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India’s Flipkart bets on free video streaming service and Hindi support to win next 200 million internet users
India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart said on Tuesday that it is revamping its shopping app to add support for Hindi language, a video streaming service, and an audio-visual assistant, the latest in a series of recent efforts to expand its reach in the country. The e-commerce firm, which sold majority stake to Walmart for $16 billion […]
Snap looks to raise $1 billion in private debt offering
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is looking to add some cash to its coffers via a new proposed private offering of $1 billion in convertible senior notes, with a due date for maturation of August 1, 2026. The debt offering will be used to cover the cost of general operating expenditures involved in running […]
Watch SpaceX launch a huge satellite using a twice-flown Falcon 9 live
SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 rocket with a huge communications satellite as payload, with launch window opening at 6:53 PM EDT (3:53 PM PDT) today. The window extends to 8:21 PM EDT, so there’s a possibility of a launch anytime in between there, should weather conditions or anything impact the ability to launch. The […]
Apple subsidiary FileMaker Inc. changes its name (back) to Claris
Remember Claris, the 1987 Apple spin-off that made applications like MacWrite, MacPaint and FileMaker? In 1998, Apple brought all of those products in-house again, with the exception of the low-code application platform FileMaker . With that move, Claris changed its name to FileMaker Inc. Today, however, the Claris name rises from the dead, as FileMaker […]
Squad, the ‘anti-bro startup,’ is creating a safe space for teenage girls online
Why CEO Esther Crawford is rewriting the playbook for social startups
15 Scarcity Marketing Tactics That Will Boost Your Sales
Drive more sales with scarcity marketing.
Cockroach Labs announces $55M Series C to battle industry giants
Cockroach Labs, makers of CockroachDB, sits in a tough position in the database market. On one side, it has traditional database vendors like Oracle, and on the other there’s AWS and its family of databases. It takes some good technology and serious dollars to compete with those companies. Cockroach took care of the latter with […]
Smart Tech Benefits Home Businesses in These 3 Ways
Your business can be more efficient with smart home technology.
Apple rolls out Apple Card Preview to select users
Apple Card is getting its first group of public test users today. A limited amount of customers that signed up to be notified about the release of Apple Card are getting the ability to apply for the card in their Wallet app today — as well as the option to order their physical Apple Card. […]
Facebook still full of groups trading fake reviews, says consumer group
Facebook has failed to clean up the brisk trade in fake product reviews taking place on its platform, an investigation by the consumer association Which? has found. In June both Facebook and eBay were warned by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) they needed to do more to tackle the sale of fake product […]
Apply to be a TC Top Pick at Disrupt Berlin 2019
It’s official — applications are now open for TC Top Picks at Disrupt Berlin 2019, which takes place on 11-12 December. This pre-conference competition is your chance to experience Disrupt Berlin VIP-style and exhibit your early-stage startup to some of the world’s most influential tech leaders, investors and media outlets across Europe, Asia and beyond […]
Spaceflow, the ‘tenant experience platform’, scores $1.8M investment
Spaceflow, a startup founded out of Prague that offers a “tenant experience platform” to help landlords provide a better service, has raised $1.8 million in funding. Leading the round is Credo Ventures, with participation from Day One Capital, and UP21. The company, which also has an office in New York, says it will use the […]
Penta, the German business banking startup, raises €8M additional funding
Penta, the business banking provider for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that was recently acquired by fintech company builder Finleap, has raised “over” €8 million in new funding. The round is led by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures. Also participating is Finleap, alongside Fabrick, the Italian platform for open banking and fintech services, which is another […]
The Federal Reserve announces plans for a real-time payments system that will be available to all banks
The Federal Reserve Bank announced today that it is developing a new service called FedNow that will allow all banks in the United States to offer 24/7 real-time payment services every day of the week. FedNow is expected to be available by 2023 or 2024 and will initially support transfers of up to $25,000. FedNow […]
Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform
Cybereason, which uses machine learning to increase the number of endpoints a single analyst can manage across a network of distributed resources, has raised $200 million in new financing from SoftBank Group and its affiliates. It’s a sign of the belief that SoftBank has in the technology, since the Japanese investment firm is basically doubling […]
The Financial Samurai Podcast: How To Survive The Pressure As The Sole Income Providing Parent
Being the sole income earner can be brutally difficult and stressful. Money strains can jeopardize a marriage and can create a tremendous amount of resentment in the household. Here are some ways to cope to save your relationship and your children.
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Financial services marketplace CompareAsiaGroup raises $20 million in new funding led by Experian
Experian, one of the largest credit reporting bureaus in the United States, announced today that it has invested in CompareAsiaGroup, the financial services marketplace. Experian led the initial closing of a $20 million B1 round. In addition to new funding, the investment also gives Hong Kong-based CompareAsiaGroup access to Experian’s technology, including Experian One, a […]
India’s GoWork raises $53M in debt financing to expand its co-working spaces business
GoWork, a Gurgaon-based startup that runs a co-working spaces business in India, said on Tuesday it has raised $53 million in a debt round to scale its business in the country as competition in the market, including from recent entrant Oyo Rooms, intensifies. The debt round for the two-year-old startup — not to be confused […]
Automotive marketplace Carro acquires Indonesia’s Jualo, extends Series B to $90M
Carro, an automotive marketplace and car financing startup based in Singapore, said it has raised $30 million to extend and close its $90 million Series B financing round and acquired Indonesia-based marketplace Jualo as it looks to further scale its business in Southeast Asia. The Series B round, for which Carro raised $60 million last […]
Scale AI and its 22-year-old CEO lock down $100 million to label Silicon Valley’s data
Big artificial intelligence companies are promising an automated future but many of their products rely on the labeled training data coming from Scale AI, a startup that highlights machine learning’s intimate bond between human contractors and algorithms. The three-year-old startup announced Monday that it had closed a $100 million Series C round of financing led […]
U.S. Treasury just designated China as a currency manipulator, so expect more economic shocks
The U.S. Treasury has just taken the extraordinary step of designating China as a currency manipulator, something no administration has done since the days of Bill Clinton. With the action, the trade war between the U.S. and China has entered a new phase that will likely see both countries stepping up both their rhetoric and […]
Audi’s new scooter might actually solve a major problem with scooters
Electric scooters are inundating cities, and for good reason. They’re relatively easy to use, accessible, cheap and even a fun means of traveling short distances. And yet, scooters aren’t infallible. For one, it’s nearly impossible to use hand signals, a problem that jacks up the danger factor of these increasingly popular devices. Audi introduced an […]
The Inside adds sofas to its custom furniture lineup
While The Inside already offers a range of made-to-order furniture like beds, headboards, chairs and ottomans, it’s aiming for the center of your living room today with the launch of its first sofa collection. Founded by CEO Christiane Lemieux (who previously founded Dwell Studio and sold it to Wayfair) and COO Britt Bunn (who previously […]
Google is shutting down its Trips app
Google is shutting down its Trips app for mobile phones, but is incorporating much of the functionality from the service into its Maps app and Search features, according to a statement from the company. Support for the Trips app ends today, but information like notes and saved places will be available in Search as long […]
Tech stocks walloped as China retaliates in the latest salvo of its trade war with the US
All U.S. stock markets were down severely today, and tech stocks were hit especially hard, as China retaliated to increasing U.S. tariffs by halting imports on U.S. agricultural goods and finally acceded to market pressures by letting the yuan slide in value against the dollar. At one point, the Dow was down nearly 900 points […]
The Recession Watch Is Back On: CEO Daily
Must-read business news, delivered every morning.
Cord Cutting Is Canceling Television Subscriptions at a Record Rate in 2019—and Cable Company Stocks Are Loving It
Four million customers a year are cutting the cord, but cable companies are making up the lost revenue in other ways.
The Bond Market Has a Message for the Fed: You’re Not in Charge Anymore
Once the yield curve goes flat, the Fed is following not leading the market, bond-watchers note.
Meet the Humble CEO Who Wants to Build the Biggest Cybersecurity Company Ever—Data Sheet
This is your Data Sheet for Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Apple Is Letting People Apply for Its Credit Card. Can Its Rewards Spur New iPhone Sales?
Cupertino is betting that a cash back perk can take the sting out of ever-climbing smartphone prices.
Apple’s AirPods Business Is Bigger Than You Think
To Apple, it means little. To others, it would change their business.
Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Dies at 88
Her works included “The Bluest Eye,” “Beloved,” and “Song of Solomon.”
‘Absolute Freaking Joke.’ Beto O’Rourke and Tim Ryan Rail Against Trump After Mass Shootings
Democratic presidential candidates Beto O’ Rourke and Tim Ryan are not holding back with their anger following the two mass shootings that have killed at least 31 people and injured dozens more in a span of 13 hours. And political experts say each candidate will face a tall task not making the killings too much […]
There Are 5 New Billion-Dollar Companies in Today’s Fortune Term Sheet
It’s a busy day in dealmaking.
World Economic Forum Wants to Help Companies Avoid the Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence: Eye on A.I.
The World Economic Forum plans to release a public version of its artificial intelligence toolkit for corporate boards at the next Davos gathering in 2020.
Trump’s America: Where Politics Dictate the Definition of Racism
Racial and ethnic polarization has been a hallmark of Trump’s political rise and is central to his reelection.
Former Tinder Exec Sues Former CEO For Sexual Assault
Dating app’s problems continue to multiply.
Republican Governor Calls for Gun Sale Background Checks After Ohio Shooting
Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio needs to do more while balancing people’s rights to own firearms and have due process.
The Root Causes of the U.S.-China Trade War
The current economic battle between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping worsens the divide, but the differences stem from the Chinese and Western approaches to the capital markets, writes Richard N. Foster.
How Trump’s Plan to Import Canadian Drugs Would Work
The Trump administration’s latest proposal is to import cheaper drugs from Canada.
Tencent May Buy Stake in Universal Music Group to Tap into Fast-Growing Asian Markets
The deal would value the world’s biggest music company at $34 billion.
Why the U.S. Labeled China a Currency Manipulator
What does the manipulator label mean?
Barneys Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Announces Store Closures
As billionaire investor Richard Perry seeks a buyer for the luxury fashion icon.
Over 1,000 New Craft Breweries Have Opened In the Past Year
Boom days are over, but steady growth remains.
Mexican Dignitaries Visit El Paso Shooting Victims Amid Call for Stronger Protections for Mexicans in America
Eight Mexican nationals were among the 22 killed and six were among the approximately two dozen injured in an attack that happened at a shopping center in the border city.
Segment CEO Peter Reinhardt is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise to discuss customer experience management
There are few topics as hot right now in the enterprise as customer experience management, that ability to collect detailed data about your customers, then deliver customized experiences based on what you have learned about them. To help understand the challenges companies face building this kind of experience, we are bringing Segment CEO Peter Reinhardt […]
One Skill That Every Business Owner Needs to Manage Cash Flow
Sponsored Post If you’ve got this one skill, managing cash flow with your business won’t be a painful task.
Libra, Facebook’s global digital currency plan, is fuzzy on privacy, watchdogs warn
Privacy commissioners from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australasia have put their names to a joint statement raising concerns about a lack of clarity from Facebook over how data protection safeguards will be baked into its planned cryptocurrency project, Libra. Facebook officially unveiled its big bet to build a global digital currency using blockchain technology […]
8chan’s new internet host was kicked off its own host just hours later
The bottom-feeding forum 8chan, which grew popular by embracing fringe hateful internet cultures, is having trouble staying online. After Cloudflare dropped its protection of the site yesterday, 8chan adopted the services of Bitmitigate, but soon lost that too as the company providing Bitmitigate with services dropped them. Deplatforming works, but it can be complicated, so here’s a quick explanation of what these pieces are and why we’re witnessing this hot-potato act in the wake of the latest tragic mass shootings.
“I’m quite shy! If I can have a good time at Xerocon, anyone can”
We’re super excited for this year’s Xerocon London, which runs from 13-14 November 2019 and promises to be the best yet.
Xerocon London is an event where everyone thrives – including those who attend solo.
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82% of Employees Feel Overworked, Are Business Owners Impacted Too?
Competition in the workplace has its pros and cons.
What is Holistic Marketing and Should Your Small Business Use It?
Holistic marketing looks at all aspects of your business operations.
India’s Indifi raises $21M to expand its online lending platform
Indifi, a Gurgaon-based startup that offers loans to small and medium-sized businesses and also operates an online lending marketplace, has raised 1,450 million Indian rupees ($21 million) in a new financing round to expand its business in the country. The Series C round for the four-year-old startup was led by CDC Group, a U.K.-government-owned VC […]
Which Cryptocurrency to Buy: Top Three Bitcoin Alternatives
Table of Contents: Which cryptocurrency to buy – diversification Look at the Problem the Coin Purports to Solve Does the Coin Project Face Competition? Examine the Roadmap Investigate the Team Bitcoin Ethereum Monero Litecoin Binance Coin NEO Cardano The first thing to say about cryptocurrency investment is that it does not provide a guaranteed windfall […]
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UK watchdog eyeing PM Boris Johnson’s Facebook ads data grab
The online campaigning activities of the UK’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, have already caught the eye of the country’s data protection watchdog. Responding to concerns about the scope of data processing set out in the Conservative Party’s Privacy Policy being flagged to it by a Twitter user, the Information Commissioner’s Office replied that: “This […]
Business Losing Money? Here Are 5 Possible Problems – and Solutions
Find out why your small business might be losing money.
