For many U.S. entrepreneurs, success may be synonymous with the southwest. That’s according to an analysis of 2018 U.S. Census Bureau data, which found that with a median annual income of $50,000, full-time entrepreneurs in many parts of the U.S. aren’t making more than their 9-to-5 counterparts — in
Toby Cosgrove, former president and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, shares his thoughts on the challenges of leading a hospital from the viewpoint of a surgeon and how his dyslexia brought him a unique perspective on life and business. Cosgrove and The Playbook host David Meltzer discuss a variety of
In Delano, Calif., Kern Valley State Prison is barely visible from the main road, a low-lying cluster of buildings hidden behind a waste treatment plant and a desert vineyard. If it weren’t for the rows of barbed wire fences, it could be almost anything: a
COVID Loan Tracker was started by small business owners Duncan and Rita MacDonald-Korth to help their fellow small business owners understand when PPP and EIDL advance money starts flowing. The site works by crowdsourcing knowledge on applications and loan disbursements. Our goal is to help
Comcast (CMCSA) closed the most recent trading day at $37.83, moving +1.8% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.58%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.14%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.66%. Coming into today, shares
The ability to move goods quickly and reliably has become more important to consumers and businesses, especially as the home deliveries sector has increased in the age of online shopping. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily It has also caught the attention of investors such as Microsoft’s
Onfido uses artificial intelligence to analyze a person’s facial biometrics and compare it to government-issued IDs to verify his or her identity. This round, which was led by TPG Growth, brings Onfido’s total funding to $200 million, according to the company. “We’re standardizing the way everyone proves
Beyond Identity has launched publicly today with $30 million in Series A funding after operating in stealth mode for just over a year under the name ZeroPW. Tech industry heavyweights James “Jim” Clark and Tom “TJ” Jermoluk teamed up last year to come up with a company that would eliminate passwords