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Influence 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
Facebook doesn’t need to sell your data. It has been giving it away free for years.Facebook doesn’t need to sell your data. It has been giving it away free for years.
Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s idealistic vision for Facebook has come back to haunt the company.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Benchmark’s Scott Belsky has four magic words for entrepreneurs: ‘Do your fucking job’Benchmark’s Scott Belsky has four magic words for entrepreneurs: ‘Do your fucking job’
Technology

Belsky, a venture partner at Benchmark and the CPO at Adobe, talks about his book “The Messy Middle” on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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
Facebook still hasn’t launched a big privacy feature that Mark Zuckerberg promised more than seven months agoFacebook still hasn’t launched a big privacy feature that Mark Zuckerberg promised more than seven months ago
Technology

“It’s taking longer than we initially had thought.”

By Kurt Wagner
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
Crypto suffers a black eye after a buzzy $130 million project crumblesCrypto suffers a black eye after a buzzy $130 million project crumbles
Technology

The failure of Basis is a reminder of why some Silicon Valley investors shied away from the cryptocurrency industry in the first place.

By Theodore Schleifer
2018’s tech trends and tribulations in 14 charts
Technology

Here’s a visual look back at the year.

By Rani Molla
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
Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.
Technology

That’s a lotta podcast!

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Why Lyft had to beat Uber to an IPO filingWhy Lyft had to beat Uber to an IPO filing
Technology

The game theory behind the next phase of an old fight.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
A new trove of internal Facebook emails is a stark reminder: You are Facebook’s productA new trove of internal Facebook emails is a stark reminder: You are Facebook’s product
Technology

Facebook’s business is built on collecting and capitalizing on peoples’ personal information.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Full Q&A: Casey Newton and Louie Swisher on the 300th episode of Recode DecodeFull Q&A: Casey Newton and Louie Swisher on the 300th episode of Recode Decode
Technology

They talk with Recode’s Kara Swisher about social media, video games and how we’ll use tech differently in 2019.

By Eric Johnson