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Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson sentenced to 10 years
Carlos Watson, founder of the defunct digital media company Ozy Media, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for lying to investors about the startup's finances. Watson's 116-month-long sentence for ...The Hill - 10h -
Carlos Watson, Ozy Media Co-Founder, Is Sentenced to Almost 10 Years in Prison
A federal jury in July found Mr. Watson, who started the digital media company in 2013, guilty of trying to defraud investors and lenders.The New York Times - 13h -
Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison
Watson was convicted of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.Inc. - 13h -
Isak Andic, Founder of Mango Fashion Chain, Dies at 71
Mr. Andic got his start by selling T-shirts in Barcelona in the mid-1980s. He died in a fall during a hike.The New York Times - 15h -
Ozy Media co-founder gets nearly 10 years in prison in financial conspiracy case
Former talk show host Carlos Watson and now-defunct startup found guilty last summer of wire fraud conspiracy. Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced on Monday to nearly 10 years in ...The Guardian - 13h -
Tributes paid to Mango founder Isak Andic after his death
Spanish PM praises Andic’s ‘great work and entrepreneurial vision’ after his death in hiking accident in Catalonia. Tributes have been paid to Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of the Spanish ...The Guardian - 1d -
Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies in Accident at Age 71
Andic founded the Spanish fashion line Mango in the 1980s.Inc. - 2d -
Founder of fashion chain Mango dies in cave accident
The 71-year-old is remembered for his fashion leadership after the accident in caves near Barcelona.BBC News - 2d -
Isak Andic, founder of fashion chain Mango, dies in accident, aged 71
Billionaire slipped and fell from a 150-metre cliff while hiking with relatives near Barcelona, according to reports. Isak Andic, the founder of high street fashion chain Mango, has died after a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Mango founder Isak Andic dies in mountain accident
Turkey-born fashion retailer built global empire with annual sales of €3bnFinancial Times - 2d -
Spain's Mango clothing chain founder dies in accident
Isak Andic founded clothing retailer Mango, one of Europe's largest fashion groups, in 1984.CBS News - 2d -
US founder of neo-Nazi network sentenced to two years of time served
Robert Rundo, 34, leader of Rise Again Movement and ‘Active Clubs’ will also serve two years of supervised release. The founder of a neo-Nazi network that has proliferated rapidly around the world ...The Guardian - 3d -
Founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction calls for passage of Kids Online Safety Act
Julie Scelfo, founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction and a proponent of the Kids Online Safety Act, discusses the dangers of excessive screen time for teens and the urgent need for ...CBS News - 3d -
Ev Williams, Twitter and Medium Founder, Unveils New Social App
The serial internet entrepreneur, who co-founded Twitter and created Medium, was turning 50 and feeling detached from friends. Maybe a new start-up could fix that.The New York Times - 3d -
Is This the Year Everyone Quits Social Media?
This week on Uncanny Valley, we debate which social media apps are still worth the scroll.Wired - 4d -
Mobo Awards founder Kanya King reveals cancer diagnosis
Kanya King, who launched the ceremony in 1996, says she wants to raise awareness of early detection.BBC News - 4d -
David Bonderman, TPG Co-Founder, Dies at 82
Bonderman put his unique stamp on the fledgling buyout business and became a billionaire many times over.The Wall Street Journal - 5d -
Why the Founder of Wix Believes in Tracking Granular Details
In the latest episode of ‘For Starters,’ we talk to Avishai Abrahami of Wix about how to analyze and replicate growth.Inc. - 5d -
This Key Characteristic Sets Jensen Huang Apart From 99.6 Percent of Founders
Much of it has to do with humility.Inc. - 5d -
How This Four-Time Founder Advises Entrepreneurs to Approach Exits
Marc Lore advises to focus on building a partnership with investors.Inc. - 6d -
What Jet.com’s Founder Regrets About Starting Jet.com
Founder Marc Lore wishes he had put customers first.Inc. - 6d -
What It Was Really Like for Diapers.com’s Founder in His Early Startup Success
Founder Marc Lore talks about the good and the bad of starting a major company.Inc. - 6d -
China Evergrande liquidators put founder’s private jet up for sale
Airbus plane was one of several markers of wealth amassed by Hui Ka Yan during now-collapsed developer’s boom yearsFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Intel Should Have Focused on AI, Not Chipmaking, Says TSMC Founder
Morris Chang said at a press conference that his former competitor turned customer appeared to be in search of a new strategy after it forced out CEO Pat Gelsinger.Inc. - Dec. 9 -
Ubisoft Co-Founders Want To Maintain Control As Talks With Tencent Continue - Report
According to a new report, Ubisoft's family founders are trying to find funding to keep the company in good financial standing while simultaneously attempting to keep control of the firm's ...GameSpot - Dec. 6 -
Why This Founder Fired His Co-Founder. And His Board. And Most of His Team
Musicbuk founder DuMarkus Davis is determined to build a billion-dollar company — with a team aligned with his vision.Inc. - Dec. 5 -
Jeff Bezos, OpenAI founder talk Elon Musk’s new government role
CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin joins TODAY to recap his annual DealBook Summit where he had conversations with Elon Musk’s top competitors, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, to discuss Musk's ...NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Why the Founder of Substack Hates the Phrase ‘Content Creator’
What if the media you consume isn’t just how you spend your time—but who you become?Inc. - Dec. 4 -
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Founder of Failed Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Network Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Alexander Mashinsky faces decades in prison after illegally manipulating prices and admitting to commodities and securities fraud.Inc. - Dec. 4 -
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Pleads Guilty to Fraud
The founder of crypto lender Celsius has admitted to lying to customers about how their money would be used and manipulating markets for his personal gain.Wired - Dec. 4 -
Statue of Russia's Wagner founder Prigozhin unveiled in Central Africa
The new monument "is part of the bilateral relationship" between CAR and Russia, officials say.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Alex Mashinsky: founder of bankrupt crypto firm to plead guilty to fraud
Mashinsky, 59, who led Celsius and was charged last year on seven criminal counts, agrees to plead guilty to two. Alex Mashinsky, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, said ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund loses one of first partners to emeritus role
Brian Singerman said on Tuesday that he's stepping down as a general partner of Founders Fund after 13 years.CNBC - Dec. 3 -
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty in fraud case
Cryptocurrency lender’s former chief reaches agreement with prosecutors in criminal caseFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Three-fourths of Americans think media is biased: Pew
More than three-quarters of U.S. adults say that news organizations are biased when presenting news on social and political issues, according to a new survey. The survey from the Pew Research ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Mourinho asks media to let him 'work in peace'
Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho believes he doesn't get enough credit for his team's winning run from the local media and wants to "work in peace."ESPN - Dec. 3 -
How 2 Female Founders Took on Stephen Miller—and Won
How Hello Alice co-founders Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn Rodz survived a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year of legal challenges and navigated their startup to profitability.Inc. - Dec. 2 -
Maternal Mortality Is a Crisis. This Founder Is Training a New Generation of Doulas to End It
Latham Thomas’s Mama Glow is fighting for birth equity and, in the process, supporting thousands of new entrepreneurs.Inc. - Dec. 2 -
The AI Version of Panasonic’s Founder Revives His Management Expertise for a New Audience
The chatty digital replica of Kōnosuke Matsushita, who started the electronics giant in 1918, offers an online path to lessons from the man once called the ‘god of management.’Inc. - Dec. 2
