Flexport told employees to expect cost-cutting and possibly job cuts, a day after its CEO’s sudden departure
Following the abrupt departure of CEO Dave Clark on Wednesday, Flexport is considering laying off a portion of its…
One of the most successful VCs in cybersecurity, Ted Schlien, names 3 new trends to watch
Ted Schlein quietly left storied venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins after a couple of years of messy restructuring to…
VC Ford Smith used psychedelics and biohacking to pull himself out of a deep depression. Here’s why he’s backing more startups in the space.
When Austin-based Ford Smith decided to wean himself off Adderall and SSRIs in 2016, he found himself in a…
Amazon used 6 friendly ‘tenets’ to woo its rival Shopify into a partnership such as ‘better together,’ leaked document shows
Almost every internal project at Amazon includes “tenets” that serve as guiding principles for the team. This was true…
Leaked Microsoft documents reveal a new employee rating system only visible to managers
According to documents obtained by Insider, Microsoft implemented a new rating system for employees in performance reviews that are…
Meet the AI company that just raised $1.5 million from investors like Rex Salisbury by betting big on the startup ‘mass extinction event’
Dori Yona, Earny co-founder and COO, was presenting financial information at a quarterly board meeting in early 2017. The…
Big startups are a bust so prestige investors are fighting for deals into tiny European companies
The fervor surrounding generative AI, as well as lower valuations and a lack of growth funding opportunities, have all…
Inside the clash between Amazon and Shopify over Buy with Prime
Amazon is the undisputed leader in e-commerce. That is the common assumption. An internal document and interviews with insiders…
Alice Zheng moved from med school to McKinsey to venture capital. Here’s how she’s using those experiences to advance innovation in women’s health.
During her first year at the University of Michigan Medical School, Alice Zheng spent her afternoons rushing from her…
Andrew Bialecki built Klaviyo into an email titan by breaking all the norms. Now he’s taking it public as its largest shareholder.
When Klaviyo goes public in the coming weeks, cofounder and CEO Andrew Bialecki stands to make a sizable profit,…