Pratap Ranade is CEO and Co-Founder of Arena Physica. Pratap first trained as a physicist at Stanford and Columbia before joining McKinsey as an Associate Partner advising tech and semiconductor companies. He then founded Kimono Labs, backed by Sam Altman, Peter Thiel and Y-Combinator, which was acquired by Palantir. There,… Read More
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What Silicon Valley still gets wrong about innovation
Silicon Valley well exemplifies the saying “The more things change, the more they stay the same”. Very little has changed over the past decade, with the Valley still mired in myth and stale stereotype. Ask any older entrepreneurs or women who have tried to get financing; they will tell you of the walls they keep hitting. Speak to VCs,… Read More
The chilling effect Peter Thiel’s battle with Gawker could have on Silicon Valley journalism
Gawker infringes on privacy and publishes tabloid-like stories that damage reputations. It is one of the most sensationalist and objectionable media outlets in the country. It also has not been kind to me. So it’s not a company that I would expect to be defending. But I worry that the battle that billionaire Peter Thiel has clandestinely… Read More
