Thanksgiving
How to check for founder-investor alignment before you start fundraising
As funding gets harder to come by, your risk tolerance may change, but your process for evaluating investors should not.
Wordle founder Josh Wardle on going viral and what comes next
The internet loves an unlikely success story, and as we approached the new year, one came around the corner to delight us with a simple idea, and a short game to play it out: Wordle, where you guess a
The New York Times plans to buy The Athletic for $550M
The New York Times Company agreed to purchase sports media outlet The Athletic in a deal valued at $550 million, The Information reports. This deal comes after months of speculation — at one poi
Cyber Week online spending down 1.4% to $33.9 billion as U.S. consumers shopped earlier this year
Consumer awareness of supply chain shortages and even earlier deals may have contributed to a slight decline in U.S. e-commerce sales during Cyber Week — the kickoff to the holiday shopping seas
Roku customers report streaming issues after 10.5 update
A number of Roku customers are experiencing problems with their Roku TVs following the Roku OS 10.5 update. According to reports published to Roku’s own customer forums and other sites, like Red
For those who want to turn travel into dollars, Fora can help start your next career
Fora is one of the latest startups seeing venture capital attraction to push more of the travel industry into the digital age and tapping into the creator economy.
Martie launches with $3M to divert shelf-stable food items from landfills
Martie aims to stop food from going into landfills that are thrown away due to package changes, being a seasonal product or reaching their expiration date before purchase.
It’s holiday season for tech unicorns
Did you follow all of the unicorn news from the last couple of weeks? No? Here’s a list of headlines to catch you up....
Dear Sophie: What I’m thankful for
This Thanksgiving, I hope you caught a glimpse of this feeling of appreciation for people and experiences in your life.
Gartner: Q3 smartphone sales down 5.7% to 366M, slicing COVID-19 declines in Q1, Q2
We are now into the all-important holiday sales period, and new numbers from Gartner point to some recovery underway for the smartphone market as vendors roll out a raft of new 5G handsets. Q3 smartph
Despite pandemic, forecasts predict US online holiday sales increase of 20%-30% or more
Strong e-commerce sales are predicted to help lift overall holiday retail spending in the U.S., according to forecasts released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and eMarketer. Both firms
Demand for fertility services persists despite COVID-19 shutdowns
Plenty of investments are made during a recession, and it’s no secret that smart investors will put money into recession-proof markets.
Daily Crunch: Facebook announces photo transfer tool
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Black Friday sees record $7.4B in online sales, $2.9B spent using smartphones
Following swiftly on the heels of a Thanksgiving that broke records with $4.2 billion in online sales, Black Friday also hit a new high, although it just fell short of predictions. According to analyt
Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups
In this week's newsletter: China's pivot to Africa, another big scooter funding and a new entry to the unicorn club.
Online shopping on Thanksgiving hit $4.2B, up 14.5% on 2018, 45% of sales via mobile
With popular social networks seeing some downtime, most shops closed, and many people off work for Thanksgiving, bargain hunters flocked online to start their holiday shopping. Sales for the day total
US online shoppers already spent $50B in November, holiday season on track for $143.7B
Facing a shorter holiday shopping season this year, U.S. retailers started rolling out their Black Friday deals earlier than usual. That move has paid off, according to new e-commerce data shared by A
How to source hard-to-fill programming positions
Zack Burt Contributor Zack Burt is an American computer programmer. He founded Code For Cash, the tech recruiting firm. The competition is intense for great tech talent, and it’s even harder to find
Thanksgiving travel nightmare projected to hit these US cities the worst
The latest data from Inrix paints a dismal picture for folks traveling Wednesday (that’s today!) ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Drivers in Boston, New York City and San Francisco will see th
Amazon admits it exposed customer email addresses, but refuses to give details
Amazon’s renowned secrecy encompasses its response to a new security issue, withholding info that could help victims protect themselves. Amazon emailed users Tuesday, warning them that it exposed an