Bootstrapping basics, fintech’s future, tech employers gain advantage • TechCrunch

Bootstrapping basics, fintech’s future, tech employers gain advantage • ProWellTech

Are you planning to play League of Legends during your next investor pitch? (If so, reading this probably isn’t a good use of your time.) For founders who are interested in building on their own, maintaining control and staying off the fundraising treadmill for as long as possible, investor/entrepreneur Marjorie Radlo-Zandi sets out five basic…

Elon Musk officially owns Twitter • TechCrunch

After key privacy and security departures last week, Twitter names ‘acting DPO’ • ProWellTech

Following a flurry of resignations of senior Twitter privacy and security staffers late last week, the social media firm has informed its lead data protection regulator in the European Union that it has appointed an “acting” replacement for one of those positions: The key role of data protection officer (DPO). The abrupt departures of Twitter’s…

MadKudu lands $18M led by Felicis for its lead scoring platform • TechCrunch

MadKudu lands $18M led by Felicis for its lead scoring platform • ProWellTech

It’s hard to get ahead when you’re just trying to stay afloat. But startups weathering the downturn with fewer employees and a smaller budget are finding ways to survive and move forward by relying on a 15-year-old twist on software adoption called “bottoms-up” SaaS. The idea is that new software tools can find their way…

YC, Khosla-backed Atmos lands $12.5M to design custom dream homes • TechCrunch

YC, Khosla-backed Atmos lands $12.5M to design custom dream homes • ProWellTech

Atmos, a startup which has built an online marketplace that teams up homebuyers with builders and land developers to design and build custom homes, has emerged from stealth today with $12.5 million raised in Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based Atmos touts that with its tech, homebuyers are…

Alexander Skarsgård strikes a fearsome Viking pose.

The best movies and shows to watch after God of War Ragnarök

After the widely acclaimed success of developer Santa Monica Studio’s return to the franchise with God of Warfans have been counting down the days to the freshly released and equally lauded Ragnarök. Now with the game out, countless are surely continuing this exciting soft-rebooted adventure filled with cathartic action and the thoughtful character development of…