Why a former Netflix exec facing 7 years in prison for bribery is a cautionary tale for startups Michael Kail will be sentenced Oct. 19 in San Jose for taking stock, cash and gifts from tech firms trying to do business with the streaming service. Christie Smythe 10.15.21 8:46 PM Outcasts
This week in Business Twitter: Dave Chappelle’s Netflix drama, Coinbase’s push for regulation, the booming dog ramp business, and the power of Twitter for VC funding Cancel culture ran into a patch of gray area with Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special, while Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong attempted to eliminate the gray area in crypto regulation by drafting a policy proposal of his own. Ivan De Luce 10.15.21 8:08 PM People
Next up in the space race is a commercial space station — here’s why ex-Googler Tejpaul Bhatia jumped on board Tejpaul Bhatia spent four years at Google before being lured by Axiom Space, a startup building the world’s first commercial space station. Ivan De Luce 10.15.21 3:22 PM People
These charts show how Southwest’s thin staffing contributed to its flight cancellation debacle An analysis of Thinknum data shows that Southwest has a much lower headcount compared with its market share than competitors. Othmane Zizi 10.13.21 9:34 PM Markets
South Florida is the new Wall Street — finance job listings are up 122% Finance firms like Goldman Sachs and Steve Cohen’s Point72 hedge fund are opening offices in West Palm Beach, lured by sand, sun and low taxes. Ivan De Luce 10.13.21 8:40 PM Markets
How writing about failure got Leonard Kim a book deal, 536,000 Twitter followers, and personal branding stardom The author and digital marketing consultant is the managing partner of Los Angeles-based Influence Tree. Akil Alleyne 10.13.21 3:27 PM Features