Spill the Tea: Silicon Valley

how did elizabeth holmes convince everyone for so long?

Theranos faked blood tests for a decade, fooled Walgreens, Safeway, and the Pentagon, and put real patients at risk. The deeper question isn't how Holmes lied — it's why Silicon Valley's smartest investors refused to ask for proof until a journalist did.

why is marc andreessen beefing with the entire media?

a16z's Marc Andreessen published his 'Techno-Optimist Manifesto' and declared war on journalists, regulators, and critics in one breath. Former allies say it's a PR smokescreen for bad bets. Is this ideology or just a very rich man throwing a very public tantrum?

the real reason brian chesky fired his entire executive team

In 2023, Airbnb quietly gutted its C-suite — no press release, no scandal headline. Insiders say Chesky wanted a company that ran through him alone. Is this visionary founder control or a one-man cult of personality slowly eating a $75B company?

the openai drama

the full openai drama from founding to today

did adam neumann con softbank twice?

WeWork imploded in 2019 taking $47B in valuation with it — but somehow Adam Neumann walked away with $1.7B and is now pitching Flow, a new real estate startup, to the same VC crowd. How does a guy who crashed the decade's biggest IPO get a second act?