Happiness Should Be the Most Important KPI for Tech Employers
[ad_1] During economic downturns, businesses resort to muscle memory and do what they’ve done before. That often means budget cuts—and the deepest cuts commonly target technology investment and people. This…
Transformative Businesses Are Born in Tough Times
[ad_1] It’s been a rough year for entrepreneurs. Funding has been tight, top-flight leaders have been harder to lure away from secure corporate jobs, and marketing and discretionary spending has…
Big Tech’s Layoffs Will Fuel the Industry’s Future
[ad_1] Hi everyone. Welcome to Plaintext, the newsletter that’s cheaper than a blue check mark—and guaranteed bot-free! The Plain View This was the month when Big Tech got smaller. The…
Elon Musk’s Need for Speed Puts Twitter in Peril
[ad_1] Hi, everyone. Life is good because the Phillies are in the World Series! (Disclosure: I’m from Philadelphia.) Uh-oh, they just got no-hit. Booooo! The Plain View In May 1998,…
Why Jann Wenner Let WIRED Start the ‘Rolling Stone’ of Tech
[ad_1] Rock idols, movie stars, and presidential candidates who quoted Bob Dylan—not tech giants—were Rolling Stone’s stock in trade. Wenner knew Steve Jobs and noted some similarities—when they met in…
The Next Silicon Valley Will Be in the US Heartland
[ad_1] The Rise of the Rest investments you extoll certainly benefited from that exuberance—and now may suffer. Some Silicon Valley venture capitalists who were focused on rising cities might pull…