8 ways to make tough decisions without losing sleep

8 ways to make tough decisions without losing sleep

At some point in your founder journey, you realize entrepreneurship is mostly decision-making under uncertainty. Hire or wait. Pivot or push through. Raise now or extend the runway. The problem is that every decision feels existential when the company is small and the stakes feel personal. Many founders lie awake replaying choices, wondering if one…

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Operator Circle launches to back Europe’s next decacorn

Operator Circle launches to back Europe’s next decacorn

Dozens of executives from European tech scaleups have backed a new venture firm built on the thesis that people who have scaled billion-dollar companies know which founders can do it again. For years, the criticism of European venture capital has been structural: too few firms willing to write large cheques, and too little operational experience…

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Revlon Partners With Iconix to Launch Salt Life Fragrance Collection

Revlon Partners With Iconix to Launch Salt Life Fragrance Collection

As Revlon Consumer Products continues with its turnaround strategy, it’s doubling down on fragrances, signing a licensing agreement with Iconix International. As part of the deal, Revlon will develop and launch the first-ever Salt Life fragrance collection for the coastal lifestyle brand, debuting in 2027. Future expansion is planned across personal care and adjacent beauty…

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‘Basic’ SXSW Review: Ashley Park and Leighton Meester Bond Over Toxic Relationship Anxieties in a Charming Rom-Com

‘Basic’ SXSW Review: Ashley Park and Leighton Meester Bond Over Toxic Relationship Anxieties in a Charming Rom-Com

“Basic” is a zany, heartrending short-turned-feature centered on two women carrying deep seated relationship insecurities that’s far more complex than its pithy title suggests. Writer-director Chelsea Devantez’s witty, wisdom-filled musings tap into relatable angst dealing with toxic social media practices and women’s self-sabotaging tendencies, exploring the method behind the madness and ruminating on how to…

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A Monochromatic White Wedding of Aristocratic Grandeur at Villa Erba

A Monochromatic White Wedding of Aristocratic Grandeur at Villa Erba

[section title=”The Planning”] [field title=”Wedding Colors”]Green, White, Gold, Blush[/field] [field title=”Design / Vibe / Vision”] The wedding of Courtney and Ryan at Villa Erba showcases a style that is timeless, opulent, and exquisitely curated, blending European aristocratic grandeur with a modern, monochromatic luxury aesthetic. The entire event is built around a refined white-on-white floral palette,…

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Were the 2026 Oscars a Swan Song for Warner Bros.?

Were the 2026 Oscars a Swan Song for Warner Bros.?

The couple got into a Warner Bros.-issued Suburban. “Larry, do you have my speech?” Carter called out. (It would remain unread; she lost to Kate Hawley, for “Frankenstein.”) Her first film was Spike Lee’s “School Daze,” in 1988, and five years later she got her first Oscar nomination, for Lee’s “Malcolm X.” “Denzel and I…

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7 ways to sound credible without overselling yourself as a founder

7 ways to sound credible without overselling yourself as a founder

Early-stage founders walk a strange line when talking about their companies. If you undersell, people assume the idea lacks traction. If you oversell, you sound like every pitch deck cliché investors have heard all week. Many founders learn this the hard way during their first few customer calls or investor meetings. Credibility in the startup…

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