Not your typical startup: How being a cooperative drives our business and product development
Our French startup Digicoop is a remote-first worker cooperative. The goal was simple: make good products that will have a positive impact on companies. The road to funding, not so simple…
What Are Beta Leaders and How Can They Transform Your Business?
Beta leaders are making more headways today.
This startup wants to democratize custom sneaker ownership
There’s nothing like having a pair of fresh, unique sneakers. Limited-release culture facilitates some of that, but The Custom Movement hopes to make originality and self-expression via sneakers more accessible to the masses. The Custom Movement, a custom sneaker startup backed by Y Combinator, enables independent artists to sell their one-of-a-kind sneaker designs to those […]
Four days left for early-bird tickets to TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019
We’re just one month away from TC Sessions: Enterprise, which takes place on September 5 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. But you have only four days left to score an early-bird ticket and save yourself $100. Right now, you pay $249, but once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. (PT) on August 9, […]
Doubling down on business travelers, Airbnb acquires Urbandoor
Airbnb has today announced the acquisition of Urbandoor, a platform that offers extended stays to corporate clients. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Urbandoor was founded in 2015, according to Crunchbase. One of the big differentiators between Urbandoor and Airbnb was not only its focus on business travelers, relocation, etc., but also that […]
Patrick Brown, the chief executive of Impossible Foods, is coming to Disrupt
Impossible Foods is having quite the year. In the past seven months, the company has signed a nationwide deal with Burger King, weathered a demand surge that saw supplies dwindle and stocks of its signature Impossible burger sell out across the country, and raised fears among players in the $98 billion meat market that they […]
Mesosphere changes name to D2IQ, shifts focus to Kubernetes, cloud native
Mesosphere was born as the commercial face of the open-source Mesos project. It was surely a clever solution to make virtual machines run much more efficiently, but times change and companies change. Today the company announced it was changing its name to Day2IQ, or D2IQ for short, and fixing its sights on Kubernetes and cloud […]
Monzo says it wasn’t storing ‘some’ customer PINs correctly, but has now fixed the bug
Monzo, the fast-growing U.K. challenger bank that recently soft-launched in the U.S., is disclosing a potential, albeit relatively limited, security oversight that saw customer PINs stored incorrectly within the company’s internal systems. Discovered on Friday, the “bug” has now been squashed after being spotted by one of Monzo’s security engineers, co-founder and CEO Tom Blomfield […]
Secure your seat to Disrupt Berlin now and pay later
Sonderangebot! That sounds like a super-cool robotics startup you’d find at Disrupt Berlin 2019, right? But it’s German for special offer — and that’s super cool, too. Our premier tech conference takes place on 11-12 December, and we want to make attending Disrupt Berlin as easy on the budget as possible. Hence, our buy-now-pay-later Sonderangebot! […]
Cloudflare will stop service to 8chan, which CEO Matthew Prince describes as a ‘cesspool of hate’
Website infrastructure and security services provider Cloudflare will stop providing service to 8chan, wrote Matthew Prince in a blog post, describing the site as a “cesspool of hate.” Service will be terminated as of midnight Pacific Time. “The rationale is simple: they have proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic […]
Data-driven events discovery and planning startup Fever raises $35 million led by Rakuten
Fever, a startup that uses proprietary algorithms to help companies plan events, announced today that it has raised $35 million led by Rakuten Capital, the investment arm of Japanese internet giant Rakuten . Other investors in the round, which brings Fever’s total raised to $70 million, included Atresmedia, Accel and Michael Zeisser, the former chairman […]
How Chaser grew their debt tracking app through Xero’s ecosystem
Xero’s app marketplace has over 700 apps which help small businesses and their advisors reach their goals. Each month we celebrate an app partner who stands out for helping small businesses thrive.
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How to Improve Your On-Site Content Engagement
Here are 6 simple ideas you could use to improve content engagement when users visit your website.
Instagram and Facebook are experiencing outages
Users reported issues with Instagram and Facebook Sunday morning. [Update as of 12:45 p.m. pacific] Facebook says the outage affecting its apps has been resolved. “Earlier today some people may have had trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps due to a networking issue. We have resolved the issue and are fully back up, we apologize […]
On second attempt, hoverboard inventor successfully crosses Channel
Following a failed attempt in July, French inventor Franky Zapata successfully crossed the Channel on top of a hoverboard this weekend. Starting his trek in Sangatte in northern France, the journey took 20 minutes, before landing in St. Margarets Bay, England. “For the last five to six kilometers I just really enjoyed it,” Zapata told […]
Roblox hits 100 million monthly active users
Roblox is big. Bigger than Minecraft big. The massively multiple online title has been around since 2006, but the game has been achieving a crazy amount of momentum of late. On Friday, it announced via blog post that it’s grown past 100 million monthly active users, pushing past Minecraft, which is currently in the (still […]
On the Amazon panopticon
Last year, “Amazon employees met with ICE officials … to market the company’s facial recognition technology,” the ACLU informs us. Amazon VP Brad Huseman later said “We believe the government should have the best available technology.” Then, last month, Motherboard revealed Amazon has partnered with police departments around the country to create “a self-perpetuating surveillance […]
News discovery app SmartNews valued at $1.1B
SmartNews, an AI-powered news aggregation app, is the latest company to enter the unicorn club.
India’s Reliance to buy majority stake in Google-backed Fynd for $42.3M
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries is acquiring 87.6% stake in Fynd, a seven-year-old Mumbai-based startup that connects brick and mortar retailers with online stores and consumers, for 2.95 billion Indian rupees ($42.33 million), the two said in a brief statement late Saturday. Fynd, which was founded in 2012, helps offline retailers sell their products to consumers […]
Week in Review: Equifax, Capital One and your stupid desire for justice
Hello, weekenders. This is Week-in-Review, where I give a heavy amount of analysis and/or rambling thoughts on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Last week, I talked about the Facebook FTC fine, the Sprint/T-Mobile deal getting […]
Series A(ggregate)
We spend a lot of time around here covering the latest startup fundraises, and for good reason. While capital is certainly an input and not an output, there is nothing quite like the closing of a round of several million in venture capital to prove that yes, the startup I’m working on is at least […]
The Financial Samurai Podcast: New Wedding Spending Rules To Follow If You Don’t Want To Get A Divorce
The average wedding cost is over $30,000. That’s a ridiculous sum of money given the median household income is only about $62,000 before tax. Here are the new wedding spending rules to follow so you don’t end up broke and alone.
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Why the Stock Prices of Dell, Cisco, and Other Big Tech Companies Are Plunging
The damage started with a small player called NetApp.
Apple and Google Suspend Listening to Audio Recorded by Virtual Assistants
After intense criticism.
‘I Have Concerns About All Aspects of This.’ Congress Wants Answers on Amazon and Capital One’s Data Breach
“This is not the first incident in which Capital One’s customer data was exposed,” notes Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
Kroger Is Upping Its Advertising Game
Naming creative advertising agency DDB, as the grocer wraps its arms around an omnichannel future.
Pharma’s ‘Failure for Business’ Plan
Failure is an unfortunate part of drug development. But it’s also necessary – and complicated, according to IDEA Pharma’s Mike Rea and Eneida Pollozi.
How an Alleged Amazon Theft Ring Got the Goods
Will the thefts change the way people shop online?
Failure Is Built Into Pharma. But It’s Complicated: Brainstorm Health
Hello and happy Friday, readers! As promised, we have a special guest post up today on Fortune.com – from IDEA Pharma CEO Mike Rea and co-author Eneida Pollozi. This fascinating piece tackles some of the most pressing issues in drug industry and, specifically, in an area that’s dogged some pharma companies for a while now: Namely, […]
Boeing Adds a Second Flight Control Computer on the 737 Max to Boost Reliability, Sources Say
The second computer would help resolve an issue of the plane’s nose pitching down, which was found during simulations in June.
Restaurants Are Leveling Up by Creating Their Own Signature Craft Spirits
Restaurants are continuously looking for a competitive edge, and collaborations with distilleries are growing in popularity.
Forget Wine or Tequila: Celebrities Are Launching Sake Brands Now
While it seems that every superstar now has his or her own wine label, several musicians are choosing to make their mark in the beverage world with sake.
Vietnamese Egg Coffee Is Taking North America by Storm–but What Is It?
Now available on tap in many cities, the drink is made with egg yolks, sugar, and condensed milk—and tastes like tiramisu.
At Cocktails’ Biggest Conference, the Discussion Turns to Not Drinking
As you can imagine, there are a substantial number of cocktails served at the event. That said, not everyone attending the conference is drinking alcohol.
Youth Employment Is Still Declining. How Summer Jobs Programs Can Help
Despite the strong economy, only 35.4% of teenagers are participating in the labor market.
Apple Marked the End of an Era This Week. And That’s Just Fine With Investors
And all the other Apple headlines this week.
Donald Trump Gets His Wall at Last—but It’s in Zimbabwe
The U.S. is putting up $475,000 to help restore the stone walls at Great Zimbabwe, a fortress that dates back to the 11th century and which gave the country its name.
From “uncomfortable to scary”
The special Sino Saturday edition of CEO Daily.
After Capital One, Equifax, Marriott, and the Rest, Just Assume Your Data Has Been Hacked—Cyber Saturday
But don’t give in to defeatism.
Honolulu’s Hottest Restaurants Take Hawaiian Paradise Beyond the Beach
A short cab ride to an outer neighborhood of Honolulu brings visitors to places that could compete for diner dollars in Copenhagen or Los Angeles.
Has Mezcal Become Too Big for Its Own Good?
Now that mezcal is the cooler cousin of tequila, does it potentially hurt the category if too many big players jump in and throw their muscle around?
The New Four Seasons Brings a Pair of Star-Chef Restaurants to Philadelphia
Elevating the city’s already booming dining scene.
Facebook to admit ownership of Instagram, WhatsApp in barely visible small-print
For the first time in more than half a decade, Facebook wants to inform you that it owns Instagram, the hyper-popular rival social networking app it acquired for a $1BN steal back in 2012. Ditto messaging platform WhatsApp — which Mark Zuckerberg splurged $19BN on a couple of years later to keep feeding eyeballs into […]
Startups Weekly: DoorDash gets a taste of Caviar
In this week’s newsletter: Lux Capital raises $1 billion, Compass is worth a whole lot of money and Vacasa goes shopping.
7 Top Things Novice Traders Should Know
Did you ever dream about building wealth while lying in bed or spending your vacation in the most exotic and sunny island? It may sound like a fantasy but more and more people have discovered the advantages of trading in terms of earning huge profits with very little effort. The forex trading market has now […]
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United Airlines CISO Emily Heath joins TC Sessions: Enterprise this September
In an era of massive data breaches, most recently the Capital One fiasco, the risk of a cyberattack and the costly consequences are the top existential threat to corporations big and small. At TechCrunch’s first-ever enterprise-focused event (p.s. early-bird sales end August 9), that topic will be front and center throughout the day. That’s why […]
Exxon Mobil: Buy This Oil Supermajor At An All-Time High Dividend Yield
Exxon Mobil (XOM) is an oil supermajor. Due to its poor business performance, the company has pronouncedly underperformed its peers and the broad market in the last five years. During this period, Exxon has shed 27% whereas Chevron (CVX) has dipped only 6% and S&P has rallied 53%. However, Exxon is about to return to […]
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Altria: A High-Yield Stock For Marijuana Exposure
The marijuana industry has seen some rapid expansion in recent years. Much of this growth is related to the legalization of marijuana in several countries. Source: Cannabis Business Times While not yet legal in the U.S. on a federal level, 33 states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana for medical purposes while another dozen have […]
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Early-bird pricing ends next week for TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019
Here are five words you’ll never hear spring from the mouth of an early-stage startupper. “I don’t mind paying more.” We feel you, and that’s why we’re letting you know that the price of admission to TC Sessions Enterprise 2019, which takes place on September 5, goes up next week. Our $249 early-bird ticket price […]
The Financial Samurai Podcast: A Fed Rate Cut Is An Ominous Sign For Us To Buckle Up
At last! After 10 years, we’ve finally got our first Fed rate cut. Here’s some logical analysis as to why we should all spend a little less, save a little more, and invest more cautiously over the next 12-18 months. If we are indeed at the beginning of a multiple rate cut cycle, history has not been kind to investors.
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Poking and Prodding: Did the CNN Democratic Debate Go Too Far?
