Dan Price

Business News

'My Presence Has Become A Distraction': Dan Price, CEO of $70,000 Minimum Wage Fame, Resigns From Gravity Payments Amid Legal Troubles

Dan Price made waves in 2015 when he announced he would phase in a $70,000 minimum wage for employees. Now, he's stepping down amid legal issues.

Money & Finance

Gravity Payments' Processing Practices Questioned

The company's coding practices could potentially result in fines for small businesses that use Gravity as a payment processor, according to citizen journalist Doug Forbes.

Thought Leaders

Dan Price's Ex-Wife Stands By Domestic-Abuse Allegations in Latest Blog Post

A TEDx talk containing allegations that Kristie Colón had been abused at Price's hand was deleted by the University of Kentucky last month.

Business News

Video Containing Allegations Dan Price Abused His Ex-Wife Won't Publish and Has Been Deleted

The University of Kentucky, which hosted the TEDx talk in question last October, says it made its decision after being contacted by Price's representatives.

Business News

Dan Price Says Reports He Abused His Ex-Wife Are False

Kristie Colón reportedly recorded a TEDx talk where she accounts physical and mental abuse at the hands of the Gravity Payments CEO, according to a report in Bloomberg Businessweek.

Money & Finance

Don't Go the Way of Gravity Payments. Focus on Fairness, Balance in Salary Management.

Have an objective compensation system that lets employees focus on intrinsic rewards.

Leadership

The Valuable Lessons These CEOs Learned About Leadership

At the Entrepreneur360 Conference in New York, the founders of Adafruit, Gravity Payments and OrigAudio offered their views on what makes an effective leader.

Thought Leaders

When Doing Right Turns Out to Be Very Wrong

Zirtual, Gravity Payments and Zappos all have one thing in common: the danger of good intentions.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

The Sad Saga of the $70,000 Minimum Salary Company

The utopian vision of an entrepreneur who wanted to do his part for income inequality looks shortsighted in the cold light of reality.