Discord Gave This Startup a Direct Line to Gen Z, Then It Built Around What It Heard

The traditional model of product development—designing a solution in a vacuum and then spending millions on marketing to convince the public of its necessity—is undergoing a fundamental shift. At the…

Pinwheel: The Austin Startup Revolutionizing Children’s Smartphone Use with Embedded Parental Controls

In 2019, a familiar parental concern—understanding what children engage with on their smartphones—sparked the creation of Pinwheel, an Austin, Texas-based company. Founded by Dane Witbeck, Pinwheel offers Android smartphones pre-loaded…