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Tag Archives: Start-ups
Fusion Energy Advance Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up
Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.
How Founders Decide What They Should Get Paid
Whether in a downturn or when things are flush, the compensation that start-up founders give themselves always sends some kind of message.
Inside a Corporate Culture War Stoked by a Crypto C.E.O.
Jesse Powell, who leads the crypto exchange Kraken, has challenged the use of preferred pronouns, debated who can use racial slurs and called American women “brainwashed.”
Crypto Firms Quake as Prices Fall
Crypto companies are laying off staff, freezing withdrawals and trying to stem losses, raising questions about the health of the ecosystem.
Companies Like Nexii Are Betting on Sustainable Construction
Nexii Building Solutions in Vancouver is having significant early success, though there are potential pitfalls.
Thefts, Fraud and Lawsuits at the World’s Biggest NFT Marketplace
OpenSea, one of the highest-profile crypto start-ups, is facing a backlash over stolen and plagiarized nonfungible tokens.
Why SPACS Are Flailing as Market Conditions Shift
For a time, SPACs were the preferred way for companies to go public. But changing market conditions and the threat of regulation are making Wall Street lose its appetite.
It’s Doom Times in Tech
Will this meltdown permanently damage the tech world, or is this one more temporary blip?
Silicon Valley’s Worship of Work Hurts All of Us
Work has become religion for many knowledge workers. It hurts all of us.
Russian-Speakers in Tech Rebuild Their Lives in San Francisco
They moved from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries for jobs in the technology industry. Now they are joined by friends fleeing war and repression.
How a Trash-Talking Crypto Bro Caused a $40 Billion Crash
Do Kwon, a South Korean entrepreneur, hyped the Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies. Their failures have devastated some traders, though not the investment firms that cashed out early.
Start-Ups Flock to WeWork, Trellis and Other Low-Commitment Spaces
The pandemic’s arrival turned spaces like WeWork into ghost towns. Now people are lining up for low-commitment offices, and providers are working to sustain that trend.
Startups Prescribing A.D.H.D Drugs on TikTok Raise Diagnosis Concerns
Buzzy start-ups promising easy access to mental health medication found an eager market on social media. Should anyone be looking for treatment on TikTok, though?
Fear and Loathing Return to Tech Start-Ups
Workers are dumping their stock, companies are cutting costs, and layoffs abound as troubling economic forces hit tech start-ups.
Bolt Built $11 Billion Payments Business With Inflated Metrics and Eager Investors
The start-up has had a meteoric rise, thanks to its charismatic co-founder, Ryan Breslow. But he sometimes stretched the truth to get there.
For Tens of Millions of Americans, the Good Times Are Right Now
Their houses are piggy banks, their retirement accounts are up and their bosses are eager to please. When the boom ends, everything will change.
SoulCycle Founders Start Peoplehood, With Workouts for the Self
For their second act, the fitness entrepreneurs Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler are building a company centered on workouts for the self.
How Elon Musk Winged It With Twitter, and Everything Else
To a degree unseen in any other mogul, the world’s richest man acts on impulse and the belief that he is absolutely right.
European Green Energy Firms Often Fall Short on Financing
Financing the next generation of green energy technologies means larger investments and getting venture capitalists to turn their attention away from “fast money.”
Gopuff Buys Time for Its 30-Minutes-or-Less Delivery Promise
The $15 billion rapid-delivery start-up decided to do business differently from rivals like Instacart. A changing environment is testing its model.
Russian Tech Industry Faces ‘Brain Drain’ as Workers Flee
Since their country invaded Ukraine, Russian tech workers have left by the thousands. They appear intent on rebuilding their lives and businesses in other countries.
The Home Cooks (and Start-Ups) Betting on Prepared Meals
Tens of billions of dollars are being spent on what, where and how consumers will eat in the coming years. Laws and regulations aren’t always keeping up.
‘La French Tech’ Arrives Under Macron, but Proves No Panacea
The president has brought innovation, jobs and growth. Still, resentments fester on the eve of the presidential election.
Tech Start-Up Aims to Get Artists Royalties for Resale
Fairchain generates digital contracts and certificates of title and authenticity, allowing artists to track their work and share in secondary market proceeds.
