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Quirky stationary brands that will make your work desk interesting
Cut to present, the work desk has undergone a major makeover, where desktops have been replaced by …
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Quirky, An Invention Startup That's Raised $91 Million, Lays Off Its CRO And Revokes A Big Employee Perk In October
While Quirky may be ahead of schedule right now, its business model is generous to its community of…
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Best. Startup. Perk. EVER.
This time is not meant to be a replacement to our current vacation policy, but instead a supplement…
Alyson Shontell
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Quirky, the invention startup that burned through $200 million and went bankrupt, is back from the dead with a new business model
While the new version of Quirky retains some its former qualities - it's still a platform for inven…
Avery Hartmans
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Fresh funding and more departures at Quirky, the New York startup that burned through $150 million
It had a round of layoffs (which, compounded with cuts in November and December, amounted to more 2…
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The Co-Creation Effect: How You Became Responsible For Every New Product On Earth
Communities can spontaneously form on the Internet in a way that they just can't do in real life. P…
Julie Bort
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The CEO of New York startup Quirky steps down
The company's fundraising has been complicated, in part because Quirky has two businesses: Its inve…
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How a quirky 28-year-old plowed through $150 million and almost destroyed his start-up
For example, Kaufman demanded the production of a smart egg tray even though a team of engineers an…
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Plug In Everything With Quirky's Innovative Power Adapters
Why We Love It: Quirky has developed two simple and elegant solutions to overcrowded outlets. Quirk…
Megan Willett
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More layoffs at Quirky, the New York startup that changed its business model after burning through $150 million
One source tells us that around 2 PM Tuesday afternoon, New York employees were taken into one of f…
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New York startup Quirky plans another round of layoffs as it struggles to raise more money
The company's fundraising has been complicated, in part because Quirky has two businesses: Its inve…
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10 quirky career options with starting salaries as high as Rs 3 lakh
The millennials are ditching the conventional job options and leaning towards cooler and unconventi…
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New York startup Quirky files for bankruptcy and agrees to sell its smart-home business for $15 million
Now, the company will sell Wink's assets to Flextronics for $15 million, although it will hold an a…
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This Guy Turned A Dumpster Into His Dream Brooklyn Getaway
Gregory Kloehn has converted a $2,000 commercial dumpster into a fully functional living space, com…
Mandi Woodruff
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Video shows tree-faring salamander adopting skydiving pose as it falls, a talent that only just became known to science
The salamander was seen jumping off these tall trees when threatened. Scientists have found that th…
Marianne Guenot
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Duolingo is hiring across all of its teams. The company's global head of talent says it looks for 2 traits in all candidates.
Jocelyn Lai, global head of talent acquisition, explains why Duolingo looks for job seekers who are…
Rachel DuRose
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Why This Startup Requires Employees To Take 3 Full Weeks Off A Year
Last year, Kaufman postponed the fourth-quarter break from a week in October to the week of Thanksg…
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‘A husband on barter for any household item’-this quirky startup lets you barter anything online.
A quirky startup - Let’s Barter aims to bring back the age-old concept of barter to modern times.
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