Sueoka, Global Head, Amex Ventures.

“I have to tell you, I was the only person there whose name I didn’t know,” Heilpern says.

Hong, 48, had no experience in luxury. She was, however, a Proenza Schouler customer, and had specific ideas about how to crystallise what the brand stood for.

“Inconsistency made it difficult to build a business.”

“My observation was that there was zig-zagging; an inconsistency,” she said. “Even as an outsider to this industry, I knew that inconsist... See more