Jaya Saxena is a correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. On January 30, Yelp ...

When a company IPOs it’s a good idea to examine its business model to ensure that the company, if not already profitable, has a real chance at becoming profitable in the future. Too often, especially ...

In their pending lawsuit, the Yelpers compare Yelp to a “slave ship.” Suing for wages, authors of online reviews for the crowdsourced site argue that Yelp could not be sustained or make profits ...

Just two weeks ago, a Yelp/Eat 24 employee’s Medium post entitled “An Open Letter to My CEO” went viral. In it, Talia Jane (not her full name) and her sharp criticism quickly made headlines–and led to ...

What’s the weakness in Yelp’s model? The way the company monetizes its platform—in particular, reliance on companies that are graded rather than on consumers for its revenues. That raises serious ...

Not everyYelp employee is happy. The company, whose shares have dramaticallyunder-performedthe broader S&P 500 over the past 12 months, has come under fire from two former employees. Writing on Medium ...

It sounds like the plot of a Black Mirror episode. Single, straight women log into a dating app, but not to meet men. Instead, they can screen local guys, using photos and user-reported “red flags.” ...