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Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas.

A 2015 study by professors at the University of California in San Francisco and UC Berkeley revealed that 72% of entrepreneurs struggle with their mental health, compared to 48% of the general population.

Launch House was founded in 2020, right at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During a period of extreme isolation when the entire world was facing uncertainty, the three founders - Brett Goldstein, Michael Houck, and Jacob Peters - banded together to form something far more important as a collective than any of them could form on their own. They wanted to facilitate an environment where great minds could meet and accomplish incredible things.

The recurring theme that Launch House founders Brett Goldstein, Michael Houck, and Jacob Peters had in mind when they founded the organization in 2020 could be summed up in a single word: change. They didn't just want to offer a traditional incubator like those that have populated Silicon Valley for decades. They wanted to provideThe recurring theme that Launch House founders Brett Goldstein, Michael Houck, and Jacob Peters had in mind when they founded the organization in 2020 could be sum...

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Tech’s most powerful elite seem to be embracing a new tone lately. It is more openly defiant, combative and a turnaround from just a few years ago, when the industry was put on its heels by exposes about its “bro” culture.

This week on the Equity podcast, Natasha Mascarenhas asked: How does the 'build in public' mindset impact the way that startups are built?

(News Analysis)SAN FRANCISCO — Last month, Mark Zuckerberg spent hours touting his love of jiujitsu, wrestling and the UFC on Joe Rogan’s podcast, which is known for its hypermasculinity. Watching

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen show how the tech industry’s insular culture remains largely unchanged.