Erin Griffith
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Past articles by Erin:
These VCs Are Bringing 'Hard Science' to Fortune 500 Companies
Breakout Ventures helps science startups connect with bigger customers—and potential buyers. → Read More
The Tech Bubble Conversation Is Dead
Has the bubble burst? Who cares? The tech industry's problems are more complicated. → Read More
Term Sheet — Friday, August 25
This is it! My last Term Sheet and my last day at Fortune. (It’s not my last story for Fortune – I’ve got one more Boom With a View column, a profile of a venture capital firm, and some blurbs running in upcoming issues of the magazine.) One of the unfair things about being a writer is that we get all the glory and credit for the work of an enormous crew of people who make us look good. Editors,… → Read More
Indiegogo's Slava Rubin: Equity Crowdfunding Will Live Up Promise
Crowdfunding for equity has gotten off to a slow start, but in ten years it will be massive, Rubin says. → Read More
Jim Clark on Uber, Unicorns, and His New Startup CommandScape
"No one’s ever going to make money out of Uber except the guys that are in it now." → Read More
How Casper Flipped the Mattress Industry
Casper CEO Philip Krim and his cofounders have turned mattresses, a humdrum household item, into a breakout brand. → Read More
Startups: The Era of 'Founder-Friendly' Investing Is Over
After Uber's missteps, venture capitalists are rethinking the trend of founder-friendly startups. → Read More
Term Sheet — Wednesday, Aug. 9
Good morning! I’m attending to some magazine duties today, so here’s some news from my Fortune colleagues: Polina Marinova checked in with DraftKings in the wake of its failed merger at an elaborate press event, which she writes was “clearly meant to convey that while yes, the merger had failed, everything was still very much under control. (New product launches! More ad campaigns!).” She… → Read More
The 17-Year Slow Burn: A Dotcom-Era Dorm Room Startup Finally Gets Its Exit
A dotcom-era startup started in a dorm room finally gets its exit. → Read More
Millennial Dad Site Fatherly Raises $4 Million to Expand Into Video and Events
The millennial dad site will expand into more videos and events → Read More
What Uber Investors' Markdown Means
The mutual funds' high valuations can hurt startup employees. → Read More
Term Sheet — Thursday, Aug. 3
After we wrote about mutual fund markdowns to Uber’s share price, a few readers wrote in asking how mutual funds determine their markdowns. A couple things to note: • This isn’t just a bunch of people sitting around a table saying “15% sounds right I guess…” Each firm has its own process. Many firms use an internal cross-disciplinary valuation committee that operates independently of portfolio… → Read More
Term Sheet — Wednesday, Aug. 2
• Dianrong, a China-based peer-to-peer lending platform, raised $220 million in funding, according to Reuters. GIC Pte Ltd led the round. Read more. • Impossible Foods, a Redwood City, Calif.-based maker of plant-based meat and dairy products, raised $75 million in funding. Temasek led the round, and was joined by Open Philanthropy Project, Bill Gates, Khosla Ventures and Horizon Ventures. •… → Read More
Term Sheet — Tuesday, Aug. 1
UBER MARKDOWNS: The daily headlines of new drama at Uber slowed down in July, but that doesn’t mean the company is in recovery mode yet. Reports over the weekend painted an ugly picture of a leaky board struggling to hire a CEO, an ousted CEO who can’t stop meddling, and a rudderless company without a leader. Inside the company, employees are speculating that Uber gets sold for a fraction of its… → Read More
Spotify IPO: How Does a Direct Listing Work?
It would be the largest ever transaction of its kind. → Read More
Term Sheet — Monday, July 31
I’m back! Huge thanks to Polina Marinova, Jen Wieczner and Robert Hackett for filling in. Today I’m diving into direct listings. Remember early 2017, when the IPO market looked bright and full of possibility? The reality has been a bit… meh. Two things could change that in the back half of the year: One, all companies can now benefit from the JOBS Act’s option to file in stealth mode, as… → Read More
Term Sheet — Friday, July 28
Happy Friday. It’s Jen Wieczner again, so keep the tips and feedback coming to jen.wieczner@fortune.com or on Twitter @jenwieczner. Erin is still on vacation, which means I can still fill your Term Sheet with, in her words, “cryptonerd stuff” for another day. But first! MOOCHING OUT As I was heading out to a blockchain panel discussion last night (more on that later), the New Yorker published an… → Read More
Term Sheet — Tuesday, July 25
Hi, Term Sheet readers. My name is Robert Hackett, and I’m a reporter here are Fortune. You might remember me from this Q&A that appeared in Term Sheet a couple months ago. In Erin’s absence, I intend to regale you with tales from the crypt—and by that I mean cryptocurrency. In case you haven’t been tracking this strange $90 billion market, it has been going B-A-N-A-N-A-S lately. There have… → Read More
Sexual Harassment: How Venture Capitalists Got Away With It
Unconditional support contributed to Silicon Valley’s success—and some of its worst missteps, like sexual harrassment. → Read More
Term Sheet — Tuesday, July 18
• NewStore, Inc., a Boston-based mobile retail platform provider, raised $50 million in Series B funding. Activant Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including General Catalyst and Stephan Schambach. • Leap Motion Inc, a San Francisco-based provider of motion tracking technology for virtual and augmented reality, raised $50 million in Series C funding. Investors include JPMorgan… → Read More