CNN poked and prodded for fault lines among Democrats running for president during both nights of debates this week, and that wasn’t to everyone’s liking. The network took a hit on social media and among some critics for baiting candidates and provoking conflict. Drawing out differences in policy prescriptions and records, and seeing how politicians […]
Why ‘Fitness Tech’ Is Working Out—Data Sheet
This is your Data Sheet for Friday, August 2, 2019
China Vows to Respond to New Tariffs Threatened by Trump
The U.S president abruptly escalated the on-going trade war on Thursday.
DoorDash Goes Shopping: Term Sheet
DoorDash bought food delivery rival Caviar from Square for $410 million.
The U.S.-China Trade War Is Forcing Prunes to Rebrand as a Millennial Superfood
The product known as a natural laxative is now being marketed for its ability to build bones and muscle.
CBS All Access Is Betting Big on ‘Star Trek’ and Stephen King
The streaming service’s adaptation of “The Stand” is part of a robust lineup of original series.
Why Summer Is a Great Time to Find a New Job
The seasonal slowdown is a step up for your career moves.
Is It ‘Only Human’ to Feel Anxious About Money? Talking Finance With Sophia the Robot
The famous A.I. humanoid robot knows a lot about yields—but don’t get her started on bitcoin regulation.
Producing More, Profiting Less: Energy Company Earnings Suffer in the Gas Glut Era
They’re producing more but profiting less.
Verizon’s Unlimited Plans Are Getting Cheaper. Here’s What You Need to Know
There’s four different plans.
Judge Recommends the Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Be Fired: raceAhead
The decision is now in the hands of NYC’s police commissioner.
Rapper A$AP Rocky To Be Freed From Jail in Sweden While Judges Mull Case
A$AP Rocky and two other U.S. suspects will be freed from jail until Aug. 14.
Dasha AI is calling so you don’t have to
While you’d be hard-pressed to find any startup not brimming with confidence over the disruptive idea they’re chasing, it’s not often you come across a young company as calmly convinced it’s engineering the future as Dasha AI. The team is building a platform for designing human-like voice interactions to automate business processes. Put simply, it’s […]
President throws latest wrench in $10B JEDI cloud contract selection process
The $10 billion, decade-long JEDI cloud contract drama continues. It’s a process that has been dogged by complaints, regulatory oversight and court cases. Throughout the months-long selection process, the Pentagon has repeatedly denied accusations that the contract was somehow written to make Amazon a favored vendor, but today The Washington Post reports President Trump has […]
Microsoft Azure now lets you have a server all to yourself
Microsoft today announced the preview launch of Azure Dedicated Host, a new cloud service that will allow you to run your virtual machines on single-tenant physical services. That means you’re not sharing any resources on that server with anybody else and you’ll get full control over everything that’s running on that machine. Previously, Azure already […]
Why AWS gains big storage efficiencies with E8 acquisition
AWS is already the clear market leader in the cloud infrastructure market, but it’s never been an organization that rests on its past successes. Whether it’s a flurry of new product announcements and enhancements every year, or making strategic acquisitions. When it bought Israeli storage startup E8 yesterday, it might have felt like a minor […]
My Favorite Stock Trading Patterns
I have been a part-time stock trader for about 5 years now. I have made tens of thousands of dollars swing trading small cap stocks (usually buying and holding for 1-4 days). These stocks are highly volatile, which gives me the opportunity to make 10% gains on a position in just a few days. But […]
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TikTok adds Giphy integration to import Stickers and export TikTok memes to the rest of the world
TikTok is the breakout hit in social media apps at the moment — it’s currently ranked first in entertainment, and 12th overall in terms of download popularity on iOS, and 8th on Android in the US — and today it’s starting a partnership that should give it an even wider profile, with the added benefit […]
Manage Your Sales Leads Like You Tend Your Garden
Managings sales leads and gardening have things in common.
A Q&A with Multiple, the quiet agency behind many a startup’s success story
Part of the reason Silicon Valley has become so powerful is that it supports a wide variety of these wider ecosystem players, and doesn’t just dole out cash to raw entrepreneurs who often are pretty experienced in company and brand building. Europe, it seemed, was finally growing up. Four years on and, I decided it […]
With the acquisition closed, IBM goes all in on Red Hat
IBM’s massive $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat closed a few weeks ago and today, the two companies are now announcing the first fruits of this process. For the most part, today’s announcement further IBM’s ambitions to bring its products to any public and private cloud. That was very much the reason why IBM acquired […]
Salesforce closes $15.7B Tableau deal
In an amazingly quick turn-around for a deal of this scope, Salesforce announced today that it has closed the $15.7 billion Tableau deal announced in June. The deal is by far the biggest acquisition in Salesforce history, a company known for being highly acquisitive. A deal of this size usually faces a high level of […]
Downtime Can Cost Businesses More Than $10,000 an Hour (INFOGRAPHIC)
Do you know how much downtime costs your business?
With a new $800M fund, Oak HC/FT is staying true to its name
The healthcare and fintech-focused outfit has raised its largest fund yet.
A newly discovered hacking group is targeting energy and telecoms companies
There’s a new hacking group on the radar targeting telecommunications and oil and gas companies across Africa and the Middle East. Industrial security company Dragos, which discovered the group, calls it “Hexane,” but remains largely tight lipped on its activities. The security company said Thursday, however, that that the group’s activity has ramped up in […]
Facebook reveals early results from its subscription-focused local news accelerator
It’s been more than a year since Facebook announced that it would be funding a Local News Subscriptions Accelerator. Now the company is sharing some of the ways in which program has led to new initiatives at different publishers. The accelerator is administered by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, and in an email, the institute’s […]
For the next month, the Impossible Whopper will be available at Burger Kings across the country
Starting in one week, the Impossible Foods plant-based Impossible Burger will be available at Burger King restaurants across the country. The world’s second largest fast food chain is rolling out the Impossible Whopper nationwide at all of its 7,200 U.S. locations for the next month as it tests the potential demand for the meaty-tasting meatless […]
Take Customer Experience From Blah to Fantastic
Customer experience is key for growth in today’s environment.
TikTok-parent is getting into mobile search
China’s ByteDance, which owns popular video sharing app TikTok, is already working to enter the smartphone business and the music streaming space. It appears the world’s most valued startup also has ambitions about developing its own search engine. Kind of. A company spokesperson told TechCrunch on Thursday that it has introduced a search function in ByteDance’s […]
Holloway launches in-depth startup guides, aims to rewrite publishing with $4.6M from NYT, tech VCs
Founders need to get smart quickly about the many nuanced aspects of building a company, from understanding weird language in a big term sheet to hiring a key software developer. But the best practical advice is scattered across blog posts, podcasts and books, and it gets outdated quickly as industry norms evolve. Even experienced founders […]
What founders need to know about pro rata rights
In the context of a term sheet, pro rata rights (or pro rata) govern whether investors may continue to invest in subsequent rounds of funding in proportion with their ownership…
Cloud-based design tool Figma launches plug-ins
Figma, the startup looking to put design tools in the cloud, has today announced new plug-ins for the platform that will help users clean up their workflows. Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field says that plug-ins have been the most requested feature from users since the company’s launch. So, for the last year, the team […]
Asana launches Workload to help prevent burnout
Asana, the work management platform led by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, today launched Workload, a new feature for its paying users that aims to help prevent burnout. It does so by making it easier for businesses to fairly distribute work across their teams and, if necessary, redistribute it. “The most productive and happiest teams are […]
Didi Chuxing and oil giant BP team up to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China
Ride-sharing and transportation platform Didi Chuxing announced today that it has formed a joint venture with BP, the British gas, oil and energy supermajor. to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China. The charging stations will be available to Didi and non-Didi drivers. The news of Didi and BP’s joint venture comes one week after […]
Education software maker Pearson says data breach affected thousands of accounts in the U.S.
Pearson, the London-based educational software maker, said today that thousands of school and university accounts, mostly in the United States, were affected by a data breach. The company added that it has notified affected users already and that the vulnerability has been fixed. The Wall Street Journal reports that the data breach happened in November […]
The Financial Samurai Podcast: Quitting Your Job Is Selfish, Engineering Your Layoff Is The Right Thing To Do
Since publishing my book, How To Engineer Your Layoff, in 2012, I’ve had a number of people tell me that engineering your layoff is morally or ethically wrong.
But I’m here to argue that quitting your job is the morally and ethically wrong thing to do because you leave so many people in the lurch. Creating a win-win scenario and giving your colleagues time to find your replacement is a much better way to go.
My book is now in its 3rd edition for 2019 and beyond.
Amazon-backed food delivery startup Deliveroo acquires Edinburgh software studio Cultivate
As two of the largest players in online-food ordering and delivery in Europe work on a $10 billion merger to expand their footprint and economies of scale, one of its biggest rivals has made an acquisition to expand its own tech muscle. Deliveroo, the London-based food delivery startup backed by Amazon that is itself valued […]
The “world’s largest internet restaurant company” quietly raised $125 million this month
In May, venture capitalist Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital warned in a Financial Times column that Amazon’s recent $575 million investment in the London-based delivery service Deliveroo could prove ominous for local restaurants. Wrote Moritz: “Amazon is now one step away from becoming a multi-brand restaurant company — and that could mean doomsday for many […]
SafetyWing raises $3.5M seed to offer medical insurance to ‘digital nomads’
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May once said “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere.” And while that sentiment would be considered risible by just about anybody who works in today’s outward-looking technology industry, if you are a digital worker of the world, you may well […]
Fitbit lowers guidance after Versa Lite disappoints
Fitbit continued solid device growth for Q2, up 31%, year over year, representing a 5% bump in revenue. From that angle, the company’s long-term turnaround appears to be on track — but things weren’t all cheery this time out. Notably, the company’s stock is down in after-hours trading after it lowered guidance for annual revenue. […]
Exclusive: Lux Capital Raises More Than $1 Billion Across Two New Funds to Invest in Companies Building a Sci-Fi Future
The firm will back companies on the cutting edge of science.
Private Insurance Can’t Survive Under Kamala Harris’ Healthcare Plan. Here’s Why
Employers won’t be incentivized—or able—to offer plans that best a government option.
Universal Orlando Announces ‘Epic Universe’ Theme Park
Epic Universe is expected to include multiple roller coasters, an entertainment center, restaurants, retail outlets, hotels, and new attractions.
This Is What Biden Actually Said About Women in 1981 Op-Ed
Sen. Gillibrand went after Biden’s record during Wednesday’s debate.
This VC Firm Just Raised More Than $1 Billion To Invest in Moonshots: Term Sheet
Lux Capital will back companies on “the cutting edge of science.”
Digital Health Firm Livongo’s Secret Sauce: Brainstorm Health
Happy Thursday, readers. I hate to be a tease—but I think this is one worth teasing. I’ll have a report out soon (alongside a video interview) about one of the most interesting aspects of Livongo, the digital health chronic disease management firm which enjoyed a massive pop in its public debut on the Nasdaq last […]
4 Things We Learned From Last Night’s Democratic Debate
Here’s what we learned from the second night of the second Democratic Debate.
5 Ways to Turn Your Summer Internship into a Job Offer
First, put down your phone. Better yet, lock it in your desk drawer.
The 10 Most Urgent Press Freedom Cases Around the World
Every month, the One Free Press Coalition ranks the most urgent press freedom cases.
What TV Shows to Watch This August: From ‘BH90210’ and ‘GLOW’ to ‘Mindhunter’ and More
Though August isn’t typically “prime time” for TV, HBO, Netflix, Fox, and others have some interesting programming lined up.
Former Amazon Employee Accused of Hacking Capital One Threatened to ‘Shoot Up’ a Social Media Company
The FBI and Amazon are working to figure out if Paige Thompson, who was arrested on Monday, also accessed data from other companies and organizations.
‘Doctor Who’ Will Stream Exclusively on HBO Max
Popular U.K. series like “Luther” are also part of the deal with BBC Studios.
Is Easy Money From the Fed Turning the U.S. Economy Japanese?
Recent comparisons to Japan miss the sheer insanity of that country’s bubble.
Amazon to Sellers: Use Eco-Friendly Packaging or Pay a Fine
Amazon sellers have until Sept. 3 to get on board with the new packaging guidelines.
EBay Sues Amazon Employees for Alleged ‘Racketeering Scheme’
The allegations come as U.S. regulators are investigating Amazon for antitrust issues.
Facebook Misinformation Cleanup Targeted Pages Meant to Mislead on Middle East Ideas
The company focused on pages, groups, and accounts that artificially boosted certain ideas, including “alleged support of terrorist groups by Qatar and Turkey.”
Why Fashion Flagship Stores Are Closing, or Being Reinvented
Shop-’til-you-drop is passé, while creating store experiences are on trend to pay the rent.
Digital Health Firm Livongo’s Secret Sauce? Employees Who Are Actually Patients
Livongo popped in its public debut on the Nasdaq. One key driver of the digital health company’s strategy? The actual humans, and patients, who work there.
Fast Food Chains Grilling Faux Burgers for Vegans and Flexitarians Face Challenges
Have it your way: With bacon and cheese, or request your patty not touch animal protein.
