Sources: Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd says Bumble's “center of gravity” will move to the US where the “talent pool is right now”; 70% of its staff is UK-based
Amazing that Bumble's staff weren't charmed by their CEO's approach.... [images] Christopher Mims / @mims : “Dating apps are feeling like a thing of the past” says [checks notes] CEO of a dating app ...
Memo: Meta reorganizes its AI teams into an AI products team and AGI Foundations; FAIR remains separate but one specific FAIR team is moving to AGI Foundations
Ina Fried / Axios : Bluesky: @davelee.me . X: @shakeelhashim and @andrewcurran_ Bluesky: Dave Lee / @davelee.me : Is this like when you rub the batteries together to make the remote control work agai...
Reddit's S-1 shows how dependent the site is on the unpaid labor of 60K active daily moderators and the whims of its users and subreddits like r/WallStreetBets
The company's IPO prospectus makes clear how dependent it is on unpaid labor and the whims of its community. Threads: @nixcraft and @daveleebbg . X: @eshear Threads: @nixcraft : Reddit is going public...
Inside Facebook's clubby network of invitation-only advertiser groups, called client councils, which use a mix of perks and pressure to keep brands close
rather than action — will suffice in the face of criticism https://www.ft.com/... Jason Kint / @jason_kint : “Carolyn's councils” Facebook and Google employ a similar strategy. Make companies and exec...
Tim Bray, a well known senior engineer and VP at Amazon, resigns after nearly six years, criticizing the company on his blog for firing protesting workers
’ says Google, Comcast, and Huawei got in touch Kelly Earley / Silicon Republic : Amazon exec quits after company fires employee activists Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill : Amazon VP resigns after firi...
Profile of Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar, as the social network becomes a hub to help neighbors during the pandemic with DAUs up 80% globally from February to March
Financial Times : Tweets: @daveleeft Tweets: Dave Lee / @daveleeft : I'm sorry, but how adorable is the FT's cartoon of Next Door's Sarah Friar? Great piece by @MsHannahMurphy about the woman who is ...
A profile of Hipcamp, a platform for campsite booking where listings include off-grid plots, RV hookups, ski huts, farmhouses, tepees, tree houses, and cabins
Can a startup save the wilderness by disrupting it? — In Northern California, booking a public campsite is a blood sport. Tweets: @annawiener , @erikbl , @lennysan , @gpaddymanning , @daveleebbc , a...
Report on Uber recommends board oversight committee, reevaluated cultural values, reducing alcohol use at work events, prohibiting boss-employee relationships
here's what people are saying Globe and Mail : Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to take leave of absence Marisa Kendall / Mercury News : Uber CEO Travis Kalanick takes leave of absence as troubles plague comp...
Slack, Honor, Gear VR, Stewart Butterfield, Bill Gurley win at the 9th Annual Crunchies
And The Winners Of The 9th Annual Crunchies Are... Silicon Valley is getting dressed up tonight to celebrate startups, their founders and CEOs, VCs and angels, and the products they make during … Twe...