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Future Of Work Archive

Archives for December 2018

Silicon Valley pledged to break up the boys’ club of investing in 2018. How did it do?
Technology

Venture capitalists spent 2018 welcoming women to the fold, but the welcome has been fitful, uneven and, scariest of all, tentative.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
The 2019 IPO class headlined by Uber will   create a ton of new wealth. Will the billions go to mansions or missions?The 2019 IPO class headlined by Uber will   create a ton of new wealth. Will the billions go to mansions or missions?
Technology
Why Sweetgreen thinks like a tech companyWhy Sweetgreen thinks like a tech company
Technology

Co-founder Jonathan Neman tells Recode’s Kara Swisher the company is way bigger than a chain of salad restaurants: “We see this as building the food platform.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Framebridge CEO Susan Tynan explains why it’s okay to be analog in a digital worldFramebridge CEO Susan Tynan explains why it’s okay to be analog in a digital world
Technology

On this episode of Recode Decode, Tynan talks about overcoming investors’ skepticism in order to start her online framing company.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Amazon has officially killed the Whole Foods-Instacart partnershipAmazon has officially killed the Whole Foods-Instacart partnership
Technology

Instacart will begin pulling the first group of workers out of Whole Foods locations in February.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Memo from a ‘Facebook nation’ to Mark Zuckerberg: You moved fast and broke our country.Memo from a ‘Facebook nation’ to Mark Zuckerberg: You moved fast and broke our country.
Technology

Maria Ressa, the journalist who co-founded Rappler in the Philippines, warns that her country is a “cautionary tale” for the United States.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Full Q&A: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman and Recode’s Kara Swisher discuss tech ethics, addiction and FacebookFull Q&A: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman and Recode’s Kara Swisher discuss tech ethics, addiction and Facebook
Technology

Should Mark Zuckerberg fire himself? And other tough questions.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Airbnb and Slack are considering untraditional IPOs that box out bankers like Spotify didAirbnb and Slack are considering untraditional IPOs that box out bankers like Spotify did
Technology

Airbnb and Slack are considering direct listings. Postmates, with JPMorgan’s help, is plotting the more traditional route.

By Theodore Schleifer