By Brett Goldstein
After five years and $132m in funding, Medium founder Ev Williams announced on January 4 that they would be laying off a third of their workforce and shuttering their NYC and Washington, DC offices. Happy New Year indeed.
By Will Colegrove
All the hand-wringing from commentators regarding the next Administration’s interest in shrinking the size and scope of the federal government misses an important point: The Federal government hasn’t been great for a long time.
By David Spielfogel
In the course of one year, the rideshare industry transformed from an expensive black car offering for tech savvy folks to an inexpensive network of cars that changed the way people move around. As is often the case…
When we launched Ekistic earlier this year, we knew we would have to offer something different if we hoped to earn the trust of investors and raise a fund. We don’t come from the venture space or have years of returns to point to, so why would someone…
This week, I gave a talk at the O’Reilly Strata + Hadoop World Conference on the need for greater transparency in data science. Nearly every company we work with will draw on vast amounts of data and use advanced analytics to make…
By Brett Goldstein & David Spielfogel
Today we are excited to launch Ekistic Ventures, a new firm committed to building a portfolio of companies that will solve critical urban problems.
