Month: May 2021
HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay turns the stuffy late-night talk show into a party
There’s a quality that some long-running chat podcasts have that can feel like a brick wall for new listeners. Existing relationships, in-jokes, and context that friends and co-hosts have are additional barriers to feeling like you’re a part of the conversation. The casual hangout and chat format is tantalizing for…
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I do not understand this chair
It started with a tweet from Roadshow editor-in-chief Tim Stevens. A picture of a chair that seemed to effortlessly skim the line between office chair, La-Z-Boy recliner, and Victorian throne. An utter affront to design, taste, and style. This chair: Stumbled across this chair online today. I find its middle-management,…
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Politics and personal time: Making room for both at work
Roxanne Petraeus Contributor Roxanne Petraeus is the CEO and co-founder of Ethena, a compliance training platform for modern teams, and is a former Army combat veteran. We have a monthly company book club at our company. It’s in the evening and our whole team attends (yes, we’re really into book…
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5 predictions for the future of e-commerce
Ethan Choi Contributor Ethan Choi is a partner at Accel, where he invests in SaaS companies that are redefining workflow and collaboration, enterprise automation and e-commerce infrastructure. He also focuses on consumer internet companies and online marketplaces. In 2016, more than 20 years after Amazon’s founding and 10 years since…
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An online community’s shared stories against anti-Asian hate
After tucking her mom in for the night, Elizabeth Kari found herself scrolling through comments on her GoFundMe campaign well past 3AM. She had started the campaign to raise money for her mom’s recovery from a now-infamous assault that took place in New York City and to support community groups…
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Mental health app Wysa raises $5.5M for ’emotionally intelligent’ AI
It’s hard enough to talk about your feelings to a person; Jo Aggarwal, the founder and CEO of Wysa, is hoping you’ll find it easier to confide in a robot. Or, put more specifically, “emotionally intelligent” artificial intelligence. Wysa is an AI-powered mental health app designed by Touchkin eServices, Aggarwal’s…
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