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Why rental arbitrage doesn’t work: Knotel vs. Industrious Knotel, once gleeful over WeWork’s downfall, succumbed to the pressure of rental arbitrage last week by (finally) filing for bankruptcy. In recent months, the startup led by CEO Amol Sarva faced mounting lawsuits alleging it stopped paying rent. In a Chapter 11 filing, the flex-office provider listed assets and liabilities between $1 billion to $10 billion. The bankruptcy filing includes $20 million in financing to aid with Knotel’...

Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more February 10, 2021 at 3:36 pm Underwritten by Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: tips@geekwire.com Julie Larson-Green Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position as the chief experience officer at Qualtrics. Her announcement follows the ...

By The Modern Love Team The Modern Love podcast got a revamp in 2020, with two new hosts and a fresh sound produced entirely by The New York Times. And, of course, there were new stories to tell. Some were unique to the moment — like a serendipitous romance that bloomed on a train ride from Paris to Barcelona, then was abruptly stunted by lockdown. For other stories, we dug into the archives to unearth some of our favorite essays and check back in with the authors. Here are 10 episodes from t...