Posts by Liam Redmond
Seed Funding: 5 Signals Behind Transfyr’s $25M Round
A brand new company just walked out of stealth with a check most Series A founders would envy, because Transfyr launched with $25 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst. Lux Capital, Breakout Ventures, Factory, Neo, SV Angel, MVP Ventures, Underscore VC and philanthropist Lyda Hill joined the round alongside a group of angels.…
Read MoreCorporate Transparency Act: BOI Reporting Is Now Over
The reporting mandate that rattled millions of small business owners is finished, and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council confirmed the Corporate Transparency Act rollback in a statement on August 24. Treasury and FinCEN finalized a rule that exempts US companies and US persons from Beneficial Ownership Information reporting. The rule was announced August 11…
Read MoreStartup Grants: NC Opens Public Voting on 17 Founders
North Carolina is about to turn a state accelerator into a public campaign, because voting on the inaugural SBCN Startup Showdown opens September 1. Seventeen founders will compete for more than $60,000 in unrestricted startup grants, and the winners get named at an invitation-only reception in Raleigh on September 17. The prize pool is real…
Read MoreAugust Jobs Report Caps a Heavy Week of Economic Data
The August jobs report arrives Friday, September 4, closing out a week that also delivers ISM manufacturing and services surveys, the JOLTS openings data, the ADP employment reading and the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book. All of it lands before the Fed meets on September 15 and 16. Five releases in four days sounds like noise.…
Read MoreGen Z in the Workplace Wants Careers Without Borders
A Pebl survey released August 27 found that 54% of US Gen Z knowledge workers now define the American Dream as chasing the best career opportunity anywhere on earth, not specifically at home. Researchscape polled 1,022 respondents between July 6 and July 16. That reframes the talent market for anyone hiring young people right now.…
Read MoreNvidia Earnings Top $96B as AI Buildout Accelerates
Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion on August 27, more than double the same period a year earlier and roughly $4 billion ahead of the analyst consensus compiled by FactSet. Shares rose more than 8% during Thursday trading. Founders have limited reason to care about a chipmaker’s quarter in isolation. This one is different,…
Read MoreWorkplace Culture: What the Best Small Firms Get Right
Great Place To Work and Fortune published the 2026 Best Small and Medium Workplaces lists on August 27, drawing on 1.3 million confidential employee responses gathered across companies employing 7.3 million people in the United States. Lumin Digital topped the medium list, and Abile Group led among small companies. Running a small company is hard,…
Read MoreHollywood studios have sued over AI. Now Google is courting them to use its tools
Tech giant Google has been quietly making overtures to the major studios as it tries to find ways to entice Hollywood to use its artificial intelligence technology. Google executives have approached representatives at Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. Discovery and other studios about licensing intellectual property to be used in AI models, according to three people…
Read More‘We’re not changing it’: SoCal-based Mapquest takes stand against Trump’s ‘Lake America’
Within days of President Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” Google Maps quietly fell in line. Searches for the international boundary water in Google Maps now direct U.S. users to a renamed “Lake America.” The president’s preferred name for the smallest Great Lake isn’t yet reflected on Apple Maps, but it may…
Read MoreSmall Business Grants 2026: Emigrant Bank Names Winners
Finding money to grow a small business is stressful, and it rarely feels fair. So it is worth pausing on some good news. Emigrant Bank has named the recipients of its 2026 Small Business Grants, backing local New York-area businesses and nonprofits. You may not bank with Emigrant, and that is fine. The real story…
Read MoreMamdani is going on vacation ‘Upstate’ — reigniting debate about where that even is
They’re just north of nitpicky. Mayor Mamdani announced Wednesday he’s going on vacation “Upstate” next week— reigniting a heated, hyper-specific debate about where exactly the region begins. “The mayor will be in upstate New York enjoying time with family,” City Hall said of the trip, from Aug. 16 to 23. “First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan…
Read MoreMaterials Are Part Of Your Business Strategy
A CEO’s job is to lead the company and ensure that big decisions support long-term growth. At first glance, this responsibility seems to exist in the realm of finance and executive hiring, but it also includes managing decisions that determine how a company produces and delivers its products. Production materials have a significant impact on…
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