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Influence Archive

Archives for October 2018

Technology
If Silicon Valley investors cared about Saudi human rights abuses, they’d do more than snub a conferenceIf Silicon Valley investors cared about Saudi human rights abuses, they’d do more than snub a conference
Technology

Venture capitalists should display some responsibility just like big corporations do.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Investors are betting $75 million on AllTrails and its content for hikersInvestors are betting $75 million on AllTrails and its content for hikers
Technology

Is there a big business here?

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Square CFO Sarah Friar is leaving to become the CEO of Nextdoor — which means she won’t become the CEO of SquareSquare CFO Sarah Friar is leaving to become the CEO of Nextdoor — which means she won’t become the CEO of Square
Technology

Friar was one of Square CEO Jack Dorsey’s most valuable deputies.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
SoftBank has a lot to worry about if it strikes this deal with WeWorkSoftBank has a lot to worry about if it strikes this deal with WeWork
Technology

Here are some of the hazards that could trip up either side over the next few weeks.

By Theodore Schleifer and Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Elon Musk’s summer of bad behavior hasn’t affected Tesla’s sales, but it has hurt its reputationElon Musk’s summer of bad behavior hasn’t affected Tesla’s sales, but it has hurt its reputation
Technology

The new and used market for Teslas is booming.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Facebook is looking outside the company for a new face of FacebookFacebook is looking outside the company for a new face of Facebook
Technology

The social networking giant is on a hunt all over the globe for a new head of policy and communications.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
SoftBank is betting the Vision Fund on WeWorkSoftBank is betting the Vision Fund on WeWork
Technology

About one quarter of the fund could depend on the success of one company.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi thinks he has controlled his famously fractious board of directorsUber’s Dara Khosrowshahi thinks he has controlled his famously fractious board of directors
Technology

Also, some thoughts from the CEO about Uber moving into the grocery business.

By Theodore Schleifer
Zuckerberg: The Recode interview
Technology

Everything was on the table — and after Facebook’s wildest year yet, that’s a really big table.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna explains his ‘internet bill of rights’Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna explains his ‘internet bill of rights’
Technology

The proposed legislation offers new rules for data portability, net neutrality and more that Democrats might push for if they recapture Congress.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
The Saudi Arabian government is ready to commit another $45 billion to SoftBank’s Vision FundThe Saudi Arabian government is ready to commit another $45 billion to SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Technology

It’s not an obvious marriage, but it has worked.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Tesla’s board is too weak to stop its CEO Elon Musk from tweetingTesla’s board is too weak to stop its CEO Elon Musk from tweeting
Technology

“He paid $20 million for a tweet,” Kara Swisher says on the latest episode of Pivot. “Who says Twitter can’t make money?”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Coinbase, the startup at the core of the crypto craze, is now considered an $8 billion companyCoinbase, the startup at the core of the crypto craze, is now considered an $8 billion company
Technology

The company is in talks with Tiger Global and its existing shareholders for an investment of up to $500 million.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Amazon will raise its minimum wage to $15 for all 350,000 U.S. workersAmazon will raise its minimum wage to $15 for all 350,000 U.S. workers
Technology

The move comes in the wake of mounting criticism of the company’s treatment of warehouse workers.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
One of the most successful investors in Silicon Valley, Matt Cohler, will step back at BenchmarkOne of the most successful investors in Silicon Valley, Matt Cohler, will step back at Benchmark
Technology

How does a celebrated, tight-knit partnership keep the luster of its brand as it changes its personnel?

By Theodore Schleifer