Money to Burn?

“Party planners at Burning Man are careful to hide their luxury dwellings behind large walls dressed as art projects, but Further Future had no such pretension.” Nellie Bowles takes a trip to the open desert near Vegas to get an inside look at Further Future, Burning Man for the 1% (not to be confused with the original Burning Man, which also includes the 2%). These events are completely misunderstood. Sure, they seem like corporate boondoggles for hubris-heavy execs looking to trade in some family time for an endless series of Molly-fueled, shirtless hugs. But you forget, they’re not just having fun out there. They’re vesting.

+ Are tech companies about to take a downturn? They are if you believe one key economic indicator: Falling sales of Ping Pong tables.