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What SEA founders get wrong about expanding to the US
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What SEA founders get wrong about expanding to the US

The region’s founders often face similar pitfalls with their US expansions, from underselling their valuation to leaving hiring on the backburner.
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