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Lex Fridman makes room for the long answer
An AI interview show became a media business by widening the guest list and keeping the conversation long. Its useful trick: make hours of attention easy to enter, leave, and revisit.
Business school. Now taking calls.
The Prof G Pod turned a professor’s office hours into a media business, with Frasier as its unlikely inspiration. Its useful lesson is knowing which questions deserve a show of their own.
CENE knows someone you should meet
For Canadian founders entering Boston, the first useful product may be an introduction. CENE turns the experience of Canadians already there into a network newcomers can actually use.
The Bank That Would Rather Have One Client Than a Hundred
Founded by dealmakers who left Morgan Stanley and TPG, Incentrum Group built a merchant bank around a contrarian idea - take fewer clients, own the advice, and put your own money where your counsel is.
The Private-Equity Firm That Wants the Family Photo to Stay on the Wall
Brightstar Capital Partners sells control without the scorched-earth script. Its pitch to founders is patient capital, an operator’s toolkit and a place at the table after the papers are signed.