TikTok Shop-ocalypse hits food sellers as the platform cracks down on homemade goods like freeze-dried candy
TikTok Shop is cracking down on merchants that sell homemade food items. The move is boxing out some of the app’s most successful small business owners. “For me, it means we’re going out of business,” one candy-maker told Insider. TikTok added new language to its product policies for its recently launched e-commerce platform TikTok Shop…
Amazon considers new subscription plans for its healthcare and grocery services, and a potential One Medical integration with Prime
Amazon is considering new standalone subscription programs in grocery and healthcare. It’s also thinking about adding One Medical’s primary care service to the Prime membership program. Amazon Prime has seen growth slow in the US, according to some estimates. Amazon is considering new subscription programs in grocery and healthcare, which could give its Prime membership…
The email templates an HBCU student-athlete who’s landed 86 NIL deals has used to pitch brands
Rayquan Smith has signed 86 NIL deals and amassed 112,000 followers on TikTok. To start his NIL journey, he cold-pitched 100 brands in 2021. Read the two email templates Smith has used to reach out to brands for partnerships. Rayquan Smith cold-emailed 100 companies he hoped to work with the night before new NIL rules…
An OnlyFans cosplay creator who’s made $450,000 explains her strategy to earn money without nude content
Susann Alicia, or Liensue on OnlyFans, is a German creator known for her cosplay content. Her content doesn’t feature any explicit nudity. Here’s how she built a fanbase, and how much she makes. Susann Alicia has spent nearly her entire life as a cosplayer. Since she was a child, the 26-year-old German artist has been…
Bank of America: The stock market is primed for a 25% rally in the next 12 months. These 6 industries hold the best opportunities.
Stocks sold off in August and have stayed stuck in September. Investors are worried, and analysts have low long-term growth expectations for stocks. But that’s exactly why stocks could rally over 25% in the next 12 months, according to BofA. The S&P 500’s rally has been stalled since August, but stocks are far from cheap…
I’m a virtual assistant who left my legal career because I needed more flexibility at work. Here’s how I got started and outsource to other VAs.
Laura Leach started working as a virtual assistant because she wanted flexibility in her work hours. She found her niche in business growth for HR consultants and found clients on social media. Leach shared how she works with other VAs, sets her rates, and structures her working day. This essay is based on a conversation…
Wall Street’s hottest career move: the volatile, lucrative world of private credit
Wall Street’s hottest club is private credit. Banks have pulled back on risky loans since the financial crisis, benefiting money managers. Risks in the market lie where businesses struggle under the weight of higher interest payments. In case you hadn’t heard, private credit appears to be experiencing a “golden moment.” That’s how top Blackstone executives…
‘The scholar, the pragmatist, and the rainmaker:’ How three Bloomberg Beta VCs bet on AI before it became a buzzword
Bloomberg Beta is a $375 million early stage fund housed within Bloomberg LP. The fund’s three partners have been prolific investors in AI and machine learning for more than a decade. Bloomberg Beta has embodied the what-you-see-is-what-you-get style of its leader Roy Bahat. Roy Bahat’s LinkedIn profile reads like a laundry list of failures. In…
Getir emerged as a tentative winner in Europe’s pandemic-fueled rapid-delivery sector. But it still faces sizable threats.
Getir emerged as a winner in rapid grocery delivery after it acquired its rival Gorillas. The Turkish startup, backed by Mubadala and Tiger Global, was valued at $11.8 billion in 2022. Now Getir is primed to accept a nearly 80% decline in its valuation. Nazm Salur invited thousands of Getir employees to a Zoom meeting…
