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Jun 08
South Africa Proposes $12B LNG Deal with U.S. to Secure Energy Transition

South Africa has proposed purchasing 75-100 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually from the United States over a ten-year period. This initiative aims to support South Africa’s shift from coal to natural gas and is part of a broader trade agreement that includes duty-free quotas for various exports

Jun 08
Big Oil Seeks U.S. Support Amid $133B Dispute with Central African Nations

Major oil companies, including Chevron and ConocoPhillips, are embroiled in a conflict with six Central African countries over environmental remediation funds. The dispute, involving $10 billion in demanded deposits, has led to U.S. diplomatic intervention to protect significant oil and gas projects in the region.

May 27
What to do if your product isn’t growing

As a founder, product lead at Pinterest and PM for a couple products at Google, as well as a growth partner for Initialized Capital, I’ve seen many product teams struggle to grow. Many products start out with a bang. Some find product-market fit with sustained growth. A few have gone through spurts of hyper-growth. But […]

May 27
One thing separates creators from consumers

Enterprise applications are complex — there is an insane amount of information that is to be displayed that contains data from various sources, modules and users. There are complex graphs, usage patterns, and lists of data that need to be skimmed through before one can make sense of what the console is getting at. “The biggest challenge […]

May 27
Should startups care about profitability? More news at 10

There are certain topics that even some of the smartest people I talk with who aren’t startup oriented can’t fully grok. One of them is whether profitability matters. It’s common cocktail party chatter to hear people confidently pronounce that some well known startup is sure to blow up. Or you know the other one — the one […]