Oliver Space Lands $7 million in seed funding
Founder Chan Park created a millennials’ rent-a-center
Venture Capital Searches for Next Tik Tok
TXV Partners’ Marcus Stroud wants to fund companies serving GenZ
The newest place to sext? Google Docs
Bark’s Titania Jordan on all the places kids face bullying, sexting and predators
Lea von Bidder’s World Tour
Ava’s Lea von Bidder has lived in Switzerland, China, France, Canada, Germany, India and the U.S.
Tim Draper says we’re all wrong about Thera
Draper delivers a passionate defense of Elizabeth Holmes
Who is disrupting dashcams? Owl.
Owl CEO Andy Hodge helped create the iPod. Now he takes over the dashcam industry
The Blockchain Explained
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse explains why blockchain has everyone so excited
Cloudflare CEO Questions His Own Power
Matt Prince kicks racists off the internet. But was that the right thing to do?
Allbirds Grows Two Feet at a Time
The Silicon Valley uniform now includes trendy shoes. Allbirds founder Joey Zwillinger
The power of “Onlyness”
Nilofer Merchant says there are 7.5 billion good ideas in the world – one for each of us
An Entrepreneur Discovers a Fertile Market
Future Family CEO Claire Tomkins creates a startup to help families startup.
Go Deltas! Wait, who are the Deltas?
San Francisco Deltas soccer team CEO Brian Helmick has an appeal for fans.
Ending Disease in Our Children’s Lifetime
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub sets out to accomplish an incredible goal. Biohub co-president Joe DeRisi.
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Part 2
Dr. Joe DeRisi manages 47 brilliant scientists attempting to reach a staggering goal.
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Gyfycat CEO Richard Rabbat explains the appeal of a 30-year-old video technology and reveals cats invented the internet.
White Collar Robots
Mortgage processor Ellie Mae moves to automate the home buying process. CEO Jonathan Corr.
No, Your Microwave is Not Spying on You (Yet)
Cloudera director of cybersecurity Sam Heywood on the Internet of Things
What if it all comes true?
General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja warns Silicon Valley’s Jetsons-like dreams may come true faster than expected.
Lyft as the Nice Guy
The ride sharing company positions itself as an uber-nice alternative. Dan Trigub from Lyft.
From Football to Silicon Valley
Mike Tauiliili Brown (Indianapolis Colts) is the latest pro-athlete-turned-entrepreneur, and he’s launching a fantasy football app.
“Shocks the Conscience”
A Silicon Valley millionaire takes on poor performing teachers in Vergara v. California.
Anova’s Hot Water Cooking Device
Anova’s sous vide cooking device goes from a million dollar Kickstarter idea to at Target shelf near you.
DoorDash
CEO Tony Xu thinks beyond food as Amazon moves onto his turf. Plus a recommendation for good BBQ.
Thinking Beyond the Quarter
Riverbed Technology CEO Jerry Kennelly doesn’t care what Wall Street thinks.
It’s Time for Profits
Pressure grows for young startups to start making money. TaskRabbit CEO Leah Busque has a plan.
Remember: Your Employees Have Lives
Hatch Baby CEO Ann Crady Weiss says unlimited time off makes for better workers.
A Wall Street Debut
Pure Storage’s Scott Dietzen is one of the few Silicon Valley CEO’s to take a company public this year.
The Silicon Valley Way
Can venture capitalist Naoko Okumoto convince Japanese businesses to take risks?
The Gig Economy
Thumbtack’s Jon Lieber tries to convince Congress to take action to protect workers before the courts do.
Ron Johnson on JC Penney
What happens when you take Silicon Valley passion to an aging company? Disaster.
What Bubble?
Mike Kwatinetz was the “best stock picker on Wall Street” before he became a venture capitalist. He’s bullish on tech.
Betting on Brick and Mortar
Marbles expands at a rapid clip as CEO Lindsay Gaskins puts her faith in real-life stores.
Word Up
Lexicographer Erin McKean explains her Kickstarter campaign to add one million new words to the dictionary.
Ron Johnson
Johnson is a retail giant: he made Target cool and launched the Apple Store. He explains his next effort, Enjoy.
Does airport security need humans at all?
Security expert Lisa Dolev discusses taking humans “out of the loop” in airport security.
MüV
A team including Silicon Valley firefighters dream up a carpooling app in their spare time – then Google steps in.
SETI Finds an Angel
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence gets $100m from a Russian billionaire. Astronomer Seth Shostak.
Intel Doubles Down on Diversity
Lisa Lambert wants to level the playing field with a bulldozer full of money.
Are we running out of ideas?
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a great new idea emerge from Silicon Valley. Stanford’s Tina Seelig weighs in.
The Internet is Not the Answer
Professional contrarian Andrew Keen is not so sure this “Internet thing” is a good idea.
Why Doesn’t Business Fight Back?
Six months after the Sony attack, businesses still seem woefully vulnerable to hackers. Elastica CEO Rehan Jalil.
DJI Drones
DJI is the go-to choice for hobbyists and a growing number of professionals. DJI’s Eric Cheng weighs in on drone policy and public worries over ...