In middle school, Kenan Saleh saw the movie The Social Network, the dramatized account of the early days of Facebook. He decided, right then and there, that he would one day start a company of his [...]
Tag: Business / Startups
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Is Convicted on 4 Counts
Advice to Startup Founders: Prepare to Fail
Still, overcoming the cold start problem is deceptively difficult. Chen offers the example of Tiny Speck, the gaming company that would go on to become Slack. Tiny Speck had everything going for it: a star team, an exciting launch, and $17 million from respected investors (including [...]
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How Y Combinator Changed the World
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This New Tech Cuts Through Rock Without Grinding Into It
Bob Goodfellow has spent 30 years in underground construction and design projects and now works on the Los Angeles Metro system. His company Aldea is working with Petra on tests of its initial systems.
“It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” Goodfellow says. “There’s [...]
The Gig Economy’s Days in Europe Are Numbered
When former Uber driver Yaseen Aslam first started campaigning for app workers’ rights back in 2014, the battle felt hopeless; like a “dark tunnel.” He claims academics told him it was impossible to succeed because his fellow gig workers were too disparate [...]