Who Won the Democratic Debate?: raceAhead
While there was plenty of drama between the candidates, the clear winners were supporters of Eric Garner.
Cryptographic ICE Cube tests orbital cybersecurity protocols aboard the ISS
Encryption in space can be tricky. Even if you do everything right, a cosmic ray might come along and flip a bit, sabotaging the whole secure protocol. If you can’t radiation-harden the computer, what can you do? European Space Agency researchers are testing two solutions right now in an experiment running on board the ISS.
Amazon acquires flash-based cloud storage startup E8 Storage
Amazon has acquired Israeli storage tech startup E8 Storage, as first reported by Reuters, CNBC and Globes and confirmed by TechCrunch. The acquisition will bring the team and technology from E8 in to Amazon’s existing Amazon Web Services center in Tel Aviv, per reports. E8 Storage’s particular focus was on building storage hardware that employs […]
The ‘world’s largest internet restaurant company’ quietly raised $125 million this month
In May, venture capitalist Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital warned in a Financial Times column that Amazon’s recent $575 million investment in the London-based delivery service Deliveroo could prove ominous for local restaurants. Wrote Moritz: “Amazon is now one step away from becoming a multi-brand restaurant company — and that could mean doomsday for many […]
Lyft pulls e-bikes in light of apparent battery fires
Lyft is pulling its e-bikes from the streets of San Francisco, as well as from those in the South Bay Area in light of two recently catching on fire. The first reported fire took place over the weekend, with the second happening today, according to the San Francisco Examiner. Don’t think I’ll be going on […]
Revolut launches stock trading in limited release
Fintech startup Revolut is launching its stock trading feature today. It’s a Robinhood-like feature that lets you buy and sell shares without any commission. For now, the feature is limited to some Revolut customers with a Metal card. While Robinhood has completely changed the stock trading retail market in the U.S., buying shares hasn’t changed […]
Calling all hardware startups! Apply to Hardware Battlefield @ TC Shenzhen
Got hardware? Well then, listen up, because our search continues for boundary-pushing, early-stage hardware startups to join us in Shenzhen, China for an epic opportunity; launch your startup on a global stage and compete in Hardware Battlefield at TC Shenzhen on November 11-12. Apply here to compete in TC Hardware Battlefield 2019. Why? It’s your chance […]
Constellation Brands: A Stealth Play On The Marijuana Boom
Investments in cannabis companies have ramped higher in the past few years. Investors now have access to a variety of cannabis-related companies, as products containing cannabis have reached greater social and legal acceptance in North America and around the world. Multiple large companies whose business models are not related to marijuana have invested in this […]
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How the Capital One Data Breach Could Affect Your Small Business
Capital One breach affects 100 plus million people.
Non-Disclosure Agreements: When Does Your Business Need Them?
Having a solid NDA can save you a lot of headaches.
VAT: Domestic reverse charge in the construction industry
The Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) in the construction industry starts 1 October 2019.
The regulation intends to cut down on “missing trader” fraud, where companies receiving high net amounts of VAT from their customers have no intention of ever paying over to HMRC.
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Save with group discounts and bring your team to TechCrunch’s first-ever Enterprise event Sept. 5 in SF
Get ready to dive into the fiercely competitive waters of enterprise software. Join more than 1,000 attendees for TC Sessions Enterprise 2019 on September 5 to navigate this rapidly evolving category with the industry’s brightest minds, biggest names and exciting startups. Our $249 early-bird ticket price remains in play, which saves you $100. But one […]
Snapchat launches ‘instant’ tool for creating vertical ads
Snapchat is hoping to attract new advertisers (and make advertising easier for the ones already on the platform) with the launch of a new tool called Instant Create. Some of these potential advertisers may not be used to creating ads in the smartphone-friendly vertical format that Snapchat has popularized, so Instant Create is designed to […]
What happened to the sharing economy?
A few years ago, Silicon Valley couldn’t stop using a trendy buzzword — the sharing economy. The good old top-down economic model with a clear separation between service providers and clients was falling apart. And huge tech companies disrupted entire industries, from Airbnb to Taskrabbit, Uber, Etsy and Getaround. When you retrospectively look at the […]
Aspire raises $32.5M to help SMEs secure fast finance in Southeast Asia
Aspire, a Singapore-based startup that helps SMEs secure working capital, has raised $32.5 million in a new financing round to expand its presence in several Southeast Asian markets. The Series A round for the one-and-a-half-year-old startup was funded by MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia. Arc Labs and existing investors Y Combinator — Aspire graduated from YC […]
Charging for Bags: Is It Right for Your Business?
Can you risk charging for plastic bags without losing customers?
Impossible Foods goes to the grocery store
After receiving approval from the Food and Drug Administration, Impossible Foods has cleared the last regulatory hurdle it faced to rolling out in grocery stores. The company is targeting a September release of Impossible products to join its competitor Beyond Meat on grocery store shelves. The news comes as the company said it inked a […]
Prodly announces $3.5M seed to automate low-code cloud deployments
Low-code programming is supposed to make things easier on companies, right? Low-code means you can count on trained administrators instead of more expensive software engineers to handle most tasks, but like any issue solved by technology, there are always unintended consequences. While running his former company, Steelbrick, which he sold to Salesforce in 2015 for […]
Direct-to-consumer lingerie brand Lively acquired for $85M
Lively, a lingerie business founded and led by former Victoria’s Secret executive Michelle Cordeiro Grant, has sold to intimate apparel brand Wacoal for $85 million. The deal includes up to an additional $55 million in performance-based payouts. Lively, headquartered in New York, had raised $15 million in venture capital funding, including a $6.5 million Series […]
Consumer internet companies are easy to understand, but hard to create
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell once said that the best video games are easy to learn and nearly impossible to master. A related concept holds for building foundational consumer internet companies.
Clearbanc co-founder and president Michele Romanow is coming to Disrupt SF
Raising venture capital isn’t easy; for some, it’s impossible. Clearbanc offers startups a fundraising alternative, and in just a few short years, it’s become a household name in Silicon Valley circles. The company disrupts the startup funding process by providing companies cash to buy ads in exchange for a revenue share so those companies aren’t […]
Investors bet another $50M on Clearbanc’s revenue share model
That company disrupting venture capital just raised more venture capital. Clearbanc has attracted $300 million, including a $50 million equity investment led by Highland Capital with participation from Arcadia, iNovia and Emergence Capital, and another $250 million from limited partners for its third fund. Clearbanc declined to disclose its valuation, but noted the company was […]
Keep Payment Processing Fees Low with these Tips
Payment processing fees can be manageable.
Luna Labs creates playable ads, directly from Unity
It seems obvious that the best way to advertise a game is to let people play the game itself — and we’ve covered other startups tackling this problem, such as AppOnboard and mNectar. But Luna Labs co-founder and CEO Steven Chard said that for most developers, the creation of these ads involves outsourcing: “It might […]
Hello Heart raises $12 million for at-home monitoring and behavioral treatment for hypertension
Leveraging new remote sensing and monitoring technologies and the willingness of corporate insurance programs to provide more preventative treatment to reduce long-term costs, Hello Heart has raised $12 million in new financing to further develop its business. The money came from Khosla Ventures and previous backer Blue Run Ventures. The company said it will use […]
Porsche Digital expands US presence beyond Silicon Valley with new Atlanta office
Porsche Digital, the subsidiary of car maker Porsche, is opening its second U.S. location after launching its first in 2017 in Silicon Valley. The second North American office for this software and digital product-focused wing of Porsche will open in Atlanta, which is also the seat of Porsche’s North American car business. Porsche Digital cited […]
Jamf acquires Digita Security to gain native Mac security
Jamf has been widely known as an enterprise Mac deployment and management tool company, but it has been looking for ways to expand beyond those core capabilities. One thing it heard from customers was that there was a dearth of native Mac security tools. It checked that box today, announcing it has acquired Digita Security, […]
Trueface raises $3.7M to recognise that gun, as it’s being pulled, in real time
Globally, millions of cameras are deployed by companies and organizations every year. All you have to do is look up. Yes, there they are! But the petabytes of data collected by these cameras really only become useful after something untoward has occurred. They can very rarely influence an action in “real time.” Trueface is a […]
Visa pitches a program offering fintechs faster market access through an ecosystem of partners
Visa is pitching a new way for startups in the fintech space to get to market faster by using its rails and a group of pre-approved partners. The Fast Track program, a variant of an investment commitment and ecosystem of services the company has already launched in other geographies around the world, comes to the […]
The Financial Samurai Podcast: The New Three-Legged Stool For Retirement
The old three-legged stool for retirement consisted of: 1) Pension (Company), 2) Social Security (Government), and 3) Personal Savings (You). The NEW three-legged stool for retirement consists of: 1) You, 2) You, and 3) You. It’s time to get serious about your finances!
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Roxanne Varza to give an update on Station F at Disrupt Berlin
Station F is the world’s biggest startup campus and it’s based in Paris. Director Roxanne Varza first unveiled Station F at TechCrunch Disrupt back in December 2016. That’s why I’m excited to announce that Station F director Roxanne Varza is joining us at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin to give us an update and tell us about […]
Insurance for the Self-Employed? 53% Think They Don’t Need It
If you are self-employed, look into some insurance.
Imperial Brands: Don’t Miss This 10% Dividend Yielder
Imperial Brands (IMBBY) is a leading cigarette manufacturer and tobacco company based in the United Kingdom. It was one of our recent top picks from Sure Dividend for building a portfolio that creates dividends in every calendar month and remains so today due to its competitive advantages, growth potential, and dirt cheap valuation. The company’s […]
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Catalyst raises $15M from Accel to transform data-driven customer success
Managing your customers has changed a lot in the past decade. Out are the steak dinners and ballgame tickets to get a sense of a contract’s chance at renewal, and in are churn analysis and a whole bunch of data science to learn whether a customer and their users like or love your product. That […]
Former Cambridge Analytica director, Brittany Kaiser, dumps more evidence of Brexit’s democratic trainwreck
A UK parliamentary committee has published new evidence fleshing out how membership data was passed from UKIP, a pro-Brexit political party, to Leave.EU, a Brexit supporting campaign active in the 2016 EU referendum — via the disgraced and now defunct data company, Cambridge Analytica. In evidence sessions last year, during the DCMS committee’s enquiry into […]
Confluera snags $9M Series A to help stop cyberattacks in real time
Just yesterday, we experienced yet another major breach when Capital One announced it had been hacked and years of credit card application information had been stolen. Another day, another hack, but the question is how can companies protect themselves in the face of an onslaught of attacks. Confluera, a Palo Alto startup, wants to help […]
Monday.com raises $150M more, now at $1.9B valuation, for workplace collaboration tools
Workplace collaboration platforms have become a crucial cornerstone of the modern office: workers’ lives are guided by software and what we do on our computers, and collaboration tools provide a way for us to let each other know what we’re working on, and how we’re doing it, in a format that’s (at best) easy to […]
Advanced Hack: How to Improve Your SEO in Less Than 30 Minutes
I’ve been testing a new SEO hack and it works no matter how old or how new your site is. Heck, you can have barely any links, and I’ve found it to work as well. Best of all, unlike most SEO changes, it doesn’t take months or years to see results from this… you can […]
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America Movil: A Top Telecom Stock For International Growth And Dividends
When it comes to the telecommunications sector, most investors are probably familiar with the U.S.l-based giants like AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ). Indeed, these two companies dominate the U.S. telecom industry, and have a large investor following thanks to their high dividend yields. However, investors would do well to consider international telecommunications stocks as well, […]
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Google teams up with VMware to bring more enterprises to its cloud
Google today announced a new partnership with VMware that will make it easier for enterprises to run their VMware workloads on Google Cloud. Specifically, Google Cloud will now support VMware Cloud Foundation, the company’s system for deploying and running hybrid clouds. The solution was developed by CloudSimple, not VMware or Google, and Google will offer […]
A guide to Virtual Beings and how they impact our world
Money from big tech companies and top VC firms is flowing into the nascent “virtual beings” space. Mixing the opportunities presented by conversational AI, generative adversarial networks, photorealistic graphics, and creative development of fictional characters, “virtual beings” envisions a near-future where characters (with personalities) that look and/or sound exactly like humans are part of our […]
Facebook and YouTube’s moderation failure is an opportunity to deplatform the platforms
Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have failed their task of monitoring and moderating the content that appears on their sites; what’s more, they failed to do so well before they knew it was a problem. But their incidental cultivation of fringe views is an opportunity to recast their role as the services they should be rather […]
Microsoft acquires data privacy and governance service BlueTalon
Microsoft today announced that it has acquired BlueTalon, a data privacy and governance service that helps enterprises set policies for how their employees can access their data. The service then enforces those policies across most popular data environments and provides tools for auditing policies and access, too. Neither Microsoft nor BlueTalon disclosed the financial details […]
The Exit: The acquisition charting Salesforce’s future
Before Tableau was the $15.7 billion key to Salesforce’s problems, it was a couple of founders arguing with a couple of venture capitalists over lunch about why its Series A valuation should be higher than $12 million pre-money. Salesforce has generally been one to signify corporate strategy shifts through their acquisitions, so you can understand […]
Adobe’s latest Customer Experience Platform updates take aim at data scientists
Adobe’s Customer Experience Platform provides a place to process all of the data that will eventually drive customer experience applications in the Adobe Experience Cloud. This involves bringing in vast amounts of transactional and interactional data being created across commerce platforms. This process is complex and involves IT, applications developers and data scientists. Last fall, […]
Bindu Reddy, co-founder and CEO at RealityEngines, is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise
There is surely no shortage of data in the modern enterprise, and data is the fuel for AI. Yet packaging that data in machine learning models remains a huge challenge for large companies. Without that capability, automating processes with AI underpinnings remains elusive for many companies. RealityEngines wants to change that by creating research-driven cloud […]
Yes, Slack is down. Update: Slack’s back
Update: It’s baaaaaack. Back to work, erm, slackers. Official word, per Slack: We’re pleased to report that we have the all clear, and all functionality is now restored. Thanks so much for bearing with us in the meantime. Are your co-workers ignoring you? Welcome to my world! In your case, however, that is probably because Slack […]
Europe’s top court sharpens guidance for sites using leaky social plug-ins
Europe’s top court has made a ruling that could affect scores of websites that embed the Facebook ‘Like’ button and receive visitors from the region. The ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU states such sites are jointly responsible for the initial data processing — and must either obtain informed consent from site […]
The Great Hack tells us data corrupts
This week professor David Carroll, whose dogged search for answers to how his personal data was misused plays a focal role in The Great Hack: Netflix’s documentary tackling the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal, quipped that perhaps a follow up would be more punitive for the company than the $5BN FTC fine released the same day. […]
David and Goliath: Approaching the ‘deal’
How does a startup get from zero to execution when negotiating contracts with potential customers that are large enterprises?
