Month: April 2023

Poor exit environment, macroeconomic downturn, and the unexpected collapse of Silicon Valley Bank are driving U.S. venture capitalists to increasingly withdraw from investing in late-stage deals, causing deal count to fall more than 25% year-over-year in Q1 2023, according to the latest PitchBook data. During the period, there were only 19 late-stage mega-rounds compared with
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As an island nation with nearly three-quarters of its terrain smothered in mountains, Japan seems custom-built for scenic road trips. Whether you’re swerving along the asphalt in the wild and expansive north, skirting the towering bluffs and wave-battered coasts of western Honshu, or winding through the archipelago of the Inland Sea, you can’t beat the
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A world-class city, Athens is crammed with attractions and entertainment that can fill weeks of any visitor’s time. But a number of other outstanding destinations are located within easy reach of the Greek capital – whether you travel by boat, public transport or with your own wheels. From ancient ruins to island beaches, these day trips from
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The resurgence of a once banned liquor in Ghana, Akpeteshie, is shaking up the global distillery market. Brothers Kofi and Raja Owusu-Ansah, owners of Republic Distilleries in Accra, are bringing Akpeteshie, Ghana’s indigenous alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar cane juice, to the rest of world. They are poised to disrupt the international liquor market valued
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Havana has three indispensable city center neighborhoods that travelers with more than a couple of days on their hands should visit.  There’s beautifully restored Habana Vieja (Old Havana), a celebrated Unesco World Heritage site; gritty Centro Habana, where theatrical street life plays out alongside palatial civic buildings and nationally important museums; and the more modern
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Serial entrepreneur and restaurateur Tony Park, who is 45-years-old and New York City-based, owns the following: two bakeries (with more to come), a cocktail bar, a full-service Korean BBQ restaurant and he just opened a Korean steakhouse. Formulas haven’t particularly worked for Park who is driven by his own independent spirit. Park has diversified roots
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Paranormal investigators Amy Bruni and Adam Berry are accompanied by psychic medium Chip Coffey as they embark on a chilling investigation of the abandoned 68,000-square-foot South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee. As they navigate the vast and eerie facility, Chip’s psychic abilities are put to the test as he experiences unsettling sensations at every turn. From
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