Julie Bort
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Fort Collins, CO, United States
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Trouble at Google's DeepMind and tech workers not going back to the office
In this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter we look at an investigation of a Google VP, tech workers saying no to the office, and more. → Read More
How Anis Uzzaman took his venture fund to $1.5 billion from zero in just 8 years without fundraising
A limited partner investor came to him with an idea and he reluctantly agreed. The next thing he knew, he had invented a new VC business model. → Read More
VC firm Sequoia issued a public statement saying it did not pressure Robinhood to stop trading GameStop
After a viral Reddit post accused Sequoia and the White House of pressuring Robinhood to stop trading GameStop, the venture firm denied the rumor. → Read More
How Porch's CEO saved his company and made himself some $230 million richer by selling to a SPAC, his 2nd huge exit
Home-improvement startup Porch went public via a SPAC merger in December. But its saga also involves boardroom drama and a cofounder's cancer battle. → Read More
Francoise Brougher says Pinterest put her through hours of personality assessments before hiring her. Now she's landed a $22.5 million gender discrimination settlement.
Brougher spoke with Business Insider about the difficult moments she endured before and after suing Pinterest for gender discrimination. → Read More
Airbnb's three founders have put two unusual twists on their efforts to retain control after their company goes public
In an unusual move, the founders have agreed to vote for one another in board elections for the next 20 years. → Read More
San Francisco has enacted a new 'CEO tax.' It's for companies that 'overpay' their CEOs.
San Francisco's Proposition L easily passed. It slaps an extra tax on companies that pay their CEOs more than 100 times their workers. → Read More
A founder wrote a brutally honest email to one of his VCs when he severed the relationship, and Silicon Valley can't stop talking about it
A redacted email written by CircleUp founder Ryan Caldbeck to an investor board member is shining light on a dark corner of the venture world. → Read More
This résumé for Elon Musk proves you don’t need your CV to be longer than one page
Musk is one of the most influential entrepreneurs in tech history → Read More
How this startup CEO raised $100 million from Tony Fadell, Amazon, and BMW for a new energy-saving motor that everyone thought was impossible to build
As climate change eats the planet, this startup offers hope that human ingenuity, backed by heavy hitters, really can save the world → Read More
A VC who was part of a deal that tried to buy TikTok for $20 billion says US national security concerns of the app are valid
"People don't realize how dangerous this data can be," warns Anis Uzzaman, CEO of venture firm Pegasus Tech Ventures. → Read More
The creator of VC Guide, a site where founders post brutally honest reviews of VCs anonymously, wants to fix the broken power dynamic in Silicon Valley
'It's too easy for founders to confuse visibility and loudness on Twitter for value-add and real expertise," one of the site's creators explained. → Read More
Snowflake's record-breaking IPO put $41 billion into the coffers of these 5 investors at the end of its first day of trading
Snowflake finished Day 1 with a valuation of over $70 billion, leaving a trail of multibillion-dollar investors in its wake. → Read More
Anonymous founders are posting brutal reviews of venture capitalists on VC Guide, a website that wants to become the NetPromoter for VCs
VC Guide lets anonymous startup founders post reviews on venture capitalists, who also have a chance to respond. → Read More
Now Apple wants to bulldoze the fitness app industry, even though many of these companies rely on the App Store and dutifully pay Apple its 30% cut
Apple has a history of wiping out the little-guy developers and this time it's set its sights on the lucrative fitness app industry. → Read More
Robinhood salaries revealed: From $322,000 a year to $18 an hour, this is how much the fintech unicorn pays its employees
With plenty of cash, Robinhood is hiring. We looked at data Robinhood disclosed when it hired overseas workers on H1-B visas to see how well it pays. → Read More
Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck used by OK Play, the kids' app inspired by Mister Rogers that raised $11 million before it launched
OK Play is a new app for kids and parents that launched out of stealth last week, created by execs from Headspace, TikTok, Snap. → Read More
Some VCs are clamoring for more startups to ditch investment bankers for direct listings, but one VC who backed both Asana and Spotify says he 'doesn't care' how companies go public
Will direct listings become the norm for tech unicorn IPOs to the detriment of big banks? Not all VCs want that. → Read More
The dearth in startup funding that caused mass layoffs last spring has come to an end, new data from AngelList shows
Startups that were staring at desolation a few months ago are now looking at a field of eager venture investors. → Read More
This new kids' app uses science to calm tantrums, inspire nice play and raised $11 million before it launched from Biz Stone, Ev Williams Josh Kushner, Will Smith, Lego and others
OK Play was inspired by Mr. Rogers and wants to help parents and kids play together in the real world to become happier people. → Read More