Theranos Trial Starts for Ramesh Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes’s Ex-Partner
Prosecutors say Ramesh Balwani worked hand in hand with Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos chief executive, who was convicted of four counts of fraud.
Some of the Tech Magic Is Gone
The bubble hasn’t exactly burst, but we’re no longer seeing a fantastical belief in the power of technology.
Ben and Justin Smith Name Gina Chua as Executive Editor at News Start-Up
Ms. Chua has been the executive editor of Reuters and in charge of its editorial operations.
Elizabeth Holmes’s Ex-Boyfriend Set to Go on Trial in Theranos Case
Jury selection was set to start today in Sunny Balwani’s fraud trial, which will establish just how much he knew about the blood-testing start-up Theranos and Ms. Holmes’s actions.
Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur
With limited series like “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed” and “Super Pumped,” the culture is saturated with ripped-from-the-headlines tales of self-immolating moguls.
Anonymity in Crypto Raises Alarm
Investors give money to pseudonymous developers. Venture capitalists back founders without learning their real names. What happens when they need to know?
A Spotlight on Tech’s Invisible Start-ups
A new how-to guide aims to support the start-ups that are chugging along and doing just fine.
Trump’s Truth Social Is Poised to Join a Crowded Field
Truth Social, the former president’s hard-right alternative to Twitter, could open its doors next month. But as businesses go, outrage may not be the best moneymaker.
Gorillas, the Rapid Delivery Service, Is Changing Berlin. Is N.Y.C. Next?
In Germany’s capital, workers are striking, congestion is on the rise and the German bodega — the spätkauf — is under threat.
NASA-Funded Satellites Lost in Setback for Astra, a Small Rocket Launch Start-Up
The mission’s failure to reach orbit highlighted the challenges of breaking into the space business, especially for companies that are publicly traded on the stock market.
Facebook’s Failures of Invention
We’re seeing the limits of Facebook’s strategy to buy or copy other people’s best ideas.
Cremation Borrows a Page From the Direct-to-Consumer Playbook
With names like Solace, Tulip and Eirene, start-ups are hoping to make cremation the next big at-home purchase.
Marcelo Claure Is Leaving SoftBank
Marcelo Claure became a close confidant of SoftBank’s founder and played a singular role at the Japanese conglomerate. He was seeking roughly $2 billion over several years.
In Defense of Venture Capitalism
Silicon Valley’s big investors are not like the rest of us.
Tech Start-Ups Reach a New Peak of Froth
There’s more money and more bubbly behavior. Investors insist it’s rational.
Can Anyone Satisfy Amazon’s Craving for Electric Vans?
The company has big plans to turn its delivery fleet green. But very few of the vehicles are made right now.
What It Was Like on the Elizabeth Holmes Jury for 18 Weeks
Away from the media frenzy, jurors dealt with the trial’s disruption to their lives and had little idea of the case’s implications.
Mistrial Declared for Three Counts in Elizabeth Holmes Trial
The three hung counts were related to investments from three Theranos investors who testified that Ms. Holmes misled them.
Why Silicon Valley Can’t Escape Elizabeth Holmes
Ms. Holmes, the founder of Theranos, wasn’t a creature of Silicon Valley, or so the refrain went. But her fraud trial showed otherwise.
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Four Counts of Fraud
The case against the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos came to symbolize the pitfalls of Silicon Valley’s culture of hustle and hype.
The Epic Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes
In Silicon Valley’s world of make-believe, the philosophy of “fake it until you make it” finally gets its comeuppance.
Jurors Set to Deliberate for Seventh Day in Elizabeth Holmes Trial
Ms. Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing start-up Theranos, is accused of deceiving investors, patients and advertisers.
What to Know Ahead of Day 6 of Elizabeth Holmes Trial Deliberations
Ms. Holmes, the founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, is accused of deceiving investors, patients and advertisers.
What to Know Ahead of Day 5 of Elizabeth Holmes Trial Deliberations
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, is accused of lying about its technology.
The 2021 Good Tech Awards
This year, technology companies stepped up on housing and criminal justice — with a dash of whistle-blowers mixed in.