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Venture Capital

  1. the money game
    Confessions of a Middle-Class FounderDuring the boom times, I launched a start-up so I could become rich. Years later, I’m still looking for my exit.
    By Anonymous
  2. screen time
    Why Artificial Intelligence Often Feels Like MagicThis is no ordinary next big thing for Silicon Valley.
    By John Herrman
  3. leaving the city
    In a Soho Loft, Tech Bros Plot an Autonomous CityPraxis, a “grassroots movement of modern pioneers,” lures members with grocery-store crudités and vague conversation.
    By Nevin Kallepalli
  4. how i get it done
    How Fearless Fund Co-founder Arian Simone Gets It DoneWomen of color are the most entrepreneurial demographic, but they’re also the least funded. Arian Simone is changing that.
    By Faith Cummings
  5. the money game
    Jack Dorsey’s Silicon Valley Grudge Match Has Only Gotten WeirderThe former Twitter CEO and his archnemesis Marc Andreessen are still dunking on each other.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  6. cryptocurrencies
    The Mysterious Influencer Stock Market Worth $1 BillionThe idea behind BitClout is to create a crypto marketplace for shares in public reputation. But why all the shady tactics?
    By Jen Wieczner
  7. luxury fruit
    Why Do These Strawberries Cost $5 Each?Everything you need to know about the “Tesla of strawberries.”
    By Rachel Sugar
  8. late capitalism
    America Has Central Planners. We Just Call Them ‘Venture Capitalists.’Venture capitalists guide significant portions of industrial development by using their vast wealth to subsidize their favorite money-losing firms.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. wework
    How WeWork Went from Unstoppable Unicorn to Postponing Its IPOFive months ago, WeWork CEO Adam Neumann was riding a unicorn to riches. Now his company has postponed its IPO. What happened?
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  10. uber
    Mike Isaac on Travis Kalanick’s Downfall and Uber’s LegacyA new book chronicles how Travis Kalanick went from CEO of the world’s hottest start-up to the exit in just a few months.
    By Brian Feldman
  11. the top line
    Uber’s Irrational Pricing Is a Problem for Policy-makersHow do you incentivize a company that seems hell-bent on generating massive losses?
    By Josh Barro
  12. work
    This Forum Wants to Give Black Women the Business Network They DeserveBlack Women Raise, a summit that met in New York City, wants to change the conversation on who gets venture capital funding.
    By Ella Cerón
  13. naked capitalism
    Fake ‘Unicorns’ Are Running Roughshod Over the Venture Capital IndustryA study finding that venture capital-backed companies are pervasively overvalued might be an existential threat to the venture capital industry.
    By Yves Smith
  14. global tech
    What Motivates China’s Entrepreneurs? A Conversation With Kai-Fu LeeTechnologist and venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee talks WeChat, AI, and how the Chinese government finally encouraged entrepreneurship.
    By Scott Malcomson
  15. Blue Hill Co-owner Launches $30 Million Venture-Capital Fund for Food TechMore great news for the future of good food.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. select all
    Male Tech CEO Posed As Sexual-Assault Victim to Screw Over a CompetitorThe anonymous blog post was traced back to Brandon Katayama Hill’s home IP address.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  17. select all
    Powerful VC Says Sexual-Harassment Problem Is Just ‘Perceived As a Reality’In recent weeks, numerous women have come forward with accusations of gross sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the industry.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  18. select all
    VC Chris Sacca Apologized to Women One Day Before Misconduct AccusationSacca posted a lengthy letter the day before a female entrepreneur publicly accused him of misconduct.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  19. billion-dollar ideas
    How to Appeal to Dude Investors? Tell Them Your Start-up Is for Men.A few free ideas.
    By Ann Friedman
  20. is san francisco new york?
    San Francisco’s South Park: The VC Appeal of Extremely Fancy CoffeeThey don’t see how anyone wouldn’t want to drink what they want to drink.
    By Bill Wasik
  21. this appeals to my pinterests
    CNN Finally Understands Pinterest After Visiting the Makeup RoomLet’s get ladies!
    By Kathleen Hou
  22. venture capital
    Venture Capital Is Shrinking and/or Growing RapidlyWhich is it?
    By Kevin Roose
  23. Venture Capital
    Local Raw Snacks Maker Gets a Huge Cash TransfusionThe money’s earmarked for the high-tech dehydration process the company uses to make its chips.
    By Collin Keefe
  24. party like it’s 1999
    Corporations Take a Page From Dot-Com Bubble, Get Back Into Venture CapitalFinancing déjà vu.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  25. party like it’s 1999
    It’s John Doerr’s Twitter Party and He’ll Drive Up the Price If He Wants ToDrive up the price if he wants to! Drive up the price if he wants to!
    By Nitasha Tiku
  26. the future is coming
    Silicon Valley Invests Big in 24-Year-Old Tumblr Founder David KarpTumblr gets a “very big and competitive” investment from the same firm that’s backed Google and YouTube.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  27. the future is coming
    The Flatiron District and Union Square Are Crawling With Venture CapitalistsAt least at lunchtime.
    By Nitasha Tiku