Chris Graebe

1 week ago | weissratings.com | Chris Graebe

We’ve all heard the headlines by now: Ransomware is on the rise, deepfakes are getting better and hackers aren’t just in basements anymore — they’re running like businesses. And unfortunately, it’s working. Last year alone, ransomware attacks surged to record highs, devastating companies across healthcare, banking and manufacturing. These aren’t just data breaches — they’re full-blown operational shutdowns. Servers locked. Data ransomed. Reputations torched. The crazy part?

2 weeks ago | weissratings.com | Chris Graebe

Startups and financial institutions can no longer afford not to take advantage of the millions of retail investors looking to buy. Cerulli Associates estimates that retail investors in the U.S. hold $30 trillion in assets, an amount that rivals the pension funds and insurers that major private equity firms usually leverage to raise funds. What’s more, the gap between the assets of retail and institutional investors has been shrinking for years.

3 weeks ago | weissratings.com | Chris Graebe

Without that capital strategy, PayPal wouldn’t exist. So, why am I telling you this? Because when I evaluate startups, I don’t just look at the ideas and products …I evaluate the teams. Specifically, I look to see whether the team has someone who owns the money game. These “money people” are often the difference between a startup that fizzles … and one that becomes a major win. Because no matter how brilliant the idea, if the money runs out, the mission ends. Source: Capital & Growth.

4 weeks ago | weissratings.com | Chris Graebe

Imagine this: You’re in a rush at the airport, your hands full with a carry-on, your phone buried deep in your bag and you need to buy a bottle of water before your flight boards. Instead of fumbling for your wallet or pulling out your phone to scan a QR code, you just wave your hand over a scanner and boom — you’ve paid. No cards, no PINs, no passwords. Sounds futuristic, right? It’s already here.

1 month ago | weissratings.com | Chris Graebe

Just recently, a funny story came out about the coding tool Cursor AI. A user asked the AI to write some code. But instead, it offered some advice: Go learn to code yourself. It turns out that this platform, whether internationally or not, is limiting how users can use Cursor AI to code. This comes after months of debate over the trend of "vibe coding," in which large sections of code can be generated by AI based only on users' regular language prompts … even if they have no idea how to code.