Posts by Kim Browne
7 ways to handle the emotional whiplash of startup highs and lows
You close a deal in the morning and feel unstoppable. By the afternoon, a key customer churns and you’re questioning everything. The same week can swing from “this is working” to “this is falling apart” with no warning. If you’re building anything early-stage, this emotional volatility is not a bug, it’s the environment. To put…
Read MoreClear Goals Mean Nothing Without Execution
Every leader loves to talk about vision. I do too. Big goals fire people up, and they should. But here’s the hard truth: clear goals mean nothing if the team can’t turn them into action. Alignment isn’t just about the “where.” It’s about the “how,” owned by each person, every week. At Hawke Media, we…
Read MoreTucker Carlson Apologizes for Endorsing Trump Amid Massive Fallout
“You wrote speeches for him, I campaigned for him. I mean, we’re implicated in this, for sure,” Carlson said to his brother on The Tucker Carlson Show. “It’s not enough to say, ‘Well I changed my mind,’ or like, ‘Oh this is bad, I’m out.’ It’s like in very small ways, but in real ways,…
Read MoreHere are SGX’s top 10 dividend and best-performing ETFs in the volatile first quarter
The US-Venezuela tensions, followed by the Iran war, did their part to roil the markets in Q1 2026 [SINGAPORE] Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) hit a record high in total assets under management (AUM) of S$19 billion, the exchange announced on Monday (Apr 20). Trading activity also surged in the quarter,…
Read MoreEQT lands record Asia buyout fund at US$15.6 billion amid turmoil
The firm has taken the private equity world by storm with sizeable cash outs and top level returns Published Tue, Apr 21, 2026 · 09:50 AM [HONG KONG] EQT raised US$15.6 billion for its latest private equity Asia fund, the largest pool of capital ever assembled for the region, as global investors look beyond the…
Read MoreTrump’s Labor Secretary Suddenly Resigns as Scandals Catch Up to Her
A source told NOTUS, which first reported the news, that the resolution would highlight an incident at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina, last year, in which Mace yelled at TSA agents and security officers, calling them “fucking incompetent.” The resolution could bring up any other number of Mace’s scandals. The South Carolina representative is…
Read MoreWhite House Is in Full Panic Mode as Trump Doubles Down on Iran War
A source told NOTUS, which first reported the news, that the resolution would highlight an incident at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina, last year, in which Mace yelled at TSA agents and security officers, calling them “fucking incompetent.” The resolution could bring up any other number of Mace’s scandals. The South Carolina representative is…
Read MoreHow Was Louisiana Man Who Shot His Family Dead Able to Get a Gun?
The man who just committed the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. in the past two years had a previous weapons conviction—so how did he get his hands on another gun? Shamar Elkins, a 31-year-old father, shot and killed his seven children and their cousin Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana. The victims’ ages ranged from three…
Read More9 things to stop doing this quarter if you want to grow next year
If you’ve been grinding all year but your growth still feels stuck, you’re not alone. Most early-stage founders don’t fail because they aren’t working hard enough. They stall because they’re spending time on the wrong things. This is the uncomfortable part of building a company that no one really warns you about. Growth isn’t just…
Read MoreKash Patel Sues The Atlantic Over Report That He’s Always Drunk
President Trump bragged on Truth Social Sunday that the Navy destroyer USS Spruance intercepted the Iranian cargo ship Touska in the Gulf of Oman, claiming that the U.S. “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room.” The ship has been captured by the Marines, and Trump said it is…
Read MoreChina Aviation Oil says merger between parent and Sinopec not expected to impact business
It notes that the consolidation is not a restructuring of CAO but is taking place at the parent-entity level by the group’s controlling shareholder [SINGAPORE] China Aviation Oil (CAO) reiterated on Monday (Apr 20) that it does not expect the merger of its parent China National Aviation Fuel (CNAF) with Sinopec to have material impact…
Read MoreChina to form brokerage with US$86 billion assets by merging firms
Beijing is trying to develop its domestic investment banks to allow them to compete with global heavyweights Published Mon, Apr 20, 2026 · 12:03 PM TWO state-backed brokerages in Shanghai have unveiled plans to merge, creating a US$86 billion firm and advancing Beijing’s ambition to forge investment banks capable of competing with Wall Street’s elite.…
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