Emergence’s Jason Green joins TC Sessions: Enterprise this September
Picking winners from the herd of early-stage enterprise startups is challenging — so much competition, so many disruptive technologies, including mobile, cloud and AI. One investor who has consistently identified winners is Jason Green, founder and general partner at Emergence, and TechCrunch is very pleased to announce that he will join the investor panel at […]
Muzmatch adds $7M to swipe right on Muslim-majority markets
Muzmatch, a matchmaking app for Muslims, has just swiped a $7 million Series A on the back of continued momentum for its community-sensitive approach to soulmate searching for people of the Islamic faith. It now has more than 1.5 million users of its apps, across 210 countries, swiping, matching and chatting online as they try […]
Twitter Q2 beats on sales of $841M and EPS of $0.20, new metric of mDAUs up to 139M
Two days after Facebook reported growing numbers (even amid its regulatory turmoil), its social media counterpart Twitter today announced its Q2 results. The company made $841 million in overall revenues, up 18% on a year ago; with EPS and net income respectively at $1.43 and $1.1 billion, a huge bump due to a “significant income tax benefit” […]
The Financial Samurai Podcast: The Negatives Of Early Retirement Nobody Likes Talking About
Being able to retire early is great, but there are a number of downsides to content with. After leaving work for good in 2012, I’d like to share some surprising things that I went through. I’m sorry to say that early retirement will not automatically make you much happier.
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CrunchMatch simplifies networking at TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019
Get ready to experience world-class networking TechCrunch-style at TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019. On September 5, more than 1,000 of the top enterprise software minds and makers, movers and shakers will descend on San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. It’s a day-long conference featuring distinguished speakers, panel discussions, demos and workshops. It’s also a […]
Nearly a third of US households don’t have a broadband connection
Over the past several years, many have suggested that broadband internet should be regarded as a public utility, like water or gas. Staying connected has become an essential part of nearly every facet of life, but according to a new report, high-speed connections may not be as prevalent here in the States as you may […]
Airbud raises $4 million to add a voice interface to your website
Amazon’s Alexa ushered in a new dawn of user interfaces, bringing voice into the mix as a viable option. Dozens of companies have sprouted because of this, not least of which being Airbud.io. Airbud allows any company to add a voice interface to its website. The company just closed a $4 million round led by […]
Facebook ignored staff warnings about ‘sketchy’ Cambridge Analytica in September 2015
Facebook employees tried to alert the company about the activity of Cambridge Analytica as early as September 2015, per the SEC’s complaint against the company which was published yesterday. This chimes with a court filing that emerged earlier this year — which also suggested Facebook knew of concerns about the controversial data company earlier than […]
The Definitive Guide to Mobile Deep Linking
The average consumer is spending five hours per day on their smartphones and this number is only going up. We do everything on our phones these days, from shopping to browsing social media and managing our businesses. This is why it’s more important than ever to optimize the user experience to keep people on your app […]
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Sienna Byron Bay: The Beauty of Sustainability
In support of Plastic Free July, we’re showcasing a few of our small business customers who are embracing sustainability as part of their business model.
A beauty brand with a mission
Sienna Byron Bay makes beautiful, non-toxic nail polish and is seen as the gold standard in the industry.
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Facebook says it’s under antitrust investigation by the FTC
Facebook’s investors were not fazed by the announcement of a $5 billion FTC fine after baking it into share price expectations, but Facebook’s admission that it was now under investigation by the FTC over antitrust issues was a surprise. Facebook detailed in its Q2 earnings release that it has paid the record fine and agreed […]
The Problem With Living Beyond Your Means
We live in a world where people are exposed to the lives of the rich and famous on a continuing basis. It’s easy for people to become obsessed with having that type of lifestyle. However this is a pipe dream for almost everyone and even trying to acquire a relatively small number of luxury items […]
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Following record FTC fine, Facebook stock pops on Q2 earnings beat
Hours after receiving a record $5 billion FTC fine on privacy violations, Facebook delivered a Q2 earnings beat with revenue of $16.9 billion with $1.99 adjusted EPS compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.90 EPS on revenue of $16.45 billion. Facebook reported it has 1.59 billion DAUs and 2.1 billion daily active users of […]
Snap overtakes its IPO debut price
Snap may no longer be the laughing stock of the New York Stock Exchange. On the heels of renewed user growth and an earnings beat, Snap closed Wednesday with a share price at $17.60, up 18.68% for the day, giving the company its first close above its $17 IPO debut price since March of last […]
Daily Crunch: Facebook will pay $5B fine
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Facebook settles with FTC: $5 billion and new privacy guarantees Although in line with what was reported before the official announcement, […]
Facebook ends friend data access for Microsoft and Sony, the last 2 of its legacy partners, under FTC deal
One more consequence of the FTC’s investigation of Facebook, which culminated in a record $5 billion settlement announced today: it’s finally tightening another string in its privacy policy by cutting off access to friend data for Microsoft and Sony, the company announced today. It described having allowed them access up to now as “our mistake” […]
The Financial Samurai Podcast: Reflecting On Two Years Of Being A Stay At Home Dad
Without a doubt, being a stay at home parent is harder than any day job out there. For those of you who are considering giving up your day job to spend those precious first years of life with your newborn, you’ll find this episode useful in helping you make your decision. If you’re a new father, you will especially appreciate this episode.
Original post here. I love you son very much!
‘The Great Hack’: Netflix doc unpacks Cambridge Analytica, Trump, Brexit and democracy’s death
There are probably many of us who’d wish quite a lot of the last couple of years could be thrown into that temple fire, but this documentary is the first I’ve seen to expertly peer into the flames of what has become the real-world dumpster fire that is social media, dark advertising and global politics […]
Facebook fails to keep Messenger Kids’ safety promise
Facebook’s messaging app for under 13s, Messenger Kids — which launched two years ago pledging a “private” chat space for kids to talk with contacts specifically approved by their parents — has run into an embarrassing safety issue. The Verge obtained messages sent by Facebook to an unknown number of parents of users of the […]
How to Track and Improve Your Rankings Without Spending Money
Can you guess how most people improve their rankings? Well, they either hire an SEO firm, which is expensive, or they do it themselves, which is time-consuming. There must be a better solution, right? One that still gets results, doesn’t take as much time and doesn’t cost any money. Well, I’m about to make a […]
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TikTok tests an Instagram-style grid and other changes
Short-form video app TikTok, the fourth most downloaded app in the world as of last quarter, is working on several new seemingly Instagram-inspired features — including a Discover page, a grid-style layout similar to Instagram Explore, an Account Switcher and more. The features were uncovered this week by reverse-engineering specialist Jane Manchun Wong, who published […]
Twitter tests a new way to label replies
Twitter is testing a new way to make conversation threads easier to follow, with the launch of a new test that labels notable replies with special icons. If the original poster replies somewhere in the thread, their tweet will have a small microphone icon next to their profile picture. Other tweets may be labeled, as […]
The key to keeping up: How to think like a futurist
Whether you’re a scientist mastering new machinery or a small business owner making the transition from Post-it notes to online accounting, everyone is asking the same question: how can we keep up in an increasingly fast-paced industry?
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Your Chance Of Becoming A Millionaire By Age, Race, And Education
Everybody wants to be a millionaire! Alas, only about 12 million households, or 3% of the U.S. population are millionaires. Here’s a deep dive look into your chances of becoming a millionaire by age, race, and education. I firmly believe every Financial Samurai listener will be a millionaire in their lifetimes.
See this post for detailed charts and graphs.
The Financial Samurai Podcast: Your Chance Of Becoming A Millionaire By Age, Race, And Education
Everybody wants to be a millionaire! Alas, only about 12 million households, or 3% of the U.S. population are millionaires. Here’s a deep dive look into your chances of becoming a millionaire by age, race, and education. I firmly believe every Financial Samurai listener will be a millionaire in their lifetimes.
See this post for detailed charts and graphs.
Alibaba: A Possible Dividend Down The Road, But Don’t Bet On It Yet
There are many ways for companies to allocate capital, and depending on their strategy, business model, and outlook for the industry they are active in, companies can make vastly differing decisions. Some prefer to make hefty payments to their shareholders via dividends and/or share repurchases, while others favor higher growth investment via either capital expenditures […]
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Why Dividend Investors Should Not Buy Uber Stock
Uber Technologies (UBER) IPO-ed in early May at $45 per share. Although the company is currently faced with steep losses from growth investment requirements and stiff competition from rivals like Lyft (LYFT) which squeeze its margins, it possesses an enormous growth runway that should eventually lead it to profitability. This leads us to try to […]
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InCountry raises $15M for its cloud-based private data storage-as-a-service solution
The rise of data breaches, along with an expanding raft of regulations (now numbering 80 different regional regimes, and growing) have thrust data protection — having legal and compliant ways of handling personal user information — to the top of the list of things that an organization needs to consider when building and operating their […]
Last chance! Apply for the All Raise female founder program at Disrupt SF 2019
Newsflash for all female founders of the early-stage startup variety. Your chance to meet with leading women VCs at Disrupt SF 2019 on October 2-4 ends on July 19 at 5 p.m. (PT). Apply for an AMA session before the deadline expires. We’re serious when it comes to supporting women in tech, which is why we partnered with All […]
Haus, the real estate startup founded by Garrett Camp, raises $7.1M
Haus, a startup aiming to make home ownership more affordable and flexible, is announcing that it has raised $7.1 million in new funding. This amount combines a $4.1 million seed equity investment led by Montage Ventures and $3 million in debt, which will help finance Haus’ new co-investment model. Haus was created by Uber co-founder […]
Only 24 hours left to apply for TC Top Picks at Disrupt SF 2019
Early-stage startup founders, you have just 24 hours left to complete one small task — a task that holds the potential to shift your venture into hyperdrive. Apply to be a TC Top Pick and the chance to exhibit for free at Disrupt San Francisco 2019 in October. There’s no time left to drag your […]
The Wilshire 5000 Index: What You Need to Know
Most investors probably know about the S&P 500 Index, the go-to index for large-cap stocks. They may also be aware of the Dow Jones where they can find the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 Index contains 500 of the largest publicly-traded U.S. stocks by market capitalization, as well as other criteria. It could […]
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The FS Podcast: How Much Money You Need To Retire Early And Live In Abject Poverty
As more people look to retire early before 60, more people are looking for shortcuts in order to get to early retirement quicker. What I’ve noticed is that more people are willing to live in abject poverty or near poverty just to do so.
I’ve crunched the numbers in this episode and post to show you how large of an investment portfolio you need to live poorly. The numbers are based off the official Federal Poverty Limit.
The Financial Samurai Podcast: How Much Money You Need To Retire Early And Live In Abject Poverty
As more people look to retire early before 60, more people are looking for shortcuts in order to get to early retirement quicker. What I’ve noticed is that more people are willing to live in abject poverty or near poverty just to do so.
I’ve crunched the numbers in this episode and post to show you how large of an investment portfolio you need to live poorly. The numbers are based off the official Federal Poverty Limit.
