Your Startup Might Be a Parasite. Here Are the 4 Warning Signs

Humans generally abhor parasites, but we make exceptions for businesses.

Humans generally abhor parasites, but we make exceptions for businesses.
When CBS ended “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” earlier this year, it also shuttered the program’s robust music offerings—a blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.Performing on late-night has historically been a unique avenue for musicians hoping to access new audiences—think of a rising Chappell Roan on “The Late Show” or The…
Almost anywhere in the world, the six-seven hand gesture and the dab are simply nonsensical relics of internet culture. But in public squares and university courtyards across Latin America, these moves are the weapons of choice among teenagers and college students in a new type of contest: aura farming battles. Aura farming— internet slang for…
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The average 401(k) balance is slowly but surely creeping up, reaching $155,800 as of the second quarter of 2026, according to a recent report from Fidelity. This suggests that Americans are working harder to save for their future and making real progress. But that doesn’t mean that if you’re doing better than the average, that…
In November 2025, Nike (NKE +1.66%) announced that it was raising its dividend payout from $0.40 per share to $0.41 per share. The increased marked the company’s 24th consecutive annual payout hike — and the footwear and apparel giant has increased its payout roughly 128% over the last decade. Along with continued payout growth, big…