Posts by Liam Redmond
Creator Economy Consolidation Begins With a $250M Fund
Institutional money just started buying creator businesses outright rather than renting their attention. Forbes documented the shift coming out of Cannes Lions 2026, saying, “CAA and TPG’s Integrated Media Company formed Compound Creative Holdings, a $250 million vehicle built to acquire and operate creator-led media businesses coming out of YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Spotify, and Substack.”…
Read MoreSBA 7(a) Loan Fees Hit Zero for Small Manufacturers
Small manufacturers can currently borrow through the flagship federal loan program without paying the usual upfront charge, because the SBA waived guaranty fees for small manufacturers in fiscal year 2026. Eligible 7(a) manufacturing loans up to $950,000 carry a zero upfront guaranty fee, and the waiver runs through September 30. If you make a physical…
Read MoreSocial Commerce Hits $23B as TikTok Shop Outgrows Retail
Social commerce stopped being an experiment the moment a three year old channel started outselling big box retailers online, and eMarketer projects TikTok Shop will reach $23.41 billion in US ecommerce sales this year. That figure would put it ahead of the US ecommerce operations of Target, Costco, Best Buy, and Kroger. For a founder…
Read More‘NYPD Blue’ alum Kim Delaney’s husband arrested after couple’s mid-flight argument
Kim Delaney’s husband, James Morgan, was arrested for public intoxication after the couple got into an argument during a recent flight. Morgan was detained Monday after he landed at Los Angeles International Airport, law enforcement sources told TMZ. He and the “NYPD Blue” actress flew into Los Angeles from Detroit via Delta and allegedly got…
Read MoreAI Governance Lags as Developers Report Big Gains
Software teams are shipping faster with AI while the controls around that work lag behind, according to research Info-Tech Research Group published on July 20. The firm reports that 94% of respondents saw meaningful productivity improvements from AI across how software gets planned, built, tested, and delivered. The gap matters more at a ten person…
Read MoreIf you watch YouTube, it may owe you $100
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Read MoreSolopreneur Math: 4 Numbers Behind the Solo Startup Boom
The solopreneur path stopped being a fallback and started becoming the default, and Forbes contributor John Werner laid out the numbers on July 18. His argument is simple. AI dropped the activation cost of starting a company so far that the old risk map no longer works. I used to tell founders that a corporate…
Read MoreSmall Business Optimism Index Rises as Loan Rates Ease
Sentiment on Main Street improved last month, and the NFIB survey published July 14 put the Small Business Optimism Index at 97.4 for June. That is a gain of 2.1 points and leaves the measure just shy of the 98.0 average it has held across 52 years. Brighter sales expectations did most of the lifting.…
Read MoreDeep Tech Startups Get a Fast Track to Corporate VCs
Founders building physical products just got a shortcut into a room full of corporate venture money, because Onward FX opened its fall application window on July 13. This cycle narrows to four categories: energy, defense and dual-use, industrial technology, and aerospace. Chosen companies meet investors in Little Rock on October 26 and 27, and the…
Read MoreDodgy doc injected NYC woman who died with anti-aging IV boosted by Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner: DA
A dodgy doctor allegedly injected a Bronx woman before she died with a trendy supposed anti-aging molecule boosted by wellness-chasing celebrities such as Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner, prosecutors revealed. Elizabeth Baron, 27, immediately went into cardiac arrest Sunday after alleged quack Luis Rojas Cabrera, 55, hooked her up to an IV administering NAD+ —…
Read MoreCloud Computing Costs Shift as Meta Courts Anthropic
Anthropic wants to rent Meta’s spare hardware, and the arrangement under discussion could reach $10 billion across two years, according to CNBC’s July 17 report citing a person close to the talks. Anthropic reportedly raised the idea in June. Nothing is locked, payment would be spread across monthly installments, and both parties would keep the…
Read MoreStartup Equity Is Vanishing for Under-30 Employees
New research from altshare’s Q2 2026 Startup Equity Report, published July 15, shows that startup equity now reaches far fewer young workers than it did three years ago. The platform reviewed data from more than 3,000 private companies. Its sharpest finding: the share of equity grant recipients under 30 slid from nearly 8% in 2023…
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