Robots made their stage debut the day after New Year’s 1921. More than half-a-century before the world caught its first glimpse of George Lucas’ droids, a small army of silvery humanoids took to the stages of the First Czechoslovak Republic. They were, for all intents and purposes, humanoids: two arms, two legs, a head — … Read more
Just ignore the comments, they say. That’s easier said than done in an era when artists live on a knife-edge due to the pressures of social media, where success breeds both adoration and aggression. The virtual applause can be deafening, but so can the vitriol—and the isolation. These days, it seems genuine fans are outnumbered … Read more
Alex Menn is a partner at Begin Capital, a $62M London-based venture capital fund backing founders from low maturity markets. Alex has 12+ years of experience in private equities. As you might know by now, venture capital is an industry with a high failure rate. Standard & Poor’s recently reported that bankruptcies by venture capital … Read more