How Chao Bet $500 Million on Himself—and Got Even Richer
Charles Chao knew his social media platform had potential. But the parent company of Weibo, often referred to as the Twitter of China, was getting slammed in the stock market. That's when Chao decided...
5 Kesä 201727min
Masayoshi Son's $100 Billion Bet to Conquer the Future
Masayoshi Son is already one of the Japan's most successful businessmen, and now he's making his biggest gamble yet: To invest a record $100 billion in the technology that will power our future. This ...
30 Touko 201728min
How to Earn Millions in China's App Economy
In the U.S., free content -- whether that's cooking tutorials on YouTube or the latest news on Twitter -- is supported by advertising. In China, however, companies have succeeded in getting people to ...
22 Touko 201726min
Why a Chinese Chemicals Company Wants To Invest in Gaming Apps
If you have young kids, you may already know the mobile game Talking Tom. What you might not know is that in January a Chinese hydrogen peroxide company announced plans to buy the maker of the app for...
16 Touko 201725min
Meet the Whistleblower Behind a Silicon Valley Meltdown
When Francisco Riordan suspected his company of breaking the law last year, he secretly reached out to government regulators. His actions set in motion events that left Rothenberg Ventures the object ...
8 Touko 201728min
Fake News in the French Elections
After the U.S. elections in November, our favorite internet companies faced a torrent of criticism for not doing more to curb the spread of fake news -- and responded by deploying a series of tools to...
2 Touko 201725min
Son of Chinese Factory Workers Built This $1.5 Billion Startup
We still think of Silicon Valley as the world's technology hub, but China's quickly catching up. For one, consider this stat: China has created as many billion-dollar startups this year as the U.S. Th...
27 Huhti 201727min
Pinterest's Second Act
Remember Pinterest? Only a few years ago, the pinboard of the internet was one of the buzziest startups in Silicon Valley. Since then, the company's grown quietly, overshadowed in the news by other bu...
20 Huhti 201725min
