I design aquariums for megamansions in Los Angeles that cost up to $250,000 — here's how I got my start

Nic Tiemens' first aquarium-technician job was cleaning Michael Jordan's fish tank. He later found his niche designing six-figure private aquariums.
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I design aquariums for megamansions in Los Angeles that cost up to $250,000 — here's how I got my start

I design aquariums for megamansions in Los Angeles that cost up to $250,000 — here's how I got my start

Nic Tiemens' first aquarium-technician job was cleaning Michael Jordan's fish tank. He later found his niche designing six-figure private aquariums.

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I used to be a toxic 'tech bro' founder. After I came out as transgender, being taken seriously in Silicon Valley got so much harder.
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I used to be a toxic 'tech bro' founder. After I came out as transgender, being taken seriously in Silicon Valley got so much harder.

"The truth is, they've never seen a CEO that looks like me or sounds like me," the tech founder Natalie Egan writes.

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BlackRock's Larry Fink says the next 1,000 unicorns will be sustainable companies that make energy affordable — not more search engines or social-media titans

BlackRock's Larry Fink says the next 1,000 unicorns will be sustainable companies that make energy affordable — not more search engines or social-media titans

"We focus on sustainability not because we're environmentalists, but because we are capitalists and fiduciaries to our clients," Fink wrote.

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Goldman Sachs: These 4 sectors are best-placed to benefit from the rise of Web3 and the metaverse, which could represent an $8 trillion investment opportunity
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Goldman Sachs: These 4 sectors are best-placed to benefit from the rise of Web3 and the metaverse, which could represent an $8 trillion investment opportunity

Goldman Sachs managing director Eric Sheridan said the metaverse could represent an $8 trillion market opportunity and drive the development of Web3.

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Crypto market slips below $2 trillion in value as sell-off wipes billions off big hitters like bitcoin and ether, as well as altcoins

Crypto market slips below $2 trillion in value as sell-off wipes billions off big hitters like bitcoin and ether, as well as altcoins

The cryptocurrency market suffered more losses on Wednesday, with bitcoin and ether both down, as well as popular altcoins like cardano and avalanche.

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Watch these 7 altcoins as crypto makes a comeback in 2022, says the bitcoin-HODLing president of a Florida estate-planning firm
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Watch these 7 altcoins as crypto makes a comeback in 2022, says the bitcoin-HODLing president of a Florida estate-planning firm

Craig Kirsner, the president of a wealth-advisory firm, has predicted that bitcoin will hit $90,000. Here are seven altcoins he loves in 2022.

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Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried names 2 potential ethereum-killers as the next big blockchains: report

Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried names 2 potential ethereum-killers as the next big blockchains: report

The FTX chief executive officer told Decrypt that Solana and Avalanche are the up-and-coming blockchains this year.

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A 21-year veteran trader breaks down an options trade designed to help investors 'sustain risks long enough to see the light of profitability' — and explains why bitcoin could continue to move in tandem with tech stocks
How Bristol Myers Squibb’s CEO is preparing for the demise of its 3 best-selling drugs
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How Bristol Myers Squibb’s CEO is preparing for the demise of its 3 best-selling drugs

The $144 billion pharma giant faces the biggest hit from generic competition across the drug industry, but the CEO plans to keep growing anyway.

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Investment bank Cowen is jumping into crypto. Their new bitcoin mining analyst explains how investors can weather bitcoin's volatility — and lays out 2 under-the-radar plays with over 80% upside
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