Gerald M. Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who oversaw the AOL merger, widely considered the worst corporate merger in US history, died on March 13 at age 84
but wow. He's dead! Cut a little slack! — www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/o... X: Steve Case / @stevecase : Jerry Levin was a pioneer and visionary. More than two decades ago, Jerry realized the Intern...
Remote work and tech layoffs hollow out San Francisco, where only 43.1% of workers are back at offices, compared to LA's 46.1%, NYC's 47.6%, and Austin's 62.7%
Bloomberg : Tweets: @carnage4life , @stevecase , @emrosenberg , @romyvarghese , and @jordannovet Tweets: @carnage4life : San Francisco faces a $728M budget shortfall as layoffs and WFH means downtown...
Q&A with AOL founder Steve Case on his prediction that tech companies will flourish in the US heartland, the current investment slowdown, J.D. Vance, and more
and grilling him on what why he ghosted JD Vance (who led Case's heartlands venture fund) in his book. https://www.wired.com/... Ted Leonsis / @tedleonsis : .@SteveCase on #RiseOfRestBook and the grow...
In 2020, the Seattle region was the top US market for large office space leased by tech companies, due in part to a deep talent pool and undeveloped land
Julie Weed / New York Times : Tweets: @nytimestech , @nytimes , and @stevecase Tweets: @nytimestech : .@Julie_Weed notes that among the 100 largest technology leases, 14 were in the Seattle area, tot...
In 2019, the number of foreign-born entrepreneurs in the US declined by 4,400, the only yearly drop since 2000, thanks to US' convoluted immigration policies
America's convoluted and highly politicized immigration system puts roadblocks in the way of foreign-born founders. Tweets: @paulg , @gnovak_ , @paulg , @balajis , @alexisohanian , @chkashifali , @ste...
Google is experimenting with post-pandemic designs in 10% of its global work spaces, including inflatable balloon walls, hybrid meeting rooms, open-air tents
although I have to say, this looks like one of the most uncomfortable meeting spaces on earth https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... @joshsternberg : If you're a $1.5 trillion company, yo...
Some Black startup founders are finding it easier to attract investors in 2020, as investors are accessible on Zoom and creating diversity-focused funds
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @mims , @mims , @mims , @ebekiel , @mims , @mims , @stevecase , and @mims Tweets: Christopher Mims / @mims : While the Ubers and the Postmates and (in...
A look at the biggest tech trends of 2019, a year marked by antitrust investigations, consumer protests against big companies, and tough IPOs for startups
that time right before the holidays when I try to sum up the year in tech in charts. https://www.vox.com/... Andy Cotgreave / @acotgreave : Not only do these trends feel like real ones (rather than th...
AOL founder Steve Case launches second $150M Rise of the Rest fund with backing from Jeff Bezos and others to invest in entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley
it's not just for the coasts anymore! @BatteryVentures' @ChelsStoner discusses our firm's embrace of tech in the U.S. heartland with @Forbes' @alexrkonrad: https://www.forbes.com/... Steve Case / @ste...
Overview of startup exits outside Silicon Valley from the past ten years, not including Asian companies: Sweden edges out UK, Boston remains big, more
There's never been a better time to build a company outside the Bay Area — The Bay Area has been the best place to build a startup for the last two decades. Tweets: @niklas_a and @stevecase Tweets: ...