How business owners should approach their numbers
Money is a tricky topic for a lot of business owners. There’s the matter of how to account for it, how to present it, and of course, how to raise it.
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How to Rank Your Old, Outdated Content
What percentage of your search traffic is driven by your top 10 pages? Chances are, it’s a large portion. Just look at the screenshot below. You’ll see that my top 10 pages drive 28.7% of my search traffic. That may not seem like a high number, but I have 5,441 blog posts. In other words, […]
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Launching South Africa’s Xero App Integrator Directory
Around the world, there are over 700 apps in Xero’s App Marketplace.
In the past few months alone, we’ve added more than 21 South African apps. These include Yoco, Payfast, SME Snapshot, Syft, Aurik, Simple Pay, Payspace and Tall Order.
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The Financial Samurai Podcast: What Age Do Most People Retire In America
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Episode notes: A lot of people want to retire early, but more than 80% of Americans retire after the age of 60. Let’s look at some of the details. Read more and view charts here: https://www.financialsamurai.com/age-people-retire-america/
Investing in China Through Alibaba (BABA)
It’s hard not to hear about China in the news these days. But it’s not only because of political news. China has become an economic powerhouse and has increasing social and financial clout in the modern world. Last year over 110 million Chinese people in China traveled as tourists. In comparison between 1949 to 1976 […]
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6 Ways to Lower Your Small Business Taxes
If you’re a small business owner, you probably have a lot of questions about your taxes. Finding plausible deductions isn’t just for the ultra rich and successful. You might be able to reduce your business taxes as well. Often, small business owners end up overpaying on their taxes. It’s hard to catch every deduction if […]
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Crackle Corn goes pop! How this small business went from market stall to airline snack
When it came to her day job, Katherine Yerondais just wasn’t feeling it. A pastry chef by trade, she’d spent the past 12 years whipping up sweet treats for Melbourne’s fanciest fine dining establishments and 5-star hotels.
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Small business, big impact: Healing bodies and shaping mindsets
Of Australia’s 2.1 million small businesses, 400,000 employ just four people or less. But while they may be ‘micro’ in size, the impact they have on our community is immeasurable.
These same business owners are now required to digitally report their payroll information to the ATO through Single Touch Payroll.
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The Financial Samurai Podcast: The Bull Market Checklist To Living Your Best Life Today
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Episode notes: There’s no point making money if you don’t use it to improve the quality of your life. Almost every asset class is going bonkers right now. It feels like we’re making free money. Nothing feels better than converting free money into something tangible or creating a wonderful experience.
XD19: A look at why developers should attend
For the past two years A2X has attended Xero’s global developer roadshow – XD. The event returns in August this year, and I want to share why A2X always attends.
What is XD19?
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The Financial Samurai Podcast: Financial SEER – A Way To Quantify Risk Tolerance And Determine Appropriate Equity Exposure
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Episode Notes: This podcast is for someone who is wondering:
Whether they have the proper asset allocation
How to reduce investment stress while still benefitting from returns
How to quantify their risk tolerance
How to continue moving forward on their path to financial freedom despite all the uncertainty
You can read more and view charts here: https://www.financialsamurai.com/seer-quantify-risk-tolerance-determine-appropriate-equity-exposure/
New Study: What 100 Social Media Followers Are Really Worth
The social web is huge. From Facebook to Pinterest, they all command billions of eyeballs per year. Which, of course, makes these channels too big to ignore. In other words, you have no choice but to participate in them or else you’ll miss out on traffic and revenue. But, how much time and money should […]
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Small business, big impact: Revitalising communities across Australia
Of Australia’s 2.1 million small businesses, 400,000 employ just four people or less. But while they may be micro in size, the impact they have on our community is immeasurable.
These same business owners are now required to digitally report their payroll information to the ATO through Single Touch Payroll.
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LilyBee Wrap: Changing habits one step at a time
In support of Plastic Free July, we’re showcasing a few of our small business customers who are embracing sustainability as part of their business model.
LilyBee Wrap is an eco-friendly alternative to plastic food wrap.
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CaliWoods: Mission to eliminate single-use plastic
In support of Plastic Free July, we’re showcasing a few of our small business customers who are embracing sustainability as part of their business model.
CaliWoods is a Social Enterprise that provides eco-alternatives for everyday plastic items.
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The human cost of late payments
We talk a lot about how late payments affect businesses from a financial and operational perspective. It’s an issue that’s close to our hearts here at Xero, and it’s a conversation that matters.
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Single Touch Payroll is here: Your top queries answered
We’re fresh into the new financial year, and there’s change afoot – as of 1 July, Single Touch Payroll (STP) legislation has kicked in for all employers across Australia.
An ATO initiative to enable real time digital salary reporting, STP means employers are now required to report salaries and wages, PAYG withholding, and superannuation information, each time they pay their employees.
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Achieving your business potential with good HR practices
Many new entrepreneurs make the mistake of thinking human resources (HR) isn’t a strategic portion of a business, just something that needs to get done. So the tendency for startups, especially new ones looking to cut costs, is to spend as little as possible in that department.
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Coughing up: Managing late payers in business
When small businesses thrive, the UK economy thrives. When they don’t, we all suffer.
Business failure is often attributed to a large-scale shock, such as the financial crisis of 2008. But, it’s often long-term things bubbling away under the surface that can have the same, if not greater impact.
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7 Google Analytics Reports That Show How Your Blog is Really Performing
When you log into Google Analytics, what do you look at? Chances are you see something like the image above that shows you how many people are currently on your blog. Well, that was easy to guess because that’s the report Google Analytics gives you once you log in. 😉 But which reports do you […]
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How AccountKit became the toolkit for accountants
Xero’s app marketplace has over 700 apps which help small businesses and their advisors reach their goals. Each month we celebrate an app partner who stands out for helping small businesses thrive.
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Diversity and inclusion in tech – how can we do better
Not long after the tragic and violent mosque attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019, I received an email from Neil Hamilton, CEO of Canterbury Tech and our local cheerleader for all things tech.
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Wellbeing is a collective responsibility
The conversation around mental health and wellbeing has become a nationwide topic of discussion – and about time too.
New Zealand has been vastly under resourced when considering mental health and wellbeing support so the Wellbeing Budget 2019 investment into strengthening and improving frontline services is a welcome one.
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How I Grew My Dying Facebook Traffic
Is it me, or does Facebook just want to keep you on Facebook? Every time I post a link to my site, I get less and less traffic. And it’s been this way for years. In other words, my organic reach on Facebook was dying. And to make matters worse, they give you hope every […]
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How app partners can make the most of Xero’s new app marketplace
Xero’s sleek redesign of our app marketplace makes it easier than ever for advisors and small businesses to discover and choose the apps they need to optimise how their business runs.
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A stall owner’s top tips for making a mark at Finders Keepers Market
ONE.CHEW.THREE all started with a brand new tooth. While on maternity leave with two young boys to look after, Elisa Reeves became obsessed with finding the perfect baby safe alternative to all of the plastic teething products out there.
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The Financial Samurai Podcast: Solving The Happiness Conundrum In Five Moves Or Less
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Episode notes: I think money counts for at most 40% of our happiness equation, but we’re spending the majority of our time thinking about how to get more money, more power, and more prestige and not on the other 60%. As a result, we are not as happy as we could be. This episode discusses ways to try and increase your happiness.
‘The Operators’: Acceleprise partner Whitney Sales and Docsend CEO Russ Heddleston on how to grow your sales strategies
Tim Hsia & Neil Devani Contributor Share on Twitter Tim Hsia is the CEO of Media Mobilize and a Venture Partner at Digital Garage. Neil Devani is an angel investor and venture capitalist focused on companies solving hard problems. Welcome to this transcribed edition of The Operators. TechCrunch is beginning to publish podcasts from industry […]
Transitioning from engineering to product with Adobe’s Anjul Bhambhri
Many roles inside of startups and tech companies are clear: marketers market, salespeople sell, engineers engineer. Then there are the roles like “product manager” that seem obvious on the surface (product managers “product,” right?) but in reality are very fuzzy roles that can be highly variable across different companies. A few weeks ago, TechCrunch editor […]
Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras is coming to Disrupt SF
Fintech startup Brex went from 0 to a valuation of $1 billion in less than two years. It is a fascinating company, and so is Brex’s co-founder and CEO Henrique Dubugras. He’s coming to TechCrunch Disrupt SF to tell us more about the company’s explosive growth. Brex started with a corporate card for startups. Compared […]
Machine learning for everyone startup Intersect Labs launches platform for data analysis
Machine learning is the holy grail of data analysis, but unfortunately, that holy grail oftentimes requires a PhD in Computer Science just to get started. Despite the incredible attention that machine learning and artificial intelligence get from the press, the reality is that there is a massive gap between the needs of companies to solve […]
Slack opens at $38.50, a pop of 48% on its first day of trading on NYSE as WORK
Slack, the workplace messaging platform that has helped define a key category of enterprise IT, made its debut as a public company today with a pop. Trading as “WORK” on the New York Stock Exchange, it opened at $38.50 after setting a reference price last night of $26, valuing it at $15.7 billion, and then […]
Cash flow: the challenge all startups and SMEs face
Launching and running a business is no easy feat. Entrepreneurs wear many hats, and some may not have the training or know-how to manage the financial aspect of their ventures. Founders may overlook accounting lapses and problems.
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Xero’s research reveals that pride beats panic come EOFY
Ask any business owner, and they’ll no doubt tell you that running a small business is a highly emotional experience. From the joy and pride of starting up, to the pleasure and pain of working with family and friends, and the often relentless pressure of running the show day to day – it’s nothing short of a roller coaster.
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What it means to be a ‘beautiful business’
“Love” and “accounting” are not two words you would usually hear in the same sentence. But at Xero, we enjoy walking around in our company-branded t-shirts because it opens up conversations with business people who use—and yes, love—our cloud accounting software.
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What Type of Links Does Google Really Prefer?
We all know that links help rankings. And the more links you build the higher you’ll rank. But does it really work that way? Well, the short answer is links do help with rankings and I have the data to prove it. But, you already know that. The real question is what kind of links […]
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Week-in-Review: E3’s forever franchises and Elon Musk’s submersible Tesla
Hey, weekend readers. This is Week-in-Review where I get hopped up on caffeine and give a heavy amount of analysis on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Last week, I railed on Google’s new Stadia game […]
This neural network detects whether faces have been Photoshopped
Using Photoshop and other image manipulation software to tweak faces in photos has become common practice, but it’s not always made clear when it’s been done. Berkeley and Adobe researchers have made a tool that not only can tell when a face has been Photoshopped, but can suggest how to undo it.
Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery Unlimited’ subscription
Walmart is taking aim at Instacart, Target’s Shipt and Amazon Prime Now/Whole Foods with a new grocery delivery subscription service called simply, “Delivery Unlimited.” Before, Walmart shoppers could order groceries online and pick them up at their local store for free or they could opt to pay the $9.95 (or sometimes less) per-order delivery fee. […]
Days after pledging to expand internet, Ethiopia’s government shuts it off
Days after Ethiopian ICT officials made public pledges to improve net access, the government began playing on-again, off-again with the internet — shutting it down (almost completely) to coincide with the country’s national exams. Data provided to TechCrunch from Oracle’s Internet Intelligence confirmed intermittent net blackouts from June 11 to 14, with connectivity returning for brief […]
From Project Scarlett to Gooigi: The best of E3 2019
Every story about E3 has opened with a mention of Sony’s absence, and this one’s no different. The lack of one of gaming’s “big three” loomed large over the show, right down to a strange sense of space on the showroom floor. Even Xbox chief Phil Spencer mourned the absence of the company’s biggest competitor, […]
ThinkGeek.com to close, replaced as a section of GameStop
Sad news for anyone who loves geeky goods and top-notch April Fools’ jokes: ThinkGeek.com, the 20-year-old online retailer known for selling more geek-centric gadgets and peripherals than you could fit in a TARDIS, is going away. According to an FAQ sitting at the top of its site, ThinkGeek isn’t “shutting down,” it just won’t continue […]
NASA asks private companies to share how they might supply the Lunar Gateway
NASA’s stated goal of sending the first woman ever, and the first man since the Apollo program, to the Moon involves setting up a new space station that will orbit the Moon, which is supposed to begin being built by the end of 2022, per current timelines. Today, the U.S. space agency issued an open […]
Price tag to return to the Moon could be $30 billion
NASA’s ambitious plan to return to the moon may cost as much as $30 billion over the next five years, the agency’s administrator, Jim Bridenstine, indicated in an interview this week. This is only a ballpark figure, but it’s the first all-inclusive one we’ve seen and, despite being a large amount of money, is lower than some might have guessed.
You won the H-1B lottery: Don’t lose your ticket when changing jobs
Getting an H-1B skilled-worker visa is like winning the lottery — literally: With the number of new visas issued each year capped at 85,000, most of this year’s over 200,000 applicants face disappointment. But if you’re already working in the United States, then you’ve already won the H-1B lottery, and that makes you a hot commodity.
