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Dakin Campbell
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Author of GOING PUBLIC; business investigations at Business Insider.

Email: dcampbell@businessinsider.com. Find me on Signal at dakin.11
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The Great IPO Depression is bad news for everyone. There's less incentive to innovate and take risks. Mom-and-pop investors have fewer chances to strike it big with the next Facebook or Airbnb. Smart analysis from
@dakincampbell.bsky.social, Rebecca Torrence
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The latest victim of Trump's tariffs: IPOs
Tech companies like Klarna and StubHub were set to make their stock market debuts. Instead, IPOs are the latest victim of Trump's tariffs.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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On what some predict are coming cuts to Social Security, from colleagues @julianakaplan.bsky.social & @thenewsham.bsky.social.

They, and I, are interested in hearing more about the changes underway in the agency. Please get in touch if you know something!

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DOGE cuts will endanger Social Security checks, former agency heads say
Even before DOGE, staffing at the Social Security Administration had been in decline as baby boomers approached peak retirement age.
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March 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Have a tip? Please read this👇

Business Insider's guide to sending news tips, including whistleblower information on powerful institutions

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Business Insider's guide to sending news tips, including whistleblower information on powerful institutions
If you're an insider with a tip, here are the most secure ways to contact our reporters, including via encrypted messaging, mail, and SecureDrop.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Trump & Musk froze USAID funding to put "American interests" first. Yet 12,700 Americans have been fired or furloughed already thanks to frozen USAID contracts.

In North Carolina, Trump country, hundreds are feeling the pain. From @dakincampbell.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump...
Trump and Musk froze USAID funding to put Americans first. US citizens are feeling the impact.
The Trump administration shut down USAID to put "American interests" first. In North Carolina, the freeze has thrown hundreds out of work.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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My latest, on how the cuts to foreign aid have hurt the very Americans the policy was meant to support

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Trump and Musk froze USAID funding to put Americans first. US citizens are feeling the impact.
The Trump administration shut down USAID to put "American interests" first. In North Carolina, the freeze has thrown hundreds out of work.
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February 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Another good one on NDAs from our in-house expert Matt Drange.

👉 45% of workers had been subject to a nondisclosure agreement, according to a recent survey of nearly one thousand people.

If you have a tip or story idea about NDAs, please let us know!

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Nondisclosure agreements are now rampant, covering nearly half of employees, study finds
Nearly half of employees have to sign NDAs for their jobs, a new survey finds. But the binding agreements are not applied equally by race or gender.
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January 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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A true honor, and a fun event
December 4, 2024 at 3:41 PM