webpack fails to compile with ng serve

[darkn3rd]

I tried to get this to work (newbie), but ran into this.

STEPS

npm install
ng serve

RESULTS

ERROR in node_modules/apollo-cache-inmemory/lib/inMemoryCache.d.ts(17,26): error TS1110: Type expected.
node_modules/apollo-cache-inmemory/lib/inMemoryCache.d.ts(17,33): error TS1138: Parameter declaration expected.
node_modules/apollo-cache-inmemory/lib/inMemoryCache.d.ts(17,42): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/apollo-cache-inmemory/lib/inMemoryCache.d.ts(17,43): error TS1068: Unexpected token. A constructor, method, accessor, or property was expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,62): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,77): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,88): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,103): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,112): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,127): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,142): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,151): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,160): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,179): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,194): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,203): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,212): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,221): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,244): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,259): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,268): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,277): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,286): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,295): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,322): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,337): error TS1005: ')' expected.
node_modules/apollo-utilities/lib/util/mergeDeep.d.ts(1,338): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/graphql-tag/index.d.ts(5,6): error TS1110: Type expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(4,17): error TS1110: Type expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(4,24): error TS1138: Parameter declaration expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(4,33): error TS1005: ',' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(4,34): error TS1134: Variable declaration expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(4,40): error TS1005: '=' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(4,44): error TS1005: '>' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(4,49): error TS1005: '=' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(4,51): error TS1109: Expression expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,30): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,63): error TS1005: ')' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,98): error TS1109: Expression expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,108): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,115): error TS1005: ')' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,124): error TS1109: Expression expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,138): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,140): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,157): error TS1109: Expression expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,186): error TS1109: Expression expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,205): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(5,206): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
node_modules/optimism/lib/context.d.ts(6,1): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.