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Commerce Archive

Archives for December 2017

Peter Szulczewski’s Wish has the attention of Amazon, Alibaba, eBay and Walmart
The Recode 100

Szulczewski is No. 80 on the Recode 100.

By Jason Del Rey
Tuft & Needle’s JT Marino and Daehee Park play nice with Amazon
The Recode 100

Marino and Park are No. 69 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
Patrick Collison makes deals of all stripes
The Recode 100

Collison is No. 64 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
Joey Zwillinger turned a pair of shoes into a Silicon Valley touchstone
The Recode 100

Zwillinger is No. 39 on the Recode 100.

By Theodore Schleifer
Glossier’s Emily Weiss built a budding beauty brand with the internet’s help
The Recode 100

Weiss is No. 32 on the Recode 100.

By Kurt Wagner
Brian Chesky is building Airbnb into an enduring travel brand
The Recode 100

Chesky is No. 27 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
Square’s Sarah Friar has made Wall Street a believer
The Recode 100

Friar is No. 22 on the Recode 100.

By Jason Del Rey
Marc Lore has transformed Walmart into a worthy Amazon challenger
The Recode 100

Lore is No. 19 on the Recode 100.

By Jason Del Rey
Jeff Bezos won 2017 — and set Amazon up to dominate the next decade
The Recode 100

Bezos is No. 1 on the Recode 100.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Visa has fired its head of innovation Jim McCarthy for behavior that ‘violated Visa policy’Visa has fired its head of innovation Jim McCarthy for behavior that ‘violated Visa policy’
Technology

The high-profile executive was a key figure in deals with tech giants like Apple and Google.

By Jason Del Rey