Erin Griffith
@ering.bsky.social
NYT reporter covering startups & venture capital
Writing a book about startups in the 2010s🦄
Writing a book about startups in the 2010s🦄
June 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Ok but also: If Mark Zuckerberg is somehow involved, will Jesse Eisenberg will reprise his role? And if so, will his character be confused as to what Eduardo Saverin is doing here??
June 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Ok but also: If Mark Zuckerberg is somehow involved, will Jesse Eisenberg will reprise his role? And if so, will his character be confused as to what Eduardo Saverin is doing here??
this piece looking back on NYC dining is hitting me so hard with nostalgia, ESPECIALLY this sam sifton riff on the scene at roberta's in 2008
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
this piece looking back on NYC dining is hitting me so hard with nostalgia, ESPECIALLY this sam sifton riff on the scene at roberta's in 2008
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sovereignty outran Journalism. at least it wasn’t tyranny 🙃
May 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Sovereignty outran Journalism. at least it wasn’t tyranny 🙃
ahaha Quince sells discount gold bars they really do have a dupe of everything
April 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
ahaha Quince sells discount gold bars they really do have a dupe of everything
honestly perfect headline
techcrunch.com/2025/04/21/c...
techcrunch.com/2025/04/21/c...
April 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
honestly perfect headline
techcrunch.com/2025/04/21/c...
techcrunch.com/2025/04/21/c...
which famous white collar criminal will be next in line for a pardon... elizabeth holmes, sam bankman-fried, ryan salame, charlie javice (convicted literally today)...
it may be time to update this headline
it may be time to update this headline
March 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
which famous white collar criminal will be next in line for a pardon... elizabeth holmes, sam bankman-fried, ryan salame, charlie javice (convicted literally today)...
it may be time to update this headline
it may be time to update this headline
Nick Denton reveals that Marc Andreessen was a frequent source for Valleywag
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/n...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/n...
March 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Nick Denton reveals that Marc Andreessen was a frequent source for Valleywag
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/n...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/n...
The distance between the themes of the "Abundance Summit" and its speakers is an interesting look at tech industry branding right now.
The themes are AI, longevity & "moonshots." The speakers are Cathie Wood, Travis Kalanick, Arianna Huffington and Anthony Scaramucci
The themes are AI, longevity & "moonshots." The speakers are Cathie Wood, Travis Kalanick, Arianna Huffington and Anthony Scaramucci
March 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The distance between the themes of the "Abundance Summit" and its speakers is an interesting look at tech industry branding right now.
The themes are AI, longevity & "moonshots." The speakers are Cathie Wood, Travis Kalanick, Arianna Huffington and Anthony Scaramucci
The themes are AI, longevity & "moonshots." The speakers are Cathie Wood, Travis Kalanick, Arianna Huffington and Anthony Scaramucci
the Streisand effect of Facebook putting a gag order on this author sure worked on me, and the library wait list was shockingly short!
Excited to dig in
Excited to dig in
March 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
the Streisand effect of Facebook putting a gag order on this author sure worked on me, and the library wait list was shockingly short!
Excited to dig in
Excited to dig in
we were promised flying cars, we got remote control purses (the RC Car handbag, $295)
February 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
we were promised flying cars, we got remote control purses (the RC Car handbag, $295)
February 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In 2023 I reported on a crazy situation where Aparna Dhinakaran, the founder of Arize AI, used a fake name and fake "stealth mode" company to try to get information from competitors.
Cut to today: The company just raised $70m. Whatta town!
www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/t...
Cut to today: The company just raised $70m. Whatta town!
www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/t...
February 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In 2023 I reported on a crazy situation where Aparna Dhinakaran, the founder of Arize AI, used a fake name and fake "stealth mode" company to try to get information from competitors.
Cut to today: The company just raised $70m. Whatta town!
www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/t...
Cut to today: The company just raised $70m. Whatta town!
www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/t...
Today Nikola, the startup that famously rolled a car down a hill in a demo video to show it could drive, and whose founder was sentenced to 4 years in prison for fraud, filed for bankruptcy.
Also today: Alef Aeronautics released this video of its flying car taking off and landing on a road.
Also today: Alef Aeronautics released this video of its flying car taking off and landing on a road.
February 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today Nikola, the startup that famously rolled a car down a hill in a demo video to show it could drive, and whose founder was sentenced to 4 years in prison for fraud, filed for bankruptcy.
Also today: Alef Aeronautics released this video of its flying car taking off and landing on a road.
