2020
Coronavirus, election results, Kobe Bryant and Zoom among Google’s top 2020 search trends in US and world
7:57 am PST • December 9, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak, elections and Zoom meetings were on the minds of U.S. consumers this year, according to Google’s list of the U.S. top trending searches in 2020, released this…
Startups
As Uber and Lyft continue to melt, the 2019 unicorn class loses its shine
8:15 am PDT • March 18, 2020
You’d be excused for feeling that mid-2019 was in a different decade as far as venture-backed IPOs go. Last year saw a number of successful flotations of venture-backed technology and…
Startups
With the travel market in tatters, when can Airbnb go public in 2020?
6:39 am PDT • March 18, 2020
It is too early to say that Airbnb will not float in 2020, but it’s not too early to say that a public listing in the first half of the…
Enterprise
Public investors loved SaaS stocks in 2019, and startups should be thankful
6:22 am PST • December 24, 2019
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today, something short. Continuing our loose collection of looks back…