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Teenager Shot by Police Arrested on ‘Dark Day’: Hong Kong Update

(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong went into near shutdown as banks and businesses closed, and rail services were suspended for the first time in more than 20 years after violent protests caused what Chief Executive Carrie Lam described as a “very dark day.”A 14-year-old boy was shot and injured Friday night, the second shooting of the week, during a scuffle between a plain-clothes police officer and demonstrators who had attacked his car. The chaotic scene was one of many across the city, as some protesters battled with police, vandalized mainland-linked businesses and train stations, and set fire to at least one …read more […]

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How Founders Get Funding and How Investors Ensure They Deserve It

I spent the past few days listening to founders of seed-stage – and often pre-revenue – startups pitch their worth to potential investors at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. I was looking for companies that would make good investments for our First Stage Investor members (click here to sign up and discover some startups worth investing in).
It’s a scene I’m extremely familiar with. In fact, I’ve been on both sides of the equation. I’ve asked for funding before. And, as I was this week, I’ve been the investor (or represented the investor).
So as I spoke with founders about their startups …read more […]