Margit Wennmachers, who has shaped a16z's marketing approach since joining in 2010, is stepping down and “graduating” from operating partner to partner emeritus
they're hiring some talented and influential people. Gina Bianchini / @ginab : @wennmachers @a16z You were impressive the first time Liz Hamren introduced us. You seemed like a natural introduction to...
Leaked Facebook employee thread about now-deleted Boz memo had ~3,000 comments, with dozens criticizing leakers, others empathizing with users
Yesterday afternoon, BuzzFeed published … Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed : Sen. Ed Markey Says “Congress Must Act” When Facebook Fails To Maintain Safety On Its Platform Sam Levin / The Guardian : Interna...
Facebook updates mission statement to “give people power to build community, bring the world closer together”, from “making the world more open and connected”
For anyone still wondering if Mark … Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Facebook changes its mission statement Simon Sharwood / The Register : Facebook gives itself mission to ‘bring the world closer’ by gettin...
Ning Co-Founder Bianchini Has New Design on Online Groups
Gina Bianchini, who cofounded Ning, is changing the direction and design of her latest startup, Mightybell. — Serial entrepreneur Gina Bianchini is betting that people want to congregate and collabo...
Free of Freemium, Things Are Starting To Look Up At Ning
Ning, provider of on-demand social communities, has recently been one of Silicon Valley's most interesting companies. Five months ago the company announced the sudden exit of chief executive Gina Bia...
Ning's Bubble Bursts: No More Free Networks, Cuts 40% Of Staff
One month after long-time Ning CEO Gina Bianchini was replaced by COO Jason Rosenthal, the company is making some major changes: It has just announced that it is killing off its free product, forcing ...
Ning CEO Gina Bianchini to Step Down-Becomes an EIR at Andreessen Horowitz
Gina Bianchini, the high-profile CEO of social networking platform Ning, is stepping down and will become an Executive in Residence at the Andreessen Horowitz venture firm. — Bianchini (pictured her...