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Nodal connects hopeful parents with surrogates as reproductive freedom hangs in limbo

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Many people who want to have children can’t, or shouldn’t, carry a pregnancy for a variety of reasons. Gestational surrogacy can be a great option for those individuals — if they can endure the lengthy wait times and afford to pay for the costly service. New York-based Nodal looks to make the process less expensive, […]

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VC firm NFX laid off 4 employees and plans to hire more investors

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Venture capital firm NFX laid off four employees in September as the firm looks to “rebalance” its resources from its software and product teams to its investing team, general partner Pete Flint told TechCrunch. The layoffs included one product leader and three engineers, Flint said. About a week ago, Amy Lin, chief product officer since

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Astor’s ‘community’ approach to financial advice aims to help women feel more confident about investing

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Among her friends, Lindsay Dorf is the one with the superpower of being able to understand retail investing. So much so that she became the go-to person for advice. “I had a lot of friends come to me asking for investing advice,” Dorf told TechCrunch. “There were two things I really saw: One, the people

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