Human Capital: What’s next in Uber and Lyft’s court battle and a look at board diversity in Silicon Valley

Human Capital: What’s next in Uber and Lyft’s court battle and a look at board diversity in Silicon Valley Welcome back to Human Capital, where we unpack the latest in diversity, equity and inclusion, and labor issues in the tech industry. In this week’s edition, we’re looking at the latest …...Read More

Rocket Lab sets return to flight with next launch as early as August 27

Rocket Lab has made a remarkable recovery after losing a payload during a mission failure on July 4 — just eight weeks later, the company has set a launch window for its next dedicated commercial mission that spans 12 days beginning August 27 at 3:05 PM local New Zealand time. …...Read More

Apple contends Epic’s ban was a ‘self-inflicted’ prelude to gaming the App Store

Apple has filed legal documents opposing Epic’s attempt to have itself reinstated in the iOS App Store, after having been kicked out last week for flouting its rules. Apple characterizes the entire thing as a “carefully orchestrated, multi-faceted campaign” aimed at circumventing — perhaps permanently — the 30% cut it …...Read More

How to raise your first VC fund

As a founding member of TI Platform Management, I have quarterbacked more than $200 million in investments into first-time fund managers around the world. That portfolio includes being one of the first institutional checks into Atomic Labs ($170+ million, SaaStr ($160+ million) and Entrepreneur First ($140+ million), among many others. …...Read More

OpenUnit aims to be Shopify for self-storage facilities

So you’re looking for a storage unit to put some stuff in for a few months. Maybe you’re moving and your new place isn’t ready yet — or maybe you’re just looking to declutter and want to tuck some stuff away for a while and see if you’re really ready …...Read More

Anu Duggal on COVID-19, promoting diversity and building a fund

It has been nearly a decade since Anu Duggal, founding partner of Female Founders Fund, started raising money to invest in women-led startups. In 2020, the investor says her thesis — that there will be a generation of successful venture-backed businesses built by women — is one you can’t avoid. …...Read More

Box CEO Aaron Levie says thrifty founders have more control

Box CEO Aaron Levie says thrifty founders have more control 'Get as close to revenue being equal to your expenses as you can possibly get to' Once upon a time, Box’s Aaron Levie was just a guy with an idea for a company: 15 years ago as a USC student, …...Read More

Sources say Palantir will have a lockup period after its direct listing

This morning, we published exclusive, leaked details about Palantir’s much anticipated S-1 filing, including the company’s revenues, margins, operating loss, and government/commercial contract breakdown. One aspect that we didn’t cover much though was the actual process the company intends to use to float its shares on the stock exchange. Rumors …...Read More

This subscription social network is happy to be an Albatross in a pandemic

In discussions of ethically dubious social networks Facebook is the usual reference choice. But spare a thought for subscribers of InterNations, a Munich-based social networking community for expats, who have found themselves unable to obtain refunds for full-year payments charged in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. InterNations has operated …...Read More

How one founder leveraged debt to drive early growth and avoid dilution

Avi Freedman is like any other founder: He wants to build a great company. In this case network analytics platform Kentik, and he needs venture capital to do it. Like pretty much all founders, he doesn’t like the dilution that comes from taking vast sums from VCs in order to …...Read More