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Page 14 - Silicon Valley

How Silicon Valley entrepreneurs need an ethics lesson

A recent Fortune column asks whether Silicon Valley pushes ethical boundaries too far

How Silicon Valley entrepreneurs need an ethics lesson
Updated On : 01 Jan 2017 | 12:48 AM IST

The less obvious centre of finance and technology activity

Hong Kong has the benefit of being connected to China, which has been home to some of the most notable developments in the fintech world

The less obvious centre of finance and technology activity
Updated On : 16 Nov 2016 | 1:17 AM IST

Venture Capitalists Hunt for the Next Big Thing

As they struggle to predict what tech might spark a new boom, investors spread their bets

Venture Capitalists Hunt for the Next Big Thing
Updated On : 24 Oct 2016 | 2:44 PM IST

Indian industry delegation visits Silicon Valley for business ties

Delegation led by Assocham President Sunil Kanoria visited various technology companies and universities

Indian industry delegation visits Silicon Valley for business ties
Updated On : 10 Sep 2016 | 11:19 PM IST

Tech veteran departs Silicon Valley's grilled cheese play

Jonathan Kaplan says he made a few incorrect assumptions with The Melt

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2016 | 9:41 PM IST

A Silicon Valley dream collapses in allegations of fraud

Like so many bright, young entrepreneurs these days, Isaac Choi arrived here last year, set up shop and promised employees that he would lead them to the Silicon Valley dream. That dream is turning out mostly to be a mirage.This week, Choi's company, WrkRiot, began unraveling in a highly public fashion. Its former head of marketing revealed that the start-up had been mired in internal chaos and had sometimes paid employees in cashier's checks before delaying payment altogether. She also alleged that Choi had forged wire transfer documents to make it look as if compensation were on the way. By late Tuesday, WrkRiot had taken itself offline. The veracity of Choi's credentials are now also in question.While WrkRiot is not widely known, the start-up's collapse has gripped Silicon Valley. Choi's situation may be extreme, but the company's implosion has a familiar ring to many who came west to be the next Mark Zuckerberg - but ended up instead at the next WrkRiot. Silicon Valley is always ea

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Updated On : 01 Sep 2016 | 9:14 PM IST

Warned of a crash, start-ups in Silicon Valley narrow their focus

Silicon Valley start-ups were set to face a great reckoning in 2016. Yet the crash hasn't happened

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Updated On : 30 Aug 2016 | 12:42 AM IST

Magical mules

Silicon Valley unicorns to starve without tourists

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2016 | 9:31 PM IST