One challenge for Andreessen is whether venture itself has a skills problem. If software is truly eating the world, wouldn’t venture capital be on the menu? The AngelList platform now allows investors to fund startups online. Its co-founder Naval Ravikant said that “future companies will require more two-hundred-thousand-dollar checks and way fewer guys on Sand […]
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The $5 Billion Battle For The American Dinner Plate
Will the boxed-meal phenomenon—led by startups like Blue Apron, HelloFresh, and Plated—change the way we eat?
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The Sports Startup Being Sued for Nearly $500,000 by Its Former Employees
A sports startup called Sport195 hired workers at a rapid pace despite having no customers, revenue, users, or a clear business plan. When the paychecks stopped coming, its CEO told employees that he had two revenue sources lined up—none of which came to fruition.
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VCs Take the Media
How media startups went searching for venture capital funding normally reserved for tech companies.
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How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch – and Walk Away with Nothing
The truth about venture capital and startup funding, and how founders can make critical mistakes.
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Is Slack Really Worth $2.8 Billion? A Conversation With Stewart Butterfield
With his startup Slack raising $160 million on a valuation of nearly $3 billion, CEO Stewart Butterfield offers a brutally honest assessment of VC funding and the state of tech startups.
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Slumber Party!
The disruptors have found their latest target—the $14 billion mattress industry. Can the new crowd of startups successfully turn the most utilitarian of purchases into a “quirky, shareable adventure”?
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This Is Not a Startup Story
Lessons from starting a small publishing business.
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The Battery Breakthrough That Could Juice U.S. Manufacturing
In a new report, McKinsey describes a broad new age of manufacturing that it calls Industry 4.0. The consulting firm says the changes under way are affecting most businesses. They are probably not “another industrial revolution,” it says, but together, there is “strong potential to change the way factories work.” For decades, the US has watched […]
