Emerging Business

Emerging Business News of the Week – 2/26/18

* Evan Spiegel Was Likely the Highest Paid U.S. CEO in 2017, but His Company Lost $720 Million  [Inc] * Here’s How AI Is Changing VC Funding  [Entrepreneur] * How Entrepreneurs Make Sleep Work For Them (And Not The Other Way Around)  [Forbes] * How Much Money Do You Need To Be Happy? Less Than […]

February 25, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: AI, CEO Compensation, EB News, Evan Spiegel, Money, Sleep, Snap, Veil, Venture Capital

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Brian J. Burt Partner

Emerging Business News of the Week – 2/19/18

* Most of America’s Fastest Growing Companies Aren’t in Tech. Here’s Where to Find Them.  [Inc] * This Entrepreneur Needed a New Tube of Toothpaste and Ended Up Creating One of the Top Natural Oral Care Brands  [Entrepreneur] * This is How Regulation Affects Airbnb in San Francisco  [FastCompany] * The 100 Best Companies to […]

February 18, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: Airbnb, Augmented Reality, Best Companies To Work For, EB News, Fastest Growing Companies, hello products, Merge Cube

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Brian J. Burt Partner

Emerging Business News of the Week – 2/12/18

* Meet the Founder Who Dropped Out of Harvard and Built a $350 Million Empire  [Inc] * Read Uber and Waymo’s Statements After Surprise Settlement in Huge Trade Secrets Case  [Entrepreneur] * On A Roll: Leaving Wall Street To Build The Growing Luke’s Lobster Restaurant Chain  [Forbes] * Elon Musk Continues to Befuddle Planet Earth. […]

February 11, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: EB News, Elon Musk, LearnVest, Luke's Lobster, Trade Secrets, Uber, Waymo

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Brian J. Burt Partner

Emerging Business News of the Week – 2/5/18

* New Study of 750 Undergrad and MBA Students Shows What Millennials Really Want From an Employer  [Inc] * The Founders of RXBar, Acquired by Kellogg for $600 Million, Built the Company by ‘Having a Bias Toward Action’  [Entrepreneur] * From Professor To Pizza Shop Owner  [Forbes] * I’ve Worked Remotely For 5 Years, And […]

February 4, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, EB News, Entrepreneur, Kellogg, Millenials, Pizza Shop, RXBar, Working From Home

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Brian J. Burt Partner

Emerging Business News of the Week – 1/29/18

* This Married Couple Sold Their Company to Starbucks for $90 Million, and Then Built a $131 Million Pizza Empire  [Inc] * Inside Amazon’s Giant Spheres, Where Workers Chill in a Mini Rainforest  [Businessweek] * Airbnb Doubles Down On Its Experiences Feature With A $5M Investment  [FastCompany] * MoviePass Pulls Out of AMC’s Top Theaters […]

January 28, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: Amazon, EB News, MOD Pizza, Worker Perks

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Brian J. Burt Partner