Reeves Wiederman reports on how the baby-formula shortage in the U.S. created an opportunity for new companies to enter an industry historically dominated by a few corporations. Laura Modi, a Google and Airbnb alum who founded the baby-formula startup Bobbie, is one such CEO hoping to transform an industry “that has grown complacent.” As Modi […]
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The Decline and Not-Quite-Instagrammable Fall of a Design Startup
When an interior-design startup collapses, no filter can hide the ugly truth.
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I Have No Idea What You Corporate People Are Talking About
Before I can parallel-path that project and route it back to you, you’ll need to explain what you’re asking in actual English, please.
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Making Periods Green To Topple Tampax
Will a pain-relieving, CBD-infused, biodegradable cotton tampon be enough to beat Tampax?
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The I in We
How WeWork — a company based on founder Adam Neumann’s vision of a “capitalist kibbutz” — became a sleek, dystopian, mammoth-sized tech unicorn.
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The Ethical Dilemma Facing Silicon Valley’s Next Generation
At Stanford University, a farm system for tech giants, “students are reconsidering whether working at Google or Facebook is landing a dream job or selling out to craven corporate interests.”
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The Startup Stampede to Warby Parker Everything
Venture capitalists are helping launch a number of direct to consumer startups, or DTCs. But do sofas, toothbrushes, and suitcases need the Warby Parker business model?
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‘They’ve Forked Baby Hitler’
High-stakes time travel adventure from sci-fi writer Jo Lindsay Walton.
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In Six Seconds, Giphy Could Make Billions
GIFs have long served as signals of cultural fluency. Now they’re poised to become a big business.
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The Vegan Mayo that Dare Not Speak its Name
Why is a vegan-food startup avoiding the term “vegan”?