How Vista Equity Partners founder Robert F. Smith became the richest Black man in America The private equity titan’s rise to the top involved savvy investments in enterprise software, major philanthropy, marrying a former Playboy model and a wee bit of tax evasion. Amy Lamare 1.13.22 2:43 PM Features
VR development, "asset creation," NFTs: who's winning and losing these battles in building the metaverse Some companies are surging ahead while others fall behind in these spaces before the metaverse is even built. Othmane Zizi 1.11.22 10:11 PM Crypto
Remote job listings are up 622% from 2020 — maybe your boss is finally getting the hint Based on data Thinknum tracks, there were 83,600 listings for “virtual” or “remote" positions posted last month. That was up from 11,600 in February 2020. Christie Smythe , Stella Weng 1.10.22 2:39 PM Markets
How Snapdeal won its first angel investor — a guest lecture, hustle and lunches at the Malay Satay Hut On the eve of the Indian company’s IPO filing, CEO Kunal Bahl revealed his story of landing funding as an eager 20-something from ex-Microsoft executive Kenneth Glass. Othmane Zizi 1.7.22 9:05 PM Features
Opinion: Outages show the internet is fragile — here’s why blockchain will make it stronger The centralized nature of the internet means it doesn’t take much for one engineer (or one hacker) to bring down a whole web ecosystem for a day. Web3 could change all that, though. Joon Ian Wong 1.6.22 8:12 PM Crypto
What mongoose money taught me about meme coins and staying safe in crypto land Hilarious memes led me down a Mongoose Coin rabbit hole. Here’s what I learned there. Joon Ian Wong 1.5.22 4:55 PM Crypto