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Reddit crowd turn fire on market maker Citadel The man behind the firm with its fingers in every Wall Street pie has attracted the ire of day traders 3 February 2021 • 6:00am Kenneth Griffin, the founder of Citadel and majority owner of Citadel Securities Credit: Bloomberg The sentiment running through the Reddit forum WallStreetBets follows a common thread.  “Are we ready to attack the Citadel?” asked the title of one Reddit post. “Citadel denied my internship application, so now it’s personal,” said a Reddit user, posting a picture of their gains from buying shares in GameStop....

Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and others The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring, and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California. Menlo Park-based Structural Capital among other institutions that also joined in the strategic round totaling $35 million. IMVU has raised more than $77 million from five rounds since it was co-founded by “The Lean Startup�...

Which university, if any, did you attend? I have studied Advertising and PR at Universite de Galatasaray in Istanbul, Turkey. It's one of the ten best universities in Turkey. Founder Aysem Ober loves giving gifts and writing letters, and it was this passion that inspired the launch of Onacara. It was created out of Ober’s personal and professional experiences, as well as moving to London. Ober explains more… What does your business do? Onacara is an online gift studio that combines well-designed items from talented, up-and-coming artists, with fresh flowers. As a brand, we’re especially...

PredictiveHire chief executive officer Barbara Hyman. A quick search for business books on Google, or on the shelves of your local book store, will likely leave you overwhelmed for options. The fact is, there are thousands of business-related books out there claiming to have the answers to an entrepreneur’s burning questions. So how do you choose? How do you know what is worth reading, and what will really make you a better leader and manager? On that front, we’ve got you covered. We asked 18 entrepreneurs to pick one book that has changed the way they do business. Barbara Hyman,