Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality

“Readers . . . will find a real-life 'The Office,' Silicon Valley version, alternately comical and poignant.”―New York Times​

This systematic analysis of everyday life inside a tech startup dissects the logic of venture capital and its consequences for entrepreneurs, workers, and societies.

In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic discourse. In light of the negative consequen...