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Renewable Energy Is a Hot Spot for Startup and Investment OpportunitiesEntrepreneurA variety of innovations have come to the fore in recent years that could potentially revolutionize the world's energy technology. Along with that, there has been ...

“Peloton Is Racing to to Be Much More Than a Bike Company. But With Those Big Ambitions Come Big Challenges - Inc.” plus 1 morePeloton Is Racing to to Be Much More Than a Bike Company. But With Those Big Ambitions Come Big Challenges - Inc.Posted: 30 Aug 2019 02:02 AM PDTIf you thought Peloton was just a company that made high-tech stationary bikes and treadmills, the company has news for you. "We are a technology, media, software, product, experience, fitness, design, retail, apparel, logistics company," Peloton writes in its initial public offering prospectus, filed Tuesday Of course, it's not unusual for companies to highlight their grand ambitions as a way to drum up investor interest ahead of an initial public offering. (WeWork, if you will recall, recently stated in its own prospectus that its mission is to "elevate the world's consciousness.") It's true that New York City-based Peloton designs its own products, sells branded apparel, and has 74 ret…

“With new investing rules, you can be part of the crowd that’s funding startups - The Boston Globe” plus 1 moreWith new investing rules, you can be part of the crowd that’s funding startups - The Boston GlobePosted: 11 Aug 2019 12:00 AM PDTAdvertisement One slogan on the company's website is "Be an angel investor. No private jet required."CEO Jason Frishman started NetCapital in 2014, right after graduating from college with a degree in neuroscience. His previous startup experience, he says, was working as a consultant to a friend's video game company, helping it raise an initial $250,000 in 2013. (Its first game hasn't yet been released.)This is the Wild West of what's called equity crowdfunding, with sites like NetCapital seeking both startups that need to raise money and investors (like you!) who want to put money into startups that could turn into the next Facebook or Airbnb. (And, yes, they could also turn into the next Juicero or Theranos, which raised m…

Peloton's IPO filing is a roundup of every risky tech startup trendQuartzIt's like a greatest-hits album of the many troubles associated with unprofitable tech companies that have filed to go public in recent years.

Peloton's IPO filing is a roundup of every risky tech startup trendQuartzIt's like a greatest-hits album of the many troubles associated with unprofitable tech companies that have filed to go public in recent years.

“How a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich - The New York Times” plus 1 moreHow a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich - The New York TimesPosted: 31 Aug 2019 04:01 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS — President Trump has portrayed America's cities as wastelands, ravaged by crime and homelessness, infested by rats.But the Trump administration's signature plan to lift them — a multibillion-dollar tax break that is supposed to help low-income areas — has fueled a wave of developments financed by and built for the wealthiest Americans.Among the early beneficiaries of the tax incentive are billionaire financiers like Leon Cooperman and business magnates like Sidney Kohl — and Mr. Trump's family members and advisers.Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey; Richard LeFrak, a New York real estate titan who is close to the president; Anthony Scaramucci, a former White House aide who recently had a falling out with Mr. Trump; a…