Category: Association

January 18, 2019

Tesla is cutting seven percent of its full-time employee headcount, Elon Musk announced in a company-wide email. The layoffs are expected to affect around 3,000 employees, based on Tesla’s estimated workforce of 45,000 people. In addition to the cuts, which […]

December 13, 2018

Apple has announced a big expansion of its US operations, at the heart of which is a new $1 billion campus in Austin, its third in the city. Apple’s approach comes in marked contrast to Amazon’s recent search for the […]

October 22, 2018

Nike sent shockwaves around the world in a matter of minutes with its 30th anniversary ad campaign. Television commercials, print and digital pieces featured Colin Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. During the 2016-2017 season, the NFL […]

September 11, 2018

Theranos shut down a week ago — defaulting on a $65 million loan it received from Fortress Investment Group, according to the Wall Street Journal. As an investor, I see Theranos as an exceptionally compelling story of how a con […]

August 30, 2018

Netflix continues to collect the scalps of some of the top creative talents in TV and film. Recently, they signed Kenya Barris, the creator of “Black-ish,” to a development deal. That’s just the latest in a long line of star […]

August 17, 2018

On May 2, 2018, Apple became the first company to reach $1 trillion in stock market value. This is a massive accomplishment and a historic milestone; Apple has become the world’s most valuable company and has been widely influential in […]

August 3, 2018

Tim Cook wants everyone to chill just a bit. In a memo sent to employees and obtained by Reuters, Apple CEO said it’s alright to be proud of the company reaching a $1 trillion market capitalization, but pointed out it […]

June 26, 2018

General Electric has found a way to tell investors some good news as it leaves one of the most famous stock indexes in the world. Shares of the once-sprawling industrial behemoth surged as much as 6% in early trading Tuesday […]

April 3, 2018

Tesla released its much-anticipated production numbers for the first quarter of 2018 this morning, and the results are mixed. The company produced 34,494 vehicles, an overall record for the electric vehicle company. But production numbers broken out by model leave […]

March 15, 2018

In February, WARC, the international authority on advertising and media effectiveness, released the results of the 2018 WARC 100. This is an annual global index of the world’s top marketing campaigns and companies based on their business impact. WARC 100 […]