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Why short US trips backfire for SEA founders
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Why short US trips backfire for SEA founders

From fundraising to visas, Ng shows why US expansion fails when founders treat it as a quick market test.
Frederick Ng · · 6 min read
Meet the 16-year-old builder who caught Stripe’s attention

Meet the 16-year-old builder who caught Stripe’s attention

In The Backstory, Rexan Wong shares how a three-hour project became an app with half a million users.
Peter Cowan · · 5 min read
San Francisco tells Apple, Google to remove nudify apps
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San Francisco tells Apple, Google to remove nudify apps

Nudify apps have generated about US$122 million in revenue and 483 million downloads.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read
OpenAI seeks Mandarin speakers despite China ban
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OpenAI seeks Mandarin speakers despite China ban

The company also said growth partner managers based in San Francisco would be required to speak Mandarin.
Minh Le · · 2 min read
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Israeli insider risk AI startup nets $50m

Founded by veterans of Israel’s elite Unit 8200, Above Security has been generating revenue for six months.
Minh Le · · 1 min read
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OpenAI reportedly plans to double workforce

OpenAI has signed a new San Francisco office lease that brings its footprint in the city to over 1 million square feet.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 2 min read
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Accel leads $40m series A in software security AI firm Depthfirst

Depthfirst plans to use the funds for research and development, go-to-market efforts, and hiring.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 2 min read
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Strava confidentially files for IPO: report

Reuters reported last year that Strava was seeking investment banks for a US IPO.
Diya Lal · · 2 min read
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OpenAI seeks applications for early talent program

Participants will also have early access to new OpenAI tools and models.
Minh Le · · 2 min read
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Anthropic bets on efficiency over scale, co-founder Amodei says

The San Francisco-based AI firm has roughly US$100 billion in compute commitments, far less than OpenAI’s reported US$1.4 trillion.
Diya Lal · · 2 min read