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Compass, a much-hyped real estate startup, has filed to go public. Fueled by $1.5 billion in funding, including from SoftBank, Compass has feverishly sought to recruit agents from rival firms. Its valuation has swelled in turn, to a reported $6.4 billion following a $370 million funding round in 2019.

The company was founded back in 2012 by Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin, the latter of whom serves as CEO. Reffkin boasts a glossy resume. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Lazard and the Department of the Treasury. The company also boasts a Forbes Under 30 alum in the C-suite -- their chief business officer Rob Lehman was an early employee that rose through the ranks. He oversees the company's 1,300 employees and 14,000 real estate agents, as well as leading expansion and M&A.

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Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman is worried about the stock market’s prospects in 2021, sounding a warning that the market is 'not going to end well.' But these are the five investments he still likes.

Between Kanye’s successful shoe brand Yeezy and Kim’s cosmetics line, these two entrepreneurs could have one of Hollywood’s biggest divorces of all time. Here is Forbes’ take on how they’ll likely split the assets.

A new venture firm, OMX Ventures, has emerged from stealth with its first $150 million fund, the backing of the billionaire Merieux family, and 15 investments in bio-engineering startups.

After the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump mobs, much of corporate America moved to distance itself from Republican lawmakers like Ted Cruz. Among them is Goldman Sachs, but here's how they're still indirectly supporting the senator.

Bitcoin's recent surge has minted a slew of new billionaires. From the Winklevoss twins and the CEO of publicly traded Microstrategy, the investors smart enough to hold on to their crypto through its ups and downs are riding high once again.

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The SBA has issued new guidance on applying for the next round of Paycheck Protection Program funds, including an expanded list of business that are now eligible.

Keystone habits are the routines and practices by which someone operates. They mark the base level of what you do without any need for willpower or persuasion. The default. The question is, are your keystone habits serving you?

The edge is an end point where data is generated through some type of interface, device or sensor. Keep in mind that the technology is nothing new. But in light of the rapid innovations in a myriad of categories, the edge has become a major growth business. 

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