Emerging Business News of the Week – 7/24/17

*  This Company Hired Its First Robo-Worker for $30,000–and Never Looked Back

*  From $100 Million to Broke to Betting It All on Cryptocurrencies  [Entrepreneur]

*  How Project 7’s Tyler Merrick Channeled His Inner Willy Wonka To Turn Around His Gum Startup  [Forbes]

*  You’re More Likely to Retire Wealthy if You Do This One Thing  [Money]

*  Oh, Elon. Building Infrastructure for the Hyperloop Doesn’t Work Like That  [Wired]