Rep. Will Hurd to keynote Black Hat draws ire for women’s rights voting record
A decision to confirm Rep. Will Hurd as the keynote speaker at the Black Hat security conference this year has prompted anger and concern by some long-time attendees because of his voting record on women’s rights. Hurd, an outspoken Texas Republican who has drawn fire from his own party for regularly opposing the Trump administration, […]
VMware announces intent to buy Avi Networks, startup that raised $115M
VMware has been trying to reinvent itself from a company that helps you build and manage virtual machines in your data center to one that helps you manage your virtual machines wherever they live, whether that’s on prem or the public cloud. Today, the company announced it was buying Avi Networks, a 6-year old startup […]
Why Tesla and Uber won’t escape 25% tariffs — for now
Tesla and Uber both had requests for tariff relief rejected by U.S. trade officials, a decision that will force the companies to pay a 25% tariff or seek new suppliers. Reuters was the first to report the decision by the office of the U.S. Trade Representatives. TechCrunch previously reported on the Trump administration’s refusal to […]
Tesla’s in-car touchscreens are getting YouTube support
Tesla has consistently been adding software to its in-car touchscreen infotainment displays — including sometimes things that probably leave a lot of people scratching their heads. During a special Q&A today at annual gaming event E3 in LA, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that Tesla’s in-car display will support YouTube someday soon. This isn’t the […]
Lightspeed Venture Partners doubles its growth practice
Lightspeed Venture Partners will invest in more late-stage businesses with the support of three new partners.
Graphene as an open-source material
The success of open-source methods that focus on decentralization and allows for open collaboration on projects brings to light the potential for its implementation in other areas.
24 hours left to score early-bird tickets for TC Sessions: Mobility 2019
The switch has been flipped on the 24-hour shot clock, which means there’s only one day left to save $100 on your pass to TC Sessions: Mobility 2019 in San Jose, Calif. on July 10. Early-bird savings ends on Friday, June 14 at 11:59 p.m. (PT), so buy your ticket now and save. Join more […]
Pioneering private space explorer Anousheh Ansari welcomes ISS commercialization
Xprize CEO and Prodea founder Anousheh Ansari dreamed of being an astronaut as a child growing up in Iran, but, understandably, most people around her were skeptical about her ambitions. Yet in 2006, she made that dream come true when she became the first woman to visit the International Space Station as a privately funded […]
Tesla is bringing the ‘Fallout Shelter’ game to its cars
As part of the gaming option for Tesla’s cars, Todd Howard, the director of Bethesda Games, said that the company’s “Fallout Shelter” game will be coming to Tesla displays. Elon Musk is a huge fan of the Fallout series, saying in an interview at the E3 gaming conference that he’d explored “every inch” of Fallout […]
DEEPFAKES Accountability Act would impose unenforceable rules — but it’s a start
The new DEEPFAKES Accountability Act in the House — and yes, that’s an acronym — would take steps to criminalize the synthetic media referred to in its name, but its provisions seem too optimistic in the face of the reality of this threat. On the other hand, it also proposes some changes that will help bring the law up to date with the tech.
What is Experiential Marketing and How Can it Benefit Your Small Business?
With experiential marketing, you can connect emotionally with your customers.
Daily Crunch: Telegram faces new attack in China
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Telegram faces DDoS attack in China… again The popular encrypted messaging service Telegram is once again being hit with a distributed […]
Tyson Foods launches its take on alternative proteins with new “Raised & Rooted” brand
Earlier today, Tyson Foods announced the launch of its first foray into the meat replacement market with the unveiling of its Raised and Rooted brand. While the company’s plant-based nuggets present a direct challenge to companies like Beyond Meat, Tyson Foods is playing a different game by introducing consumers to foods that are blended with […]
A widely used infusion pump can be remotely hijacked, say researchers
A hospital infusion pump widely used in hospitals and medical facilities has critical security flaws that allow it to be remotely hijacked and controlled, according to security researchers. Researchers at healthcare security firm CyberMDX found two vulnerabilities in the Alaris Gateway Workstation, developed by medical device maker Becton Dickinson. Infusion pumps are one of the […]
Apple soups up Logic Pro X ahead of Mac Pro launch
When it announced the long-awaited Mac Pro relaunch onstage at WWDC last week, Apple settled on creative pro software as the best way to illustrate the desktop’s power. Along with Final Cut, Logic was one of the centerpieces of that introduction. Today the company issued the update to Logic Pro X illustrated onstage. Version 10.4.5 […]
Spotify outage not related to today’s update, company is working on a fix
This morning, Spotify announced the rollout of a redesigned app for its Premium users. Now, the service is down. The streaming music provider is experiencing an outage today, according to reports from social media and various outage tracking websites, including DownDetector. Spotify had failed to acknowledge the outage on its Spotify Status Twitter account. But […]
Salesforce Acquires Tableau Software in Mega Deal, How Could This Impact Your Small Business?
How does the Salesforce acquisition of Tableau impact small business users?
UK government invests $194M to commercialize quantum computing
The UK government today announced a £153 million investment into efforts to commercialize quantum computing. That’s about $193 million and with additional commitments from numerous industry players, that number goes up to over $440 million. With this, the UK’s National Quantum Technologies Programme has now passed £1 billion (or about $1.27 billion) in investments since […]
Why is Andreessen Horowitz (and everyone else) investing in Latin America now?
Investments by U.S. venture capital firms into Latin America are skyrocketing and one of the firms leading the charge into deals is none other than Silicon Valley’s Andreessen Horowitz . The firm that shook up Silicon Valley with potentially over-generous term sheets and valuations and an overarching thesis that “software is eating the world” has […]
Kickstarter issues new transparency guidelines for projects
Fresh off its 10th anniversary and under the helm of a new CEO, Kickstarter is shaking things up with a new set of guidelines targeted at seller claims. A new page titled Honest and Clear Presentation in Projects notes: The language you choose to present your project plays a critical role in setting expectations for […]
Google’s Game Builder turns building multiplayer games into a game
Google’s Area 120 team, the company’s in-house incubator for some of its more experimental projects, today launched Game Builder, a free and easy to use tool for PC and macOS users who want to build their own 3D games without having to know how to code. Game Builder is currently only available through Valve’s Steam […]
Want Great Employee Referrals? 12 Ways You Can Build a Successful Program
Keep good candidates coming to your company by implementing a strong referral program.
Thinking About Starting a Tree Growing Business? 10 Species to Consider
They say money doesn’t grow on trees. That’s true. But these trees earn farmers more money than others.
Fascinating Budget Tactics that Can Help Your Business Grow
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Calendar influencers? Event social network IRL raises $8M
Why is there no app where you can follow party animals, concert snobs or conference butterflies for their curated suggestions of events? That’s the next phase of social calendar app IRL that’s launching today on iOS to help you make and discuss plans with friends or discover nearby happenings to fill out your schedule. The […]
Monzo, the UK challenger bank with over 2 million users, expands to the US
Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank with more than two million customers and a unicorn valuation to go with it, has formally announced its U.S. expansion. The tentative move — which TechCrunch exclusively reported was underway five months ago — will see a U.S. Monzo app and connected Mastercard debit card made available via in-person signups at […]
Emma, the London-based money management app, launches in the US and Canada
Emma, the U.K. money management app (now calling itself your “best financial friend”), has launched in the United States and Canada — and is now one of a plethora of London fintechs venturing States-side. Competing banking app Cleo entered the U.S. nine months ago, and challenger bank Monzo is thought to be gearing up to […]
Airbnb launches ‘Adventures’ for tourists seeking more thrills
Airbnb has debuted a new extension of its growing business in providing travel experiences in addition to temporary housing. Called Airbnb Adventures, it’s effectively a collection of tours and trips lasting between three days and a week that go beyond the usual city walking tour. One such trip, for example, is a wildlife excursion in […]
Target Circle and TapHeaven team up in a mobile marketing merger
Target Circle and TapHeaven announced they’re merging into a single company under the Target Circle brand. TapHeaven co-founder and CEO Chris Hoyt, who is becoming chief growth officer at the combined organization, said the two companies have been “trying to solve the same problem” — namely, eliminating many of the inefficiencies in the mobile advertising business. […]
Willo is a robot that wants to replace your toothbrush
If you think about it, the basic concept of a toothbrush hasn’t evolved since… forever. Sure, many people have switched to an electric toothbrush, but it remains a stick with a brush at the end. Willo thinks that’s not good enough. The company has developed an oral care device to improve brushing with a focus […]
VidMob raises $25M for its video advertising tools
Video advertising company VidMob is announcing that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. When I wrote about VidMob’s seed funding back in 2015, it was focused on building a marketplace that connected marketers and professional video editors. That’s still a component of the VidMob business, said founder and CEO Alex Collmer, but the […]
Wire collaborates with EY for on-premise end-to-end encrypted messaging app
End-to-end encrypted messaging app and service Wire announced a partnership with accounting and consulting company EY. Essentially, Wire is providing an on-promise version of its messaging service so that EY can control the servers and use it for their communication needs. Both companies announced the deal a few weeks ago, and I talked with Wire […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Knew of ‘Problematic’ Privacy Practices, Report Says
Facebook reportedly uncovered internal emails that show CEO Mark Zuckerberg was aware of the company’s privacy practices.
Fieldays 2019: First day done and dusted
It’s so exciting to be back at Fieldays this year, showing how we can help empower small businesses in the agri sector to run their business smarter. As the largest agricultural event in the southern hemisphere, Fieldays is the perfect opportunity for farming teams to stop, take a breath and evaluate their farm processes and management – and we love being right at the heart of all of it.
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Fortnite Maker Acquires Social Video App Houseparty
Epic Games adds another community layer to the video game industry’s most popular title.
Yubo is a social network about socializing
Meet Yubo, a French startup that wants to make social networks a bit more… social. Yubo is an app designed for teenagers, and it’s all about meeting people, making new friends and belonging to a community. The app has quietly grown over the past few years and managed to attract 20 million users. There are […]
Why Amazon Couldn’t Compete With Uber and DoorDash
Despite its efforts,Amazon managed to dominate food service delivery in only market, it’s hometown of Seattle.
Best Cities for Small Businesses
When you hear big cities, you think big business but America’s largest population centers are great places to start small businesses, too.
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Order management software can save you a lot of headaches.
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Handcrafted items from Mexican artisans.
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Find ways to encourage your employees to continue their education.
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Make the images on your blog post stand out with these tools.
ZeroDown is constructing a new path to home ownership
Part real estate fund, part tech startup, ZeroDown wants to make it easier to buy a home in the Bay Area.
Richard Nixon’s ‘Western White House’ Is Back on the Market—At a Discount
You can buy Nixon’s post-Watergate SoCal beachfront getaway for a mere $57.5 million.
Deepfake Video of Mark Zuckerberg Goes Viral on Eve of House A.I. Hearing
The technology to literally put words in someone’s mouth is running far ahead of the lawmakers’ ability to regulate such mischief.
The Unemployment Rate for U.S. Tech Workers Just Hit the Lowest Number Ever Recorded
The tight labor market will not just drive up salaries for recent computer science grads, but also fuel further M&A activity in tech, analysts say.
Trump Administration to Use Former Japanese Internment Camp to House Migrant Children
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Uber and Lyft pledged large donations to help Muslim immigrants affected by Trump’s 2017 travel ban. Here’s what they’ve accomplished.
Dassault Dives Into Health Tech, Buying Medidata for $5.7 Billion
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Florida Governor Issues ‘Corrected’ Proclamation on Pulse Nightclub Shooting Anniversary
This time mentioning the gay and Hispanic communities.
China Tariff Watch: Walmart Sets Price-Increase Strategy With Supplier-Cost Tool
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Trump Says He Might Move 2,000 U.S. Troops to Poland
“We haven’t totally made up the decision,” Trump told reporters.
‘You Can’t Not Be There’: Why Wall Street Is Lending Billions to China’s Hottest Tech Unicorns
Wall Street banks are taking their unicorn playbooks to China.
Bernie Sanders Taunts Jamie Dimon After JPMorgan Chase CEO Knocks Socialism
The Vermont lawmaker, a presidential 2020 contender who calls himself a socialist, shot back.
This Company Is Leading the Charge for Reusable Packaging
Loop is the new milk man.
Bird Buys Competitor Scoot, Further Consolidating the Crowded Scooter-Rental Market
Bird said Scoot will continue to operate under its own brand after the acquisition is complete.
Made by hand with heart: A sustainable debut at the Finders Keepers Market
Small businesses have the power to kickstart huge change. And with the fashion industry recently declared one of the world’s largest polluters; now is the time for a fresh new perspective.
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Brex valued at $2.6B with new cash from Kleiner Perkins
Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras details the fintech startup’s latest round.
