![]() The special, in which Chappelle speaks frankly about his relationship with the trans community, prompted widespread outcry from activists who denounced his remarks as “anti-trans.” It’s been a month since Netflix employees staged a walkout over the streaming service carrying Dave Chappelle’s comedy special The Closer, but controversy over the program is still stirring. ![]() “I know tweeting this puts a target on my back, too but JFC it’s infuriating.” “Want to know one of the reasons there are fewer female founders? Because we know we are signing ourselves up to get publicly flamed for the same shit male founders get patted on the back for,” tweeted Celine Halioua, founder and CEO of canine anti-aging drug startup Loyal. Some founders commented that the article was an example of how women face a double standard in corporate leadership positions. Male CEOs and founders are routinely lauded for similar tactics, they noted. Women founders, however, took more issue with the tone and angle of the article than they did with the claims of Koh being a hard-driving CEO. Pressure was apparently intense at the startup and work demands were high. Spring Health grew rapidly during the pandemic and is now worth $2 billion, with backers that include Tiger Global. Ironically, her company is a mental health wellness provider for major employers, helping them to reduce burnout. The youngest woman founder and CEO of a unicorn startup, April Koh, was the subject of a much-discussed profile in Business Insider this week, in which the 29-year-old was described as leading “by fear” and driving dozens of employees to quit. There will be booms and busts and opportunities property though. ![]() Interest rates have also been in a general down trend for the last 30 years and that can’t continue. One account going by the name Farmer D Brown retweeted the comments, adding : “Some good points here. (Svanevik made sure to include a disclaimer that he is not an investment professional, pointing out that he has “no credentials except my profile pic is a penguin.”) The thread prompted a wide range of interesting comments, including some praising his logic and raising counterpoints. He added that “coming generations will move around more, which means owning a home is less appealing (except for rental income).” Falling population growth and the option of being able to collateralize crypto will also factor into the investment landscape in future decades, he added. Rising inequality with more people renting rather than owning will also lead to “pro-tenant policies” that will “make it less attractive to own property,” he continued. The reasons he gave included growing competition from stocks, crypto and metaverse assets. He kicked off a Twitter thread by declaring that real estate “will have been a poor investment 20+ years from now.” This week: A blockchain analytics firm co-founder declares crypto is a better long-term investment than real estate, women founders tweet in support of Spring Health CEO April Koh, Andrew Yang takes a firm stand on Dave Chappelle after controversy over the comedian’s Netflix special, and more “traditional” Silicon Valley investors start taking an interest in DAOs.Īlex Svanevik, co-founder and CEO of blockchain analytics platform Nansen, made a bold prediction on Thanksgiving Day. ![]() This article is part of a newsletter - if you want a weekly Business Twitter roundup sent to your inbox every Friday, subscribe here. Welcome to another edition of Business Twitter, where we collect the best tweets to come out of Silicon Valley so you don’t have to.
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