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There is no denying that 2020-2021 has been tough for the entire shared mobility sector, but it’s been particularly harsh on those that have used funds raised to expand without looking at unit economics. Everyone from Bounce to Vogo and Rapido to Zoomcar has tinkered with their model, but Zoomcar has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. And now its financials paint a bleak picture of its future. Three months into the lockdown, the startup was caught in a storm of customers demanding refunds on social media, but CEO Greg Moran claimed he wasn’t aware of any such complaints. Cut to t...

3 security career lessons from 'Back to the Future' You don't need to be able to predict the future to have a successful security career, but you had darned well better be able to learn from the past. The security industry had a terrible year in 2020—some even think the worst ever. You can point to failures in working from home after COVID-19 struck, various election narratives, the SolarWinds breach, foreign nation-state cyberattacks, new ransomware, the global lack of cybertalent, government leader mistakes or a long list of other items. My favorite quote that captures this “good riddan...

The pandemic hit Denver’s arts and culture scene hard, forcing many businesses, performance spaces, museums and galleries to close, at least temporarily, at the end of March. In the months since, artists and curators have rallied to keep culture alive, to comment on social injustice, and to inspire us all to appreciate essential workers and health-care providers. Along the way, the scene has shown its grit and ability to stay relevant through the toughest of times, though some longstanding cultural institutions have been wrangling with their own inner demons. Here are the ten biggest arts...

New owners of Denver’s beloved Tattered Cover bookstores talk the next 50 years Spearman and Back have strong ties to the Denver community, graduating from East and George Washington high schools respectively. Author: Hannah Metzger (Denver Gazette) Published: 9:36 PM MST December 15, 2020 Updated: 9:36 PM MST December 15, 2020 DENVER — Last week, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Denver’s famous Tattered Cover bookstores to change ownership for the second time since the retirement of longtime owner Joyce Meskis in 2017. The independent booksto...

This Colorado Shop Is Now The Largest Black Owned Bookstore In The Country Previously, BLACK ENTERPRISEreported how some Black-owned bookstores were seeing a surge in sales amid the protests against racial injustice and police brutality earlier this year. This week, a Colorado-based bookstore found a way to expand their business now making them the largest Black-owned bookstore in the country. The Tatter Cover based in Denver, Colorado recently was sold to local investors after enduring a tumultuous year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Denver native Kwame Spearman and his partner David Back wor...