A profile of SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, who has worked at the startup since 2002 and is known as a customer emissary and an Elon Musk translator
Shotwell has an expansive role at the rocket and satellite company, helping to foster its rise. With an IPO looming, the toughest stretch may still lie ahead.LinkedIn:Jacob BungeandMicah MaidenbergLi...
Q&A with Sam Altman on OpenAI's “code red” call, enterprise strategy, product ambitions, IPO plans, ChatGPT's personalization plans, and more
OpenAI's CEO joins Big Technology for a candid discussion covering OpenAI's strategy, its product ambitions …
Sources: Monzo CEO TS Anil, who announced his exit and handover to ex-Googler Diana Layfield in October, was pushed out by the board over an IPO timing clash
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Advocacy groups push California's AG to ensure that OpenAI's becoming a for-profit adheres to the law; OpenAI formed an advisory commission in response
A group of activists is turning to an old playbook to influence the future of one of the world's most powerful AI companies. Bluesky: @zoeschiffer . X: @wired . LinkedIn: Paresh Dave Bluesky: Zoë Schi...
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down, replaced by Humam Sakhnini effective April 28; Citron will stay on the board and become a CEO advisor
to help friends talk while playing games—has grown into something far bigger than I ever imagined. I'll be transitioning to a new role as Board Member and Advisor, and continuing to support Discord t...
CoreWeave's S-1 reveals its three co-founders own less than 3% of Class A shares after cashing out ~$488M, but still control ~80% of votes via Class B shares
Julie Bort / TechCrunch : Bluesky: @kellblog , @quinnypig.com , and @silversalty Bluesky: Dave Kellogg / @kellblog : Uh, I think that's bad for corporate governance Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.com : If ...
How Britannica survived the Wikipedia era by changing itself into a maker of education software and AI agents, as it reportedly weighs an IPO at a $1B valuation
The encyclopedia maker could have become a casualty of the Wikipedia era. But it has remade itself into a digital learning giant that is weighing going public. X: @britannica_edu . LinkedIn: Justin A...
Q&A with Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha on raising a new $350M round, the narrative that quick commerce is hurting grocery stores, industry pay structure, and more
They have leveraged 10 min delivery as the go-to market strategy to compete in an impossible & established sector. — More thoughts from my blog post a couple of years ago. — thestartupproject.io/2...
Current and former OpenAI staff are increasingly worried about its power over their equity, with no IPO in sight, restrictive company policies, and more
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An interview with Kokusai Electric CEO Fumiyuki Kanai on KKR's role in the Japanese chip equipment maker's IPO, becoming an advocate for PE in Japan, and more
David Keohane / Financial Times : X: @chrismo50s . LinkedIn: Nicholas Benes X: Christopher Moseley / @chrismo50s : ‘We had no idea what private equity was about’: Japanese chipmaker CEO on buyout bos...