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Salome Mikadze-Struk is no stranger to adversity. The daughter of refugees, she built a software-development business as an undergraduate at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and kept it running despite the outbreak of war in her native Ukraine. Now, she’s drawing on her experiences to mentor tech-startup founders and speak publicly about the importance of resilience in entrepreneurship.Mikadze-Struk was studying at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C., when COVID-19 struck. Classes went online, and she moved back to Ukraine. In the midst of that disruption she saw an opportunity to develop her business idea, called Movadex, by tapping Ukraine’s pool…
A demo request lands at 9pm. By 9:01, the lead is enriched, scored, and routed to the right AE. By 9:02, a personalized first-touch email is in the prospect’s inbox. By 8am the next morning, the AE walks into a booked meeting and starts prepping for the call.
Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene predicts tokenised deposits will overtake stablecoins within five years. Yet the more important question is what kind of digital money ecosystem emerges. In the end, they may serve different purposes. Tokenised deposits upgrade the existing banking system. Stablecoins have expanded access to stable currency savings, self-custody and public blockchain infrastructure for users beyond the reliable reach of traditional banking — helping create a pathway to broader digital asset adoption, particularly of Bitcoin. In late May 2026, Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene invoked the analogy of a race between “the tortoise, the hare and…
Even though one of the biggest brands in the industry is facing difficult issues about how it presents itself, prediction markets are making record profits. Prediction market open interest reached a record $1.48 billion in the week ending June 15, a second consecutive all-time high, according to a16z Crypto. Unlike trading volume, which only monitors daily buying and selling, open interest counts the value of active bets that are still in play. It displays the amount of money that traders are still risking. Open interest has increased sixfold in the last year, indicating that participants are seeing prediction markets as…
With electricity costs soaring, home batteries have never looked so attractive. Whether you want to store the excess generated by your solar panels or simply buy electricity at the cheapest possible rate to use later when power is most expensive, a home battery can help. It’s never been easier to get a home battery installed, but this rapidly expanding market can be confusing, and there are several things to consider before you buy.I’ve spent months researching home batteries, chatting to folks who use them, and then having one installed myself, and I have tips for anyone interested in getting a…
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Wirex One is built to be the most complete finance app on the market. It’s got everything you need to spend, earn, invest, and grow, in a single place, powered entirely by stablecoin infrastructure. Plus, it’s designed with true ownership over your funds and financial privacy at its core, transforming what we know as private banking today.We want to empower financial freedom like never before. For the first time, you’ll get the usability of a neobank with the benefits of onchain finance so you can put your money to work with true ownership over your assets.Let’s dive into some of…
Texas spent years courting AI companies, cloud providers, and Bitcoin miners with cheap electricity, abundant land, and a sales tax exemption that’s grown into one of the state’s costliest incentive programs.But now, Governor Greg Abbott has told state regulators to flip the arrangement, directing them to require data centers to fund the grid they depend on, so households would “stop subsidizing one of the fastest-growing industries in the world.”That rather sudden change in sentiment could become the template for how the rest of America regulates the AI buildout.The state spent the better part of the last decade making itself the…
Allora Dannon didn’t notice when her younger siblings started dating before she did, and she was mostly focused on her academics when her college classmates were rotating through hookups. But, sometime in her mid-20s, she looked up and realized her little sisters were getting married and having kids and she hadn’t even been on a first date.“My youngest sister — there’s a 16-year age gap between us — she had her first kiss and went through two boyfriends before I even went on a first date,” Dannon, now 35, tells Vox. “I’m really good at celebrating other people. I love…
Core processes are the backbone of your organization, guiding how you deliver value to customers. To start, identify your key activities, like hiring, training, or customer service. Document these steps to guarantee consistency and efficiency. Regularly review and optimize them to adapt to market changes. By focusing on core processes, you can enhance customer satisfaction and drive business success. But how do you effectively measure their impact? Let’s explore that next. Key Takeaways Core processes are essential activities that drive organizational success and deliver value to customers through key workflows. They ensure consistent product/service delivery, enhancing customer satisfaction and reducing…