The Big Idea: Caitlin Rozakis

Excel spreadsheets, water-cooler talk, and demons are all things you’ll find in the corporate setting of author Caitlin Rozakis’s newest novel, Startup Hell. Log on to her Big Idea as she begs the question: who is more of a monster, a demon, or a CEO? CAITLIN ROZAKIS: I’m not saying that startups, or tech companies, or tech startups in particular, are evil. Well, not all of them. I’ve spent more than fifteen years working in startups and tech, and in that time, I’ve gotten to work with some awesome people and on some cool products. I do believe that technology still has enormous potential to make our lives easier, safer, more fun. But I know I’m not alone in feeling increasingly cynical about the tech industry these days. The “move fast and break things” approach to infrastructure and people’s lives that should never have been broken. The disruption of industries so we can replace things that used to work well with subscription models of things that don’t quite work as well. The…