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The next steps will be designing and building a refueling station, and beginning to work closely with the space industry. “We need the industry to come along with us,” he says. “While we’ve won some funding from NASA in the past, and we’re hoping to do some more, we really want to have those key industry players and partners, like the SpaceX and Blue Origin of the world, to really help push these technologies forward as well.” … [Read more...] about The newest product made from captured CO2 is explosive

All of the efforts are an extension of its ongoing work. Next year, for example, in addition to the billion syringes it will have ready for COVID-19 vaccines, it will also order another 620 million syringes for other vaccines such as measles. “We’re well experienced in doing this procurement,” says Matthews. “But, of course, the magnitude of what we’re dealing with in terms of the rollout of the anticipated COVID vaccine is a significant scale-up, over the next couple of years, in terms of the sheer volumes that we’re talking about.” … [Read more...] about UNICEF is stockpiling half a billion syringes to get ready for a COVID-19 vaccine

TM: Yes, one particular section of SEC filings that we love to look at is the related-party transactions section, in which companies are required to disclose when they have links to relatives of officers that might be considered inappropriate and improper. Companies that have a lot of those are often worth looking at because it might suggest a willingness to push the envelope a little bit when it comes to what would otherwise be considered inappropriate relationships. And what’s fascinating about that is that whether you’re a private detective or an investigative journalist or a labor researcher or an NGO, when you’re looking at a public company’s related-party transactions, the disclosures of those are fascinating because if you can find others that were not disclosed, then you have a serious angle in terms of investigating further. … [Read more...] about Nikola’s downfall shows why the investing world needs more private investigators

Brad Keywell: As an entrepreneur, one of the edges that we must lean into is hustle, resourcefulness, and demonstrating commitment, right? And one way to do that is to react to an opportunity by going somewhere physically and showing up the next day as a reflection of how much I care. And now I can’t. So then what? My hope is that you feel my enthusiasm through Zoom. So my reaction to this new reality is to say to our people, we’ve got to be so visually phenomenal [on Zoom]. You’ve got to see what we do and be blown away by how beautiful and easy and logical and actionable it is. Because what other advantages do we have? … [Read more...] about 10 next-generation leaders on leadership

Airbnb: home sharing SpaceX: private spaceflight Robinhood: investment platform Stripe: payments processing Impossible Foods: plant-based foods Carta: capitalization table management Instacart: grocery delivery Coinbase: digital currency exchange Databricks: software Houzz: interior design Some of these companies, notably Airbnb, are already known to be planning an exit this year. Others have been the subject of recent IPO speculation, including Robinhood and Coinbase. … [Read more...] about What’s the next hot IPO? Maybe one of these 10 startups, if investors get their way