Hoffman and Yeh's “Blitzscaling” offers practical advice for startups but presents a lot of revisionist history and ignores the perils of VC-fueled hypergrowth
The pursuit of monopoly has led Silicon Valley astray. — Look no further than the race between Lyft and Uber to dominate the online ride-hailing market. Tweets: @ulaar , @joshelman , @schulte_stef ,...
Robert Scoble has allegedly continued to sexually harass women after going sober
After decades … Matt Bell : I know Quinn and trust her narration of reality. Tweets: Hadi Partovi / @hadip : This article implicitly suggests sexual harassment is excusable if it was 2 years ago, unde...
Tim O'Reilly talks about his new book, WTF: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us, and how tech is a positive force despite current issues
Steven Levy / Wired : Tweets: @backchnnl and @wired Tweets: Backchannel / @backchnnl : Tim O'Reilly thinks Jeff Bezos might actually make a decent president. http://www.wired.com/... @wired : “Financ...
Twenty-eight year veteran NYT tech reporter John Markoff to retire, will remain on contract for more stories, become writer in residence at Berkeley in 2017
John Markoff / Backchannel : Tweets: @digiphile , @kimmaicutler , @laurengoode , @backchnnl , @guykawasaki , @backchnnl , @harrymccracken , @timoreilly , @dangillmor , @karaswisher , @ellenhuet , @be...
Twenty-eight year veteran NYT tech reporter John Markoff to retire, will remain on contract for more stories, become writer in residence at Berkeley in 2017
I'm retiring from the greatest job I ever knew—but I still believe that journalism will thrive … Yes, I'm retiring from the New York Times. Tweets: @digiphile , @kimmaicutler , @laurengoode , @backchn...
Tim O'Reilly, Chris Dixon, Mark Zuckerberg, Yasmin Green, Mary Barra, and Satya Nadella offer ideas for Obama's six tech challenges
Ask not what the government can do for Silicon Valley; ask what Silicon Valley can do for the government. That's President Obama's tack, anyway.
Startup L. Jackson revealed to be Parker Thompson, a VC who works for AngelList
Unmasking Startup L. Jackson, Silicon Valley's Favorite Twitter Persona — The anonymous tech personality is a venture capitalist but not any of the ones people thought. — Startup L. Jackson didn't...
Square's head of communications describes the cyclical nature of media coverage of tech companies
Aaron Zamost / Backchannel : Tweets: @ia , @startupljackson , @johnolilly , @mikeisaac , @mattcutts , @nitashatiku , @stevenlevy , @sarahfrier , @ashleymayer , @stevekovach , @gaberivera , @strngwys ...