My life as a startup founder is way better because I didn’t take VC money. Here are 8 upsides.

Melissa Kwan is the CEO and co-founder of eWebinar. She says she doesn’t have to answer to anyone else because she’s bootstrapped. I’ve built three startups over the past 13 years and consciously chosen not to raise venture capital for any of them, also known as “bootstrapping.” I chose bootstrapping because it lets me live…

‘Big Short’ author Michael Lewis says Sam Bankman-Fried came to him for advice on ideas — like buying Twitter with Elon Musk

Michael Lewis’ book on the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to be published on Tuesday. “The Big Short” author told CBS’ “60 Minutes” SBF used him as a sounding board for ideas, including buying Twitter with Elon Musk. Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, used “The Big…

Tom Brady ‘adored’ Sam Bankman-Fried despite them being the ‘class nerd and the quarterback,’ says author Michael Lewis

Tom Brady and Sam Bankman-Fried got along despite being polar opposites, says Michael Lewis. Lewis told “60 Minutes” that the pair were like “like the class nerd and the quarterback.” Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady “adored” Sam Bankman-Fried despite the two being polar opposites, says the author of an upcoming book on FTX. Michael Lewis…

Robin Williams’ daughter says she finds AI recreations of her father’s voice ‘personally disturbing’

Actress and director Zelda Williams said the use of AI recreations of her father’s voice was “personally disturbing.” These AI recreations are at best “a poor facsimile of greater people,” she said. Zelda Williams slammed AI recreations of her father’s likeness, saying she finds these recreations “personally disturbing.” In an Instagram story on Sunday, Williams…

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says he would be ‘absolutely’ interested in a deal with Elon Musk’s X

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman told the WSJ he would be interested in a deal with Elon Musk’s X. However, he caveated that by saying he doesn’t know if X is interested, or if the deal is doable. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said he would be interested in a deal with Elon Musk’s X Corp, the…

Sam Bankman-Fried would readily choose a Brooklyn jail cell with internet access over a $39 million Bahamas penthouse that doesn’t have Wi-Fi, author of FTX book says

For Sam Bankman-Fried, losing internet access is more frightening than jail, says Michael Lewis. Lewis told “60 Minutes” he thinks Bankman-Fried “could survive jail forever” if he had internet access. Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is more afraid of losing access to the internet than getting locked up, according to the author of an upcoming…

Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to pay Donald Trump not to run for office. The price? $5 billion, says his biographer.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX founder, is in jail and faces several federal charges. At one point, Bankman-Fried was also a significant donor to Democrats and Republicans. Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX, once wondered if it would be legal to pay Donald Trump not to run for office in 2024 and how much it would…