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December 12, 2023

Praxis Founder Dryden Brown’s Utopian Visions

When he took the stage at a conference for “start-up societies” in Amsterdam in October, 27-year-old Dryden Brown cut a rumpled figure, moving stiffly in a […]
February 15, 2021

Clubhouse, a Tiny Audio Chat App, Breaks Through

Credit…Alvaro Dominguez Clubhouse, a Tiny Audio Chat App, Breaks Through The 11-month-old app has exploded in popularity, even as it grapples with harassment, misinformation and privacy […]
February 15, 2021

Clubhouse, a Tiny Audio Chat App, Breaks Through

Credit…Alvaro Dominguez Clubhouse, a Tiny Audio Chat App, Breaks Through The 11-month-old app has exploded in popularity, even as it grapples with harassment, misinformation and privacy […]
January 31, 2021

Join Us in Miami! Love, Masters of the Universe

The Coronavirus Outbreak liveLatest Updates Maps and Cases See Your Local Risk Vaccine Information Wuhan, One Year Later Credit…Gabriel Alcala The Great Read Join Us in […]
August 16, 2020

You May Not Know This Pandemic Winner, but Your Tween Probably Does

When her middle school closed in March, Garvey Mortley stopped going to lacrosse practice and playing drums in the school band. With so much time at […]
May 19, 2020

The Hot New Thing in Clubby Silicon Valley? An App Called Clubhouse

SAN FRANCISCO — Marc Andreessen, a Silicon Valley investor, published a rallying cry last month that quickly ricocheted around the tech industry. In it, he placed […]
March 10, 2020

How Outdoor Voices, a Start-Up Darling, Imploded

Last summer, Tyler Haney, the founder and chief executive of Outdoor Voices, appeared to be golden. In just five years, the Instagram-friendly athletic apparel company that […]
January 30, 2020

How to Run a Business in 2020

In recent years, stars have lent their names to all kinds of sneaker collaborations. Puma had Rihanna. Reebok had Gigi Hadid. Adidas had Kanye West. Nike […]
November 26, 2019

What Makes a ‘Narrative Violation’?

There’s an easy way to sound smart and edgy in the tech world: First, identify a broad idea that people seem to agree on. Then, cherry-pick […]
October 17, 2019

Why Don’t Rich People Just Stop Working?

“Billionaires should not exist,” Senator Bernie Sanders said last month. And, at the Democratic presidential debate this week, he said that the wealth disparity in America […]