Also today: Alef Aeronautics released this video of its flying car taking off and landing on a road.
tfw you spent $700 on a device that becomes a brick less than 1 year later because "our business priorities have shifted"
February 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
tfw you spent $700 on a device that becomes a brick less than 1 year later because "our business priorities have shifted"
oh, ok.
more on the doge boys (and apparently 2 female mckinsey consultants)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
more on the doge boys (and apparently 2 female mckinsey consultants)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
February 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
oh, ok.
more on the doge boys (and apparently 2 female mckinsey consultants)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
more on the doge boys (and apparently 2 female mckinsey consultants)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
bryan johnson now tweeting out detailed data on his teenage son's nighttime erections and comparing himself, seems normal and cool, very hinged
January 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
bryan johnson now tweeting out detailed data on his teenage son's nighttime erections and comparing himself, seems normal and cool, very hinged
This is the greatest use of this meme I have ever laid eyes on
January 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
This is the greatest use of this meme I have ever laid eyes on
Some news: I'm writing a book! It's about start-ups in the 2010s and their rise as a cultural and economic force. Also, interest rates. 🦄
January 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Some news: I'm writing a book! It's about start-ups in the 2010s and their rise as a cultural and economic force. Also, interest rates. 🦄
Crazy story about investors in China forcing founders to repay their funding after their startups fail, forcing them into debt they can never repay
www.ft.com/content/38f1...
www.ft.com/content/38f1...
January 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Crazy story about investors in China forcing founders to repay their funding after their startups fail, forcing them into debt they can never repay
www.ft.com/content/38f1...
www.ft.com/content/38f1...
usually when a startup sells and shuts down, their domain redirects to the buyer or goes blank.
howaboutwe.com, which sold to match in 2014, might be one of the funniest dead startup pages i've encountered in awhile
howaboutwe.com, which sold to match in 2014, might be one of the funniest dead startup pages i've encountered in awhile
January 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
usually when a startup sells and shuts down, their domain redirects to the buyer or goes blank.
howaboutwe.com, which sold to match in 2014, might be one of the funniest dead startup pages i've encountered in awhile
howaboutwe.com, which sold to match in 2014, might be one of the funniest dead startup pages i've encountered in awhile
the uk is proposing a trading market for private stocks and its fun for 2 reasons
1. insider trading is legal
2. they named it after my astrological sign 😍 (Private Intermittent Securities Capital Exchange System aka PISCES)
via @matt-levine.bsky.social today www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
1. insider trading is legal
2. they named it after my astrological sign 😍 (Private Intermittent Securities Capital Exchange System aka PISCES)
via @matt-levine.bsky.social today www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
the uk is proposing a trading market for private stocks and its fun for 2 reasons
1. insider trading is legal
2. they named it after my astrological sign 😍 (Private Intermittent Securities Capital Exchange System aka PISCES)
via @matt-levine.bsky.social today www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
1. insider trading is legal
2. they named it after my astrological sign 😍 (Private Intermittent Securities Capital Exchange System aka PISCES)
via @matt-levine.bsky.social today www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Over the past few years Andreessen Horowitz and others have been expanding in every direction, making Sand Hill Road into the Wall Street of the West. The mega-fund announcements of $5bn, $8bn, etc come every month. Nearly 20 firms are RIAs.
December 16, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Over the past few years Andreessen Horowitz and others have been expanding in every direction, making Sand Hill Road into the Wall Street of the West. The mega-fund announcements of $5bn, $8bn, etc come every month. Nearly 20 firms are RIAs.
You have mega-firms like Andreessen Horowitz, which raised $7.2bn this year and manages $44bn. Many other VC firms have followed this path.
On the other, you have Benchmark, which has essentially not changed from its "small is beautiful" equal partnership model since the 90s.
On the other, you have Benchmark, which has essentially not changed from its "small is beautiful" equal partnership model since the 90s.
December 16, 2024 at 11:28 PM
You have mega-firms like Andreessen Horowitz, which raised $7.2bn this year and manages $44bn. Many other VC firms have followed this path.
On the other, you have Benchmark, which has essentially not changed from its "small is beautiful" equal partnership model since the 90s.
On the other, you have Benchmark, which has essentially not changed from its "small is beautiful" equal partnership model since the 90s.
this dispatch from the Silicon Valley Humanoid robot conference is delightful if only for the photo of Greg the security robot splayed out on the floor after losing a wrestling match
sfstandard.com/2024/12/15/h...
sfstandard.com/2024/12/15/h...
December 16, 2024 at 7:53 PM
this dispatch from the Silicon Valley Humanoid robot conference is delightful if only for the photo of Greg the security robot splayed out on the floor after losing a wrestling match
sfstandard.com/2024/12/15/h...
sfstandard.com/2024/12/15/h...