Readit NewsThis wasn't an VC investment born out of the bubble. Retail requires more money than a startup that makes apps, and this one had a great growth trajectory. Obviously, things went south, but that does occasionally happen to a VC investment.
Similarly, I don't think it's fair to dismiss Amoruso out of hand just because the company has now failed. Many startup founders are great at launching companies, but not so good at running them once they reach a certain size. This seems to be what happened here. There definitely is something to be learned by how she built the company and brand.
No I'm suggesting it gets covered because of a female founder. A lot of companies in that size go broke all the time without being covered. Maybe it hasn't anything to do with her gender but I can't help to think it has since the news otherwise is incredibly boring.
YC accepted into their program as a founder someone who was a partner. Does that really sound like bias to you? If a former professor at a university applied to be a grad student, would you accuse the university of a conflict of interest?
Surprised by that encouragement from Airbnb, this a scary prospect for homeowners using the platform. Even untrue allegations would sink you in legal costs, with Airbnb washing their hands of all of it.
The thing about Nigerian 419 scammers is that , like most companies, the people you deal with are low wage call center employees, not the ringleaders who get the profit
The F!. You bought the phone with full retail price. You didn't break any laws (as far as I understand it). Why does Google has a say on what you can do with "your" phone.
2018: You can't sell your phone (as a used phone).
2020: Google Drone picks up user phone from his apartment as he is banned from Google.
Google does have a say on what you can do with their service.
These people were clearly trying to game the system. Google caught them red-handed and has now exercised their rights.