Joan WestenbergDecline and fall: Tesla under MuskIn the late 2010s, Tesla seemed unstoppable. With soaring stock prices, revolutionary electric vehicles, and a celebrity CEO in Elon Musk…5 min read·3 hours ago--2--2
Joan WestenbergHere’s why Venture Capital doesn’t fund womenAt every conference, on every panel, year after year, the same tech leaders ponder the same question: Why don’t more women receive venture…4 min read·10 hours ago--4--4
Joan WestenbergThe Reader’s ManifestoPhoto by Thought Catalog on Unsplash5 min read·1 day ago--12--12
Joan WestenbergA Republic, if you can keep it: how 2024 rhymes with the 1850sOutside of the broad strokes, the average person walking down the street likely knows little about the political machinations and…5 min read·2 days ago--14--14
Joan WestenbergAI maximalists and the danger of social DarwinismPhoto by Mariia Shalabaieva on Unsplash5 min read·3 days ago--9--9
Joan WestenbergThe Soylent delusion, and the folly of food-hackingIn the early 2010s, a group of engineers in Silicon Valley set out to “hack humanity” by replacing Food. Led by software engineer Rob…6 min read·Jun 6, 2024--35--35
Joan WestenbergI have a whole lot of racist bones in my body.Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash12 min read·Jun 4, 2024--26--26
Joan WestenbergWTF Quora: how a platform eats itselfQuora had a simple premise: it would be a place to share knowledge and expertise, where curious minds could pose questions on any topic…6 min read·Jun 3, 2024--41--41
Joan WestenbergYour truth doesn’t exist.Photo by Colin Lloyd on Unsplash5 min read·May 31, 2024--64--64
Joan WestenbergI am not a prodigyRethinking life in a youth-obsessed culture8 min read·May 30, 2024--34--34