The survey asked professionals: Do you believe antitrust legislation should be used to break up Big Tech companies like Amazon and Google?
Move fast and break Facebook: A bull case for antitrust enforcement
For so long, Mark Zuckerberg has told us all to move fast and break things. It’s time for him to break Facebook.
A new coalition for “Open Cap Table” presents an opportunity for equity transparency
Yifat Aran Contributor Share on Twitter Dr. Yifat Aran is a visiting scholar at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and an Assistant Professor in Haifa University Faculty of Law. She earned her JSD from Stanford Law School where her dissertation focused on equity-based compensation in Silicon Valley startups. The ownership of startups is often […]
Diversifying startups and VC power corridors
Jennifer Fan Contributor Jennifer Fan is an assistant professor of law and director of the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law. Startups have a seemingly intractable problem: a lack of diversity. Despite research showing that diverse founding teams have a higher rate of return than white founding teams, one characteristic […]
Data scientists: don’t be afraid to explore new avenues
While there has been an uptick in fully remote jobs thanks to the pandemic, extending the scope of your job search will provide more opportunities that match your interest.
The pre-pitch: 7 ways to build relationships with VCs
Building relationships with potential investors requires you to think less like a founder and more like a marketer — much of the legwork comes long before it’s time to ask for a commitment.
3 ways to become a better manager in the work-from-home era
The seismic shift in how we work requires a reassessment of how we manage, even for — or especially for — seasoned leaders.
The stars are aligning for federal IT open source software adoption
While the government has made a number of moves in a more open direction in recent years, the story of open source in federal IT has often seemed more about potential than reality.
Waymo will stop selling its self-driving LiDAR sensors to other companies
Just months after a CEO shakeup, Waymo is officially halting sales of its custom sensors to third parties. Waymo added that it’s now focusing on deploying its Waymo Driver tech.
You can’t hack your YC application, but here’s what to avoid
Typically, you hear advice focused on ways to improve your YC application so it gets accepted. Here are some tips on what not to do and why so many YC applications get rejected.