An oral history of LinkedIn, which turns 20 in May, as told by Reid Hoffman and its co-founders, current executives, Satya Nadella, Richard Branson, and others
Social media, for work? The world was skeptical. But 20 years and a few white-knuckle moments later, LinkedIn has become synonymous … Tweets: @harrymccracken , @jill_bernstein , @adamnash , @jhong ,...
Meta plans to stop requiring Facebook IDs to log into Quest devices starting in August 2022 and will roll out “Meta accounts” for new and existing Quest users
and that's a win-win for Zuck Lucas Matney / TechCrunch : Meta is dumping Facebook logins as its metaverse ID system Nick Statt / Protocol : Why Meta is killing Facebook logins for VR Tech Advisor : B...
How Volkswagen's ID.3, the automaker's long-awaited answer to Tesla, was beset by faulty in-car software, prompting a reboot of the company's software business
Faulty software set back a bid by the world's largest car maker for electric-vehicle dominance Tweets: @kushalbhagia , @doubleeph , @wsj , @nicolasmagand , @hardmaru , @wsj , @davidmwessel , @tomgara ...
An in-depth look at how Figma, a browser-based collaborative design tool, has found success, as it seeks to become a platform by building out a plugin ecosystem
Companies are a sequencing of loops. While it's possible to stumble into an initial core loop that works … Tweets: @dickc , @kevinakwok , @joulee , @seldo , @brettbivens , @noelsequeira , @vcshekhar ...
How angel investing for social status is a core part of Bay Area tech ecosystem, and is critically missing from other cities trying to grow their tech scenes
Michael Seibel of YC posted a short video the other day about a topic that's near and dear to my heart: Why Fundraising is Different in Silicon Valley. Tweets: @alex_danco , @giordanobc , @jposhaughne...
Open letter from New York's state budget director regarding Amazon's pullout, which he calls a “tremendous loss”, claiming that HQ2 would have had a 9-to-1 ROI
losing 25,000+ jobs and $27 billion in tax revenue https://www.governor.ny.gov/ ... @semil : To each their own, tho as the facts bear out, cannot be argued as a win for NY/NYC/Queens based on this htt...
Profile of Roku and its founder Anthony Wood, looking at the company's early days, how Roku plans to compete with its rivals, and more
Janko Roettgers / Variety : Tweets: @bgurley and @adamnash Tweets: Bill Gurley / @bgurley : If you think being an entrepreneur is a thankless grind, you need to read this great profile of Anthony Woo...
Profile of Roku and its founder Anthony Wood, looking at the company's early days, how Roku plans to compete with its rivals, and more
Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood doesn't fit the image of your typical tech mogul. In person, he comes across as quiet and introverted. Tweets: @bgurley , @adamnash , @jank0 , and @jank0 Tweets: Bil...