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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner. Photo by Erin Beach.
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LinkedIn May Consider Developing Original Shows

By Priya Anand · Oct 20, 2017 1:44pm PDT · 1 comment
LinkedIn would be open to developing or buying original video programs, CEO Jeff Weiner said in an interview, as an extension of a recent push into video.“We’re certainly open to the idea of original content and at some point would be very interested in exploring that with various publishers,” Mr. Weiner said at The... LinkedIn would be open to developing or buying original video programs, CEO Jeff Weiner said in...
Consensys CMO Amanda Gutterman. Photo by Erin Beach.
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Consensys Executive: Blockchain Can Prevent ID Theft

By Wendy Pollack · Oct 20, 2017 1:28pm PDT
The blockchain-based Ethereum network has the potential to help protect personal data in an age of security breaches, an executive at the blockchain company Consensys said Friday at The Information’s Subscriber Summit in San Francisco.Consumers in the developed world are in a constant struggle to protect their personal information online.... The blockchain-based Ethereum network has the potential to help protect personal data in an age...
Uber's U.S. chief Rachel Holt on stage with The Information's Jessica Lessin. Photo by Erin Beach
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Uber U.S. Chief: ‘Mistakes’ Made but Business Is ‘Sound’

By Amir Efrati · Oct 20, 2017 12:40pm PDT
Rachel Holt, who runs Uber’s U.S. and Canada business, acknowledged “mistakes and things that shouldn’t have happened that did happen” at the company, which exposed it to seemingly never-ending scandals.Speaking at The Information’s San Francisco Subscriber Summit on Friday, Ms. Holt said she was in Arizona... Rachel Holt, who runs Uber’s U.S. and Canada business, acknowledged “mistakes and...
Attendees at Friday's Subscriber Summit in San Francisco. Photo by Julie Mikos.
Who Owns Tech Workers’ After-Hours Projects?
By Reed Albergotti · Oct 21, 2016 7:15pm PDT
Attendees at Friday's Subscriber Summit in San Francisco. Photo by Julie Mikos.
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Who Owns Tech Workers’ After-Hours Projects?

By Reed Albergotti · Oct 21, 2016 7:15pm PDT
Can startup employees get around prohibitions that prevent them from selling their shares on the secondary market? That was the intriguing legal question posed to Dan McCoy, co-chair of Fenwick & West LLP’s employment practice, at a roundtable discussion Friday.Mr. McCoy, who has represented hundreds of tech companies, said employees... Can startup employees get around prohibitions that prevent them from selling their shares on the...
Chamath Palihapitiya, left, Ali Rowghani, center and Lauren Gross, right. Photo by Erin Beach.
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The Rise of the Quasi-VC Firm (Full Subscriber Summit Interview)

By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct 14, 2015 10:12am PDT
Startups lack discipline, late-stage investors can be a double-edged sword and a new breed of VCs are pursuing very different corporate structures. Those were some of the takeaways from our fiery panel with three non-traditional venture capitalists: Founders Fund Chief Operating Officer Lauren Gross, Social Capital founder Chamath... Startups lack discipline, late-stage investors can be a double-edged sword and a new breed of VCs...
Mattermark CEO Danielle Morrill. Photo by Erin Beach.
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Watch Mattermark’s Danielle Morrill Share Data on Private Tech (Video)

By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct 14, 2015 10:09am PDT
At our Subscriber Summit, Mattermark CEO Danielle Morrill presented some revealing data about the private tech markets, including numbers on the drop off in seed funding and the amount of capital looking for follow-on rounds. You can read about the findings here and see the full presentation in the video below. At our Subscriber Summit, Mattermark CEO Danielle Morrill presented some revealing data about the...
Nate Blecharczyk, left, Parker Conrad, center and Amir Efrati, right. Photo by Erin Beach.
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Full Interview with Zenefit’s Parker Conrad and Airbnb’s Nate Blecharczyk (Video)

By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct 14, 2015 10:09am PDT
On the heels of big funding rounds, Zenefits's Parker Conrad and Airbnb's Nate Blecharczyk discuss their strategies for the war chests they've raised, among other topics, with The Information's Amir Efrati. Check out the video below. On the heels of big funding rounds, Zenefits's Parker Conrad and Airbnb's Nate...
TPG's Jim Coulter. Photo by Erin Beach.
Watch Our Full Interview with TPG CEO Jim Coulter (Video)
By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct 14, 2015 10:08am PDT
TPG's Jim Coulter. Photo by Erin Beach.
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Watch Our Full Interview with TPG CEO Jim Coulter (Video)

By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct 14, 2015 10:08am PDT
In a wide-ranging interview, TPG CEO Jim Coulter discusses what differentiates tech deals TPG will and won't do, Silicon Valley's branding problem and what Airbnb, Uber and others have in common with Ford and General Motors. Check out the video below. In a wide-ranging interview, TPG CEO Jim Coulter discusses what differentiates tech deals TPG...
At the "What's a Media Company" roundtable. Photo by Tom Dotan.
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Lessons From Failed On-Demand Startups

By Amir Efrati · Oct 8, 2015 7:19pm PDT
On-demand-service apps like Instacart and Sprig are among the most divisive startups in the venture industry, in terms of whether their economic models will work.To figure out the right framework for analyzing such private companies, The Information’s first annual subscriber summit included a roundtable discussion with Ryan Sarver of... On-demand-service apps like Instacart and Sprig are among the most divisive startups in the...
Nate Blecharczyk, left, Parker Conrad, center and Amir Efrati, right. Photo by Erin Beach.
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Unicorn CEOs on Board Diversity and Cash

By Tom Dotan · Oct 8, 2015 7:07pm PDT · 1 comment
At a time when money is plentiful, the question for the well-bred unicorn is whether it’s prudent to raise money when you don’t really need it.The co-founders of Airbnb and Zenefits—two companies with multibillion valuations—differ on their approaches. As Airbnb’s Nathan Blecharczyk explained, there’s nothing... At a time when money is plentiful, the question for the well-bred unicorn is whether it’s...
Mattermark's Danielle Morrill. Photo by Erin Beach.
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The Changing Numbers Behind Private Tech Finance

By Alfred Lee · Oct 8, 2015 6:57pm PDT
The opaque and scattered nature of private tech financing means anecdotal evidence becomes conventional wisdom. Danielle Morrill, CEO and co-founder of business intelligence company Mattermark, used data to refute some commonly held perceptions and confirm others.Mattermark estimates that a total of $199 billion in venture capital money is... The opaque and scattered nature of private tech financing means anecdotal evidence becomes...
TPG's Jim Coulter. Photo by Erin Beach.
Market Meter Shifts to Fear: TPG’s Coulter
By Steve Nellis · Oct 8, 2015 6:56pm PDT
TPG's Jim Coulter. Photo by Erin Beach.
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Market Meter Shifts to Fear: TPG’s Coulter

By Steve Nellis · Oct 8, 2015 6:56pm PDT
Capital markets are jittery, but there are real differences between the current tech boom and the last one, including the introduction of highly structured private financings and a mass exodus from the suburbs of Silicon Valley to the “Digital City” of San Francisco, said Jim Coulter, the founding partner and CEO of private equity... Capital markets are jittery, but there are real differences between the current tech boom and the...
Chamath Palihapitiya, left, Ali Rowghani, center, and Lauren Gross, right. Photo by Erin Beach.
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Startups Need More Fiscal Discipline, VCs say

By Reed Albergotti · Oct 8, 2015 6:55pm PDT
Food delivery apps don’t interest the new leaders in venture capital. What does? Selling pot and solving the refugee crisis.The panelists—Founders Fund partner and Chief Operating Officer Lauren Gross, Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya and Y Combinator’s Ali Rowghani—said they aimed to upend traditional thinking... Food delivery apps don’t interest the new leaders in venture capital. What does? Selling...