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Ellen Huet

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ARTICLES BY ELLEN HUET

Mathrani said leadership is looking at every part of the company and that some teams may be hit harder than others. (Photo: Reuters)

WeWork to make further staff cuts by end of May

3 min read . 15 Apr 2020

Real Estate Veteran Sandeep Mathrani

WeWork names Sandeep Mathrani as new CEO

1 min read . 02 Feb 2020

WeWork, founded in 2010 and last valued at $47 billion, pioneered the concept of shared work spaces, expanding to 425 office locations in 36 countries.

WeWork to weigh $1.9 billion deal for control of India unit

2 min read . 14 Jun 2019

When Amazon bought Whole Foods last year, it was widely assumed that the e-commerce giant would begin delivering Whole Foods groceries itself. Photo: Reuters

Amazon seen squeezing Instacart in Whole Foods delivery push

3 min read . 07 Mar 2018

Fired engineer James Damore could face an uphill battle if he tries to pursue a wrongful termination suit against Google, legal experts said. Photo: Reuters

James Damore: Ex-Google executive’s journey from intern to pariah, ended by a memo

3 min read . 09 Aug 2017

The dismissal of James Damore, a Google engineer, came after he wrote a 10-page memo criticizing what he deemed a left-leaning culture at Alphabet Inc. Photo: Mint

Google’s firing of diversity policy critic James Damore attracts backlash

3 min read . 08 Aug 2017

James Damore’s controversial diversity memo was circulated widely inside the company and became public over the weekend, causing a furore that amplified the pressure on Google executives to take a more definitive stand. Photo: Reuters

Google fires employee behind controversial diversity memo

1 min read . 08 Aug 2017

Travis Kalanick’s ouster shows a leader’s dominance isn’t a guarantee that they’ll keep their job when the company hits hard times. Photo: Bloomberg

Travis Kalanick’s ouster from Uber shows founder control doesn’t mean job security

4 min read . 22 Jun 2017

‘Yes, at Google’ tracks allegations of unwelcome behaviour at work in an attempt to make the company more inclusive. Photo: Bloomberg

Google’s employee-run email list tracks bias complaints

8 min read . 23 May 2017

Uber says it is partnering with a handful of aircraft manufacturers and real estate firms, as well as with ChargePoint to lay an electric charging network. Photo: Reuters

Uber plans to test flying cars in Dallas, Dubai by 2020

1 min read . 25 Apr 2017

Juicero founder Doug Evans would compare himself with Steve Jobs in his pursuit of juicing perfection. Photo: Twitter/@iamdougevans

Silicon Valley’s $400 juicer may be feeling the squeeze

5 min read . 20 Apr 2017

Instacart allows customers to shop through an app at local grocery stores.

Instacart said to raise funds valuing start-up at $3.4 billion

1 min read . 08 Mar 2017

File photo. Amit Singhal stepped down just a month after joining Uber as senior vice president of engineering, where he oversaw software development, the company said. Photo: AP

Uber software head Amit Singhal leaves as past sexual harassment claim surfaces

2 min read . 28 Feb 2017

Tech companies in the Silicon Valley have gone as far as striping resumes of names and photos to avoid any unconscious prejudice during the hiring process. Photo: Bloomberg

Some tech companies are trying affirmative action hiring

9 min read . 10 Jan 2017

Twitter Inc. introduced chatbot-like functions with Pizza Hut and other brands on Tuesday to field customer service inquiries. Photo: iStock

Anyone can build a (dumb) chatbot

3 min read . 03 Nov 2016

Twitter tried to save Vine by making it a more lucrative option for creators.

Twitter lost Vine’s audience—and the video stars it created

4 min read . 28 Oct 2016

As part of the funding efforts, Airbnb is allowing some employees to sell stock, which will total about $200 million. Photo: Bloomberg

Airbnb raises $555 million to fund home-rental site’s growth

1 min read . 23 Sep 2016

Funding to US start-ups has been in retreat since late last year, leaving many young companies without a lifeline.

Thync, maker of brain-zapping gizmo, auctioned assets, cut staff

4 min read . 23 May 2016

After a boom in funding for on-demand start-ups beginning in 2014, investors have started pulling back. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Tech start-ups come up with some creative definitions for ‘profitable’

5 min read . 17 May 2016

Entrepreneurs can forget about the elevator pitch and they should practice their Snapchat pitch. Photo: Getty images

Venture capital firms hunt for the next unicorn on Snapchat

2 min read . 12 May 2016