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Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos, a blood-testing startup that promised to run many lab tests from a few drops of blood.…
A headline says a young software company is now worth a billion dollars or more, and a reasonable reader asks…
Ask a salesperson how they spend their day, and the answer is often disappointing. Not talking to customers, but updating…
For a long time, many Silicon Valley founders avoided defense work, treating it as slow, political, and uncomfortable. That attitude…
Big technology conferences are a bit like music festivals. The main stage gets the posters, but half the good moments…
A busy Friday night exposes every weak spot in a restaurant. Paper tickets get lost, a phone order is misheard,…
Ask a marketing manager at a software company who influences their customers, and the answer is often a podcast host,…
A founder shows you a slide of famous logos and says the product books meetings on autopilot. It is a…
A headline pairs a famous founder with a head of state, usually through a compliment or a pointed remark. Social…
Ordering milk online used to mean picking a delivery slot for tomorrow morning. In several big cities, people now expect…
Every friend group has the one person who refuses to install the new chat app. You can list its encryption,…
For a stretch in the early 2010s, a single email each morning could offer half-price dinners, spa days or yoga…
