How Yannick Benjamin, a Sommelier and Marathoner, Spends His Sundays




How Yannick Benjamin, a Sommelier and Marathoner, Spends His Sundays

Yannick Benjamin has been training for the wheelchair race at the New York City Half Marathon, meditating and taking breaks to enjoy (but not critique) wine with his wife.

Young Entrepreneurs Find a Way to Indulge Their C.E.O. Dreams




Young Entrepreneurs Find a Way to Indulge Their C.E.O. Dreams

Fresh business school graduates are raising “search funds” from willing investors to buy companies they can lead.

In Silicon Valley, Venture Capital Meets a Generational Shift




In Silicon Valley, Venture Capital Meets a Generational Shift

Big-name investors such as Reid Hoffman and Michael Moritz are pulling back, creating room for a new generation of tech power brokers.

Reddit’s Long, Rocky Road to an Initial Public Offering




Reddit’s Long, Rocky Road to an Initial Public Offering

The site, a throwback to an earlier era of social media, is poised to go public as soon as next week. It hasn’t been easy to reach this point.

He’s Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion




He’s Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion

Marc Lore, the entrepreneur behind Diapers.com and Jet.com, would like to disrupt food delivery. But he really wants to build a brand that actually lasts.

These Startups Want to Make Palm Oil. In a Lab. Without Palm Trees.




These Startups Want to Make Palm Oil. In a Lab. Without Palm Trees.

Palm oil. It’s in your snacks, your soap, pretty much everything. But palm oil plantations have caused vast deforestation. Can these three tech executives help fix things?

John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74




John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74

He avoided the spotlight, but he helped bring to market an explosively popular computer program that revolutionized the architecture and design industries.

Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas




Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas

Are role-playing games enriching culture, or destroying it? In two shows, the artist Simon Denny spoofs the grandiose fantasy worlds of tech entrepreneurs designing virtual reality.

How Minimum Wage Changes Affect Tipped Workers and Diners




How Minimum Wage Changes Affect Tipped Workers and Diners

Higher prices? Fewer places? As several states consider lifting wages for tipped workers, here’s how the shift is already playing out in the nation’s capital.

Beaufort Watches Is One of the Four Brands in New Zealand




Beaufort Watches Is One of the Four Brands in New Zealand

Robert Kwok founded Beaufort Watches, one of only four such businesses now operating in New Zealand.