Alyce picks up $11.5 million Series A to help companies give better corporate gifts
Alyce, an AI-powered platform that helps sales people, marketers and event planners give better corporate gifts, has today announced the close of an $11.5 million Series A funding. The round was led by Manifest, with participation from General Catalyst, Boston Seed Capital, Golden Ventures, Morningside and Victress Capital. According to Alyce, $120 billion is spent […]
Providing supplemental educational videos for healthcare online nets Osmosis $4 million
With over one million YouTube subscribers and 500,000 registered users for its supplemental educational videos, Osmosis, which bills itself as the Khan Academy of healthcare, has raised $4 million in new funding. The round was led by Felicis Ventures, with participation from previous Osmosis investors including Greycroft, Coverys, FundRx, Figure 8, Social Starts, and LearnStart, “By reimagining medical education, Osmosis is […]
Insurance startup Lemonade expands into Europe
Lemonade, the insurance company that’s raised $780 million, is today expanding into Europe with the launch of Lemonade in Germany. As part of the launch, Lemonade is officially unveiling Policy 2.0, a simplified and easy-to-understand version of its renters and home owners insurance, to the European market. Lemonade launched back in 2015 with a brand […]
Foodles raises another $10 million for its cloud canteen
French startup Foodles is raising a $10 million funding round (€9 million). The company provides canteen-like services using connected fridges and daily deliveries. Creadev, DN capital and Adelie are participating in today’s round. This isn’t just fresh capital as existing shareholder Elior is selling its shares in the company. Elior is a large catering and […]
Infarm closes $100M Series B to scale its ‘urban farming platform’
Infarm, the Berlin-based startup that has developed vertical farming tech for grocery stores and restaurants, is disclosing $100 million in in Series B investment. The round is led by London VC Atomico, and consists of mix of equity funding and debt financing. Atomico Partner Hiro Tamura will also join Infarm’s board. Infarm’s existing investors, including […]
‘What’s STPing You?’: Small business owners on adopting new technology and barriers to change
As humans, we tend to have a funny relationship with change. Objectively, we understand that it can add infinite value to our careers and personal lives. But, let’s face it, the unknown can also prove a little daunting.
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Ubersuggest 4.0: The Ultimate Content Marketing Tool
Why do you do keyword research? It’s to find more lucrative keywords to rank for on Google, right? But once you find these keywords, you still have to figure out how to rank for them. For that reason, I decided to update Ubersuggest because I wanted to show you what kind of content to create […]
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Workhorse gets $25 million needed to finish electric delivery van
Workhorse Group, the electric vehicle company that grabbed headlines last month over a proposed deal to buy General Motors’ Lordstown, Ohio factory, has raised $25 million from a group of unnamed investors. The money will not go toward the factory. Instead, it will be used for the more pressing matter of keeping the company running. […]
Qubole launches Quantum, its serverless database engine
Qubole, the data platform founded by Apache Hive creator and former head of Facebook’s Data Infrastructure team Ashish Thusoo, today announced the launch of Quantum, its first serverless offering. Qubole may not necessarily be a household name, but its customers include the likes of Autodesk, Comcast, Lyft, Nextdoor and Zillow . For these users, Qubole […]
The Financial Samurai Podcast: If I Could Retire All Over Again These Are The Things I’d Do Differently
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Spacemaker scores $25M Series A to let property developers use AI
Spacemaker, a Norway-based startup that’s created AI software to help property developers and architects make better design decisions, has picked up $25 million in Series A funding. The round is jointly led by Atomico and Northzone, with participation from investors in property and construction tech including Danish property developer NREP, Nordic property developer OBOS, and […]
Best Cities for Young Entrepreneurs
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Fiat Chrysler partners with Aurora to develop self-driving commercial vans
Aurora, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to develop self-driving commercial vehicles. The partnership will focus on integrating Aurora’s technology into FCA’s line of Ram Truck commercial vehicles, a portfolio that includes cargo vans and trucks. The deal could extend to FCA’s […]
Fallout 76 is getting a 52-player battle royale mode
Tonight’s Bethesda E3 press conference was all about free additions. In fact, the company actually took to the stage to apologize for Fallout 76’s rocky launch. The publisher quickly added that it’s continued to improve on the title since late last year, listening to player feedback and adding all sorts of additional content. That includes […]
Microsoft’s Project xCloud preview launches in October
Big news out of today’s Microsoft press conference. A few days after Google finally revealed some long awaited details about its Stadia offering, Microsoft just gave us a lot more info on its competitor, Project xCloud. Announced back in October, the game streaming service is designed to offer a hardware agnostic gaming experience. Unlike Google’s […]
6 Digital Marketing Trends Startups Should be Aware of in 2019
The rise of the internet and the increasing penetration of smartphones has made it necessary for businesses to take the digital route. However, it can be challenging to stay a notch above the competition amid changing customer expectations, Google algorithms, and the emerging digital marketing trends.
Without doubt, digital marketing helps new businesses be where their customers are, putting them on the fast track to success. Consequently, startups are striving to attract and engage their audience using various digital channels like websites, blogs, social media, video marketing, direct mailing and messaging.
If you are a startup owner, you cannot afford to ignore the hottest trends in the digital space. Here are the latest trends in the digital marketing domain, enabling you to create a solid marketing strategy that generates leads and drives business profitability.
1. AI Will Power Customer Segmentation
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing digital marketing by offering innovative solutions that help businesses understand customer needs and preferences, and deliver customized experiences.
No wonder an increasing number of startups are introducing AI to their marketing intelligence systems. In fact, a recent study revealed that 64 percent of firms want to deploy AI this year to drive their algorithms and marketing campaigns.
Apart from offering chatbots and recommendation engines, AI applications such as voice search, image processing, smart report generation, predictive customer behavior, and digital advertising are helping young startups enhance customer experience and stay ahead of the competition. For instance, AI can track customer habits and shopping behavior and make personalized suggestions, giving the users the impression that the product is specifically designed for them.
Programmatic advertising is another trend within the AI space that enables businesses to automate ad buying and reach a specific audience. It is estimated that by 2020, nearly 86 percent of all digital ads will be powered by AI.
AI remains the most cost-effective solution for boosting the productivity and profitability of businesses, making it an indispensable tool for the success of digital marketing campaigns.
2. Demand for Accelerated Mobile Pages Will Increase
With nearly 60 percent of Google search queries coming from smartphones, businesses will have to work on reducing their mobile websites’ loading time in order to improve the SEO ranking and reduce the bounce rate. Customers expect a webpage to load in less than two seconds, failing which they may leave and never return. Refer to the infographic below to know why faster websites can help you boost your profits.
According to Google, more than two billion accelerated mobile pages cover over 900 thousand domains. In fact, the tech giant is moving towards using factors such as mobile-first indexing, accelerated mobile pages (AMP), and progressive web apps (PWA) to determine website ranking.
Startups cannot afford to lose customers due to slow page loading. As people increasingly use digital platforms for searching content and shopping, the demand for AMP will skyrocket.
3. Micro-Moments = New Consumer Behavior
Statistics shared by Digital Trends reveal that Americans spend an alarming 4.7 hours per day on their mobile devices looking for products, interacting on social media, or reading content. Moreover, customers are experiencing ‘content shock’ due to the constant bombardment of ads, tweets, messages, push notifications, and content.
Consequently, new businesses need to think of innovative ways to reach their high-tech customers. Lately, Micro-Moments has created a lot of buzz in the digital marketing space as it helps businesses learn about consumer behavior and deliver marketing messages that are tailored to the customers’ interests (all within a few seconds).
The Micro-Moments feature allows you to be on platforms where your customers are searching ‘in the moment,’ allowing you to increase your visibility and conversion rate. These platforms include Google, Facebook, Amazon, Google Maps and YouTube, among others.
4. This Is the Year of the Video Revolution for Marketers
Videos are on the growth trajectory within the digital marketing space, with 76 percent of business owners believing that video marketing can give them a good customer conversion rate and ROI. In fact, studies show that 68 percent of customers prefer watching an explainer video as against calling the customer service team for assistance.
Unlike plain content, videos build trust, which is the basis of conversion or sales. Moreover, videos increase the visitors’ time on a website, thereby boosting its SEO ranking. Statistics confirm that websites with videos are 53 times more likely to feature first in Google’s search results.
Video marketing is a hot trend in the digital world. Consequently, startups should develop an appropriate video marketing strategy to increase their website traffic and customer conversions.
5. Live Videos Deserve a Special Mention
Whether you use Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, or Facebook, live videos are growing in popularity. Social media stories are one of the most profitable techniques used by marketers to promote their brands and improve customer engagement.
The fact that these stories disappear after a specific period makes it easy for marketers to take advantage of the FOMO (fear of missing out) factor, creating a sense of urgency among the target customers. No wonder live video is estimated to grow 15-fold between 2017 and 2022, and will account for 17 percent of the total internet traffic by 2022.
This free-to-use effective marketing tool is definitely a must-try for all startups.
6. User-Generated Content Is King
Users trust insights, reactions, and testimonials from real customers rather than promotional pitches. According to Neilson Consumer Trust Index, 92 percent of customers trust user-generated content (UGC) over traditional sales pitches.
Apart from being a cost-effective marketing technique to generate unbiased content, UGC boosts customer engagement, builds customer loyalty, and maximizes business returns. UGC plays a critical role in instilling trust in the target audience and boosting conversion rates. Hence, new business owners will depend on influencers (not necessarily celebrities) to endorse their brands and create engaging and authentic content across digital marketing channels.
Digital marketing has come a long way in changing the manner in which businesses connect with their customers. In order to stay competitive and drive business profitability, startups should be aware of the latest trends in this domain and use them to their advantage.
The 2019 digital marketing trends shared in this post will help you create a solid online marketing strategy for your startup, positively impacting your customer base and bottom line.
Microsoft acquires Psychonauts-maker Double Fine Productions
As it did last year, Microsoft used its Xbox E3 keynote to announce its moves in bulking up its in-house gaming content. At its press conference, the company’s Xbox Game Studios head announced that Microsoft had acquired SF-based Double Fine Productions, a game creator that’s been around since 2000 and was founded by LucasArts’s Tim […]
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I was surveying the impossibly white sand and Technicolor-turquoise Indian Ocean outside my beach villa at the Four Seasons Resorts Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru—a dazzling, 44-acre island resort in the country’s remote northern Baa Atoll—when the ring of the mobile phone I’d received at check-in only 20 minutes before shattered my paradisiacal revelry. “The team […]
Apple’s Week Was Dominated by WWDC, Regulators, and a Mac Surprise
And all the other Apple headlines from the past week.
The Story Behind the Baby Trump Balloon
First it was a novelty. Then: a global phenomenon. Soon? A museum piece. But it’s not finished flying.
The Cybersecurity Market Is Consolidating
The industry is preparing for a storm.
Review: The Food at Chicago’s Yūgen Is Delightful but Sometimes Overwrought
Mari Katsumura was walking down West Randolph Street in Chicago’s restaurant-jammed West Loop on her way home from work and at a crossroads in her career. She was the pastry chef and savory sous chef at a forgettable restaurant called Gideon Sweet, “and I decided that it was time to move on,” she remembers. The […]
The Wine Country Tasting Room Is Dead. But Long Live Wine Country
California’s wineries are looking for new ways to reach customers beyond the tasting room, and that includes comedians and pool parties.
E3 2019: Microsoft Reveals Project Scarlett, Its Next Console With Cloud Gaming Capabilities
The new console will hit stores during the 2020 holiday season.
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United Technologies and Raytheon to Combine to Form New Defense Giant
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Democrats Hold Out on USMCA as Trump Walks Back Mexico Tariffs
“We’re not ready.’’
‘We Fear Confidence Will Suffer:’ Hong Kong’s Extradition Law Is Denounced as Bad for Business
Trade groups claim the much-protested bill threatens Hong Kong’s status as an international business hub.
Trump Wants to Raise Tariffs on China Even More If Xi Doesn’t Meet With Him at G20
Trump believes Jinping will meet with him, saying they have a great relationship.
Audi Recalls Its First Electric Car for Battery Fire Risk
The company issued a voluntary recall of approximately 540 E-Tron SUV models sold in the U.S.
DOJ Strikes Deal to Hand Over Some Mueller Investigation Evidence
The committee and William Barr have been locked in a fight over access to Congress of redacted portions of Mueller’s report.
CEOs Publish Open Letter on Reproductive Rights and Abortion: RaceAhead
Jack Dorsey, Stewart Butterfield, Eric Yuan, and Eileen Fisher are among 180 signatories framing abortion access as an issue of equality.
John Dean to Compare Mueller Findings to Watergate in Testimony
“What we’re seeing now is “strikingly like Watergate,” Dean said.
Game Pass Ultimate brings Xbox subscriptions together at a discount
Update 1:38pm PT: At its E3 conference, Xbox announced that the service will also be integrating Xbox Game Pass for PC as well. Xbox wants the future of the gaming business to lean heavily on subscription services. The company’s Game Pass service has let users download games from a pool of dozens of titles, now […]
Feedback loops and online abuse
I’ve long thought that much of the world can be explained by feedback loops. Why are small companies nimbler than large ones? Why are private companies generally more efficient than governments? Primarily because in