Equity Dilution Isn’t the Enemy. Not Understanding It Is.
Every funding round shrinks a founder's ownership percentage; the real question isn't whether you get diluted, but whether the shrinking…
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What a SAFE Note Actually Does to Your Cap Table, Explained for Philippine Founders
A SAFE isn't a loan and isn't equity yet, it's a promise of future equity that converts later, and understanding…
Washington Quietly Loosened the Chip Chokehold on China. The Bigger Story Is What Comes Next.
After years of tightening restrictions, US chip export policy toward China cooled in 2026, with regulators allowing case-by-case sales of…
The Frank Fraud Case Shows Why ‘Move Fast’ Doesn’t Cover Fake Users
A federal judge rejected Charlie Javice's appeal in March, upholding her seven-year prison sentence for fabricating customer data to sell…
Microsoft’s Gaming Division Is Shrinking Even As Game Pass Hits Its Numbers
Microsoft laid off thousands of gaming staff and moved to close five studios in July, the industry's largest layoff round…
Elon Musk Just Merged His Rocket Company and His AI Company Into a $2 Trillion Entity
SpaceX absorbed xAI and rebranded as SpaceXAI this month, completing a merger that began in February, weeks after the combined…
Stablecoins Went From Crypto Curiosity to Bank Infrastructure in About a Year
A dollar-backed stablecoin law signed in the US in mid-2025 is now reshaping global payments infrastructure, with Klarna, Stripe, and…
BSP Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules for Every Digital Bank and E-Wallet in the Philippines
The central bank is forcing every supervised bank and e-wallet to kill SMS and email one-time passwords by the end…
GCash and Maya Are Both Racing Toward an IPO. Only One Timeline Looks Solid.
The Philippines' two largest digital wallets are both eyeing 2026 stock listings, with Maya further along on a dual Manila-New…
The Philippines’ Startup Funding Gap Isn’t About Capital Anymore. It’s About Where It Lands.
Philippine startup funding is technically climbing, but almost every peso and dollar of it still lands in Metro Manila, leaving…
Southeast Asia’s Startup Funding Just Exploded. Almost None of It Reached the Philippines.
Southeast Asian startups raised nearly $3.85 billion in June 2026, a record driven almost entirely by a handful of Singapore…
OpenAI Filed for an IPO. Its Last Private Round Was Already the Biggest in History.
OpenAI closed a record $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion valuation in March and moved toward an IPO…