Home flippers explain the simple key to turning a profit: If you’re doing it right, it’s a ‘pretty boring business’
High school friends and business partners Aria Khosravi and Alan Blue If done correctly, flipping a home can turn a tidy profit. Colorado-based investor Whitney Elkins-Hutten bought her first property — a single-family home in need of some elbow grease — in Fort Collins in 2002. About a year later, after turning it from a…
The CEO of Anthropic thinks it may be impossible to warn people about the risks of AI — but he’s still going to try
Dario Amodei believes it’s possible to address the risks of AI without foregoing the solutions it affords. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that people still aren’t taking AI seriously enough — but he expects that to change within the next two years. “I think people will wake up to both the risks and the benefits,”…
The CEO of Ukrainian drone maker Athlon Avia on the biggest challenges facing the industry
Athlon Avia has been manufacturing drones in Ukraine for over a decade. Ukrainian defense company Athlon Avia has been producing drones for Ukraine’s armed forces for more than a decade. Artem Vyunnyk, Athlon’s CEO, told B-17 that the company was founded as a “reaction” to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the Donbas…
A new anti-swiping dating app wants to be like Pokémon Go for finding love
Kate Sieler and Samantha Martin quit their jobs to launch a new dating app called Left Field. Another new dating app is hoping to appeal to users with swipe fatigue. Left Field launched in New York City this week and is the latest startup trying to make inroads as industry heavyweights falter. When Left Field’s…
My mother and brother have terminal cancer. I’m worried I won’t feel anything when they die.
The author’s estranged mother is dying of cancer. Everything changed after my parents found religion when I was 14 years old. My brothers, sister, and I had to dedicate our lives to living religious principles. I grew up in a home environment where appearances were everything. We had to “look” godly, or we’d be spanked.…
I was scared to come out to my dad and brought my sister with me for support. His reaction surprised me.
The author (not pictured) was nervous to come out to her father. In the beginning, I’d hoped I wouldn’t have to come out to my father, or the rest of my family. The first label I landed on before lesbian was bisexual, and I clung to the possibility that I’d end up with a man,…
A cofounder shares how he pitched his startup and ‘earned’ his way to compete with Microsoft and Salesforce
Taylor Francis, cofounder of Watershed, told B-17 his startup serves 60 of the Fortune 500 companies. As cofounder of Watershed, an emissions data-tracking startup, Taylor Francis’s job is to convince companies to spend money on reducing their carbon footprint — even in a political landscape that may be hostile to climate initiatives. Francis co-founded the…
There are big cracks in a $7 trillion bull case for stocks to keep rising
Wall Street strategists in the last year have pointed to a key reason stocks are likely to keep pushing higher: the mountain of cash on the sidelines. There’s a record $6.9 trillion in money market funds, according to data from Bank of America. The theory goes that as soon as the stock market sees a…
I was born and raised in Paris. Tourists should avoid making these 5 mistakes if they want to blend in with the locals.
There are a few mistakes tourists should avoid if they want to visit Paris like a local. It’s no secret that Parisians have a reputation for being a little standoffish if you don’t know how to properly approach them. However, as someone who was born and raised in Paris, I know that blending in with…
