Carter Reum, author of "Shortcut Your Startup," talks his new book and his own experiences climbing the business ladder. Reum and his brother were early investors in companies such as Lyft, Pinterest, SpaceX, and more.
Reum knows every venture capitalist can't invest in the same companies as him, but encourages them to a use crowdfunding platform like Crowdfunder or CircleUp. He also talks about some exciting tech IPOs coming in the next few months.
Reum advises consumers to beware of Bitcoin. He says, "any investor who's been around a while knows there's no easy lunch and there's no free money."
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!
