Kanye West and Travis Scott Concerts Banned in Italy

Kanye West and Travis Scott Concerts Banned in Italy

Italian authorities have banned upcoming concerts by Kanye West and Travis Scott that had been scheduled to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, citing security concerns. West, now known as Ye, was scheduled to headline the Hellwat Festival on July 18 at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia. The venue…

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Stop Selling Marketing, Start Proving You’re Best

Stop Selling Marketing, Start Proving You’re Best

I’m Erik Huberman, and here’s my take: most sales teams are pitching the wrong thing. Too many people try to persuade prospects that marketing matters. That’s a dead-end conversation. If someone doesn’t see the value of marketing, they are not a fit. The real job is different. The goal isn’t to sell the idea of…

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Vanilla Ice Defends Plans to Perform at Trump White House’s ‘Freedom 250’: ‘I’ll Go Play for Putin and I’ll Play in Iran if You Want’

Vanilla Ice Defends Plans to Perform at Trump White House’s ‘Freedom 250’: ‘I’ll Go Play for Putin and I’ll Play in Iran if You Want’

Multiple artists have dropped out of the Donald Trump-backed “Freedom 250” festival this summer. But Vanilla Ice is sticking to his guns and plans to keep his gig at the D.C. event. According to Vanilla Ice, “music is not political” — and he said he would perform for Russian president Vladimir Putin if given the…

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6 reasons the smartest founders treat cash like oxygen

6 reasons the smartest founders treat cash like oxygen

Most founders say they understand cash flow. Fewer actually feel it in their bones until something breaks. Usually it happens after a strong month of growth, a delayed customer payment, or a hiring decision that looked reasonable in a spreadsheet but suddenly feels dangerous in real life. That is the moment many entrepreneurs realize revenue…

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8 questions every founder should ask before adding their next leader

8 questions every founder should ask before adding their next leader

One of the hardest moments in building a company happens right after growth starts working. Revenue climbs, customers multiply, your calendar turns into controlled chaos, and suddenly the team that got you here cannot realistically get you to the next stage. That is usually when founders start thinking about leadership hires. The problem is that…

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7 leader behaviors that quietly erode team respect

7 leader behaviors that quietly erode team respect

Most founders worry about losing customers, missing runway targets, or getting outpaced by competitors. Far fewer realize that the thing quietly damaging their company might be happening inside their own Slack messages, meetings, and day-to-day reactions. Team respect rarely disappears in one dramatic moment. More often, it fades through small leadership behaviors that chip away…

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‘Bait’ Team on the Show’s James Bond Plotline and Depicting Inner Struggle: ‘Being Muslim in the West Feels Like You’re Stuck in a Spy Thriller’

‘Bait’ Team on the Show’s James Bond Plotline and Depicting Inner Struggle: ‘Being Muslim in the West Feels Like You’re Stuck in a Spy Thriller’

The team behind Prime Video’s limited series “Bait” — which follows a British-Pakistani actor as he auditions for the role of James Bond and faces backlash from the public and his family —came together for a panel discussion at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles to offer audiences a look into the creation of the…

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5 key differences between humility and hiding

5 key differences between humility and hiding

If you are building something ambitious, chances are you’ve wrestled with the tension between staying grounded and staying visible. Founders hear endless advice about humility. Stay coachable. Let the work speak for itself. Do not become the loudest person in the room. But somewhere along the way, many early-stage entrepreneurs slide from humility into hiding…

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