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The investment firm famous for its early bet on Facebook has been losing top talentThe investment firm famous for its early bet on Facebook has been losing top talent
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It’s the third high-profile change at Greylock within the last year.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Full Q&A: Axios business editor Dan Primack on newsletters, IPOs, and the economy in 2019Full Q&A: Axios business editor Dan Primack on newsletters, IPOs, and the economy in 2019
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“I want to tell a reader something they don’t know yet ... I want to make them feel smart when they get to work and feel like they’re ready to do their jobs.”

By Eric Johnson
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Lime, a scooter startup that barely existed two years ago, is now going to be worth $2 billionLime, a scooter startup that barely existed two years ago, is now going to be worth $2 billion
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Lime is expected to take in $400 million in a round financed primarily by its existing investors.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Twitter wants to make it easier to have conversations. And it’s asking for your help.Twitter wants to make it easier to have conversations. And it’s asking for your help.
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Can a new set of product features change the way people communicate online?

By Kurt Wagner
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Full Q&A: 99designs CEO Patrick Llewellyn on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: 99designs CEO Patrick Llewellyn on Recode Decode
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Llewellyn’s company makes it easier for designers and clients to find each other, but he doesn’t think design will ever be totally done by computers.

By Eric Johnson
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Full Q&A: NYU’s Jonathan Haidt explains the problem with Gen ZFull Q&A: NYU’s Jonathan Haidt explains the problem with Gen Z
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On Pivot, NYU’s Scott Galloway talks with his colleague, the co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind.

By Eric Johnson
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Jon Lovett explains why Democrats in Congress probably won’t regulate FacebookJon Lovett explains why Democrats in Congress probably won’t regulate Facebook
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Even if, in private, they might really want to.

By Eric Johnson
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Mark Zuckerberg wants to talk about the future. We should probably listen.Mark Zuckerberg wants to talk about the future. We should probably listen.
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Zuckerberg’s annual New Year’s resolution is to talk more about the future of technology.

By Kurt Wagner
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Aurora, the hot self-driving startup, will be worth $2 billion after an investment by SequoiaAurora, the hot self-driving startup, will be worth $2 billion after an investment by Sequoia
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Aurora’s appeal is predicated on three well-credentialed founders from Google, Tesla, and Uber.

By Theodore Schleifer
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The way SoftBank invests in startups just doesn’t work, says Khosla Ventures’ Keith RaboisThe way SoftBank invests in startups just doesn’t work, says Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois
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Rabois talked with Recode’s Kara Swisher about startups, innovation, Facebook, President Trump, and more on a recent Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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What do startups do when their investors implode?What do startups do when their investors implode?
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When your investor has drama, you have drama.

By Theodore Schleifer
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How Facebook’s slumping stock price could hurt Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy plansHow Facebook’s slumping stock price could hurt Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy plans
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Eventually, Zuckerberg will have to choose between controlling Facebook and funding his philanthropic efforts.

By Kurt Wagner
Silicon Valley pledged to break up the boys’ club of investing in 2018. How did it do?
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Venture capitalists spent 2018 welcoming women to the fold, but the welcome has been fitful, uneven and, scariest of all, tentative.

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

By Kurt Wagner
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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’
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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
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Why Sweetgreen thinks like a tech companyWhy Sweetgreen thinks like a tech company
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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
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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
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“It’s taking longer than we initially had thought.”

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

By Eric Johnson
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Crypto suffers a black eye after a buzzy $130 million project crumblesCrypto suffers a black eye after a buzzy $130 million project crumbles
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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
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Here’s a visual look back at the year.

By Rani Molla
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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.
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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
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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
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Should Mark Zuckerberg fire himself? And other tough questions.

By Eric Johnson
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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.
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That’s a lotta podcast!

By Eric Johnson
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Why Lyft had to beat Uber to an IPO filingWhy Lyft had to beat Uber to an IPO filing
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The game theory behind the next phase of an old fight.

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

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

By Eric Johnson
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Why Amazon is a ‘bully’ and Facebook and Google are ‘the enemies of independent thought’Why Amazon is a ‘bully’ and Facebook and Google are ‘the enemies of independent thought’
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The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer, author of “World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech,” critiques the tech giants on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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Microsoft is more valuable than Apple again. Why?Microsoft is more valuable than Apple again. Why?
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NYU’s Scott Galloway makes the case for Satya Nadella as “CEO of the year” on the latest episode of Pivot.

By Eric Johnson
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Full Q&A: ‘Rule Makers, Rule Breakers’ author Michele Gelfand on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Rule Makers, Rule Breakers’ author Michele Gelfand on Recode Decode
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Gelfand studies why some cultures desire rules, why others avoid them and what gets the best results.

By Eric Johnson
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How an $8 billion Silicon Valley startup has shared talent with one of its most prominent investorsHow an $8 billion Silicon Valley startup has shared talent with one of its most prominent investors
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There are deep ties between Coinbase and Andreessen Horowitz.

By Theodore Schleifer and Rani Molla
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It’s time for Facebook’s board to step upIt’s time for Facebook’s board to step up
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The spotlight has been on Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. But Facebook’s board is MIA.

By Eric Johnson
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Full Q&A: ‘Dear America’ author Jose Antonio Vargas on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Dear America’ author Jose Antonio Vargas on Recode Decode
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When he was 16, Vargas found out that he is an undocumented immigrant — and after years of secrecy, he decided to “come out.”

By Eric Johnson
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Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg are in crisis mode again following a New York Times exposeFacebook and Mark Zuckerberg are in crisis mode again following a New York Times expose
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COO Sheryl Sandberg is also feeling the heat.

By Vox Staff
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From Mark Zuckerberg to George Soros, here’s everything you need to know about Facebook’s latest crisisFrom Mark Zuckerberg to George Soros, here’s everything you need to know about Facebook’s latest crisis
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What’s going on? We’ve got you covered.

By Kurt Wagner
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A top Silicon Valley investor is considering adding a new weapon to its arsenal: LoansA top Silicon Valley investor is considering adding a new weapon to its arsenal: Loans
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General Catalyst has been weighing a new business that would be another evolution in the Silicon Valley investing playbook: A credit fund that would lend money to startups.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Facebook’s top execs ‘make tobacco executives look like Mister Rogers’Facebook’s top execs ‘make tobacco executives look like Mister Rogers’
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The company is under fire, again, this time for years of dirty tricks exposed by the New York Times.

By Eric Johnson
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Facebook’s board is throwing public support behind Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg — who are on Facebook’s boardFacebook’s board is throwing public support behind Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg — who are on Facebook’s board
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Also: Zuckerberg gave Sandberg his personal vote of confidence following a damning New York Times story published Wednesday.

By Kurt Wagner
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Washington pummels Facebook: ‘Big tech can no longer be trusted’Washington pummels Facebook: ‘Big tech can no longer be trusted’
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One senator says the company “actually encouraged anti-Semitism” by hiring an opposition-research firm.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Netflix will get ads, predicts The Trade Desk CEO Jeff GreenNetflix will get ads, predicts The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green
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Reed Hastings wants to compete with YouTube overseas, and the only way it can do that is by offering a free-with-ads option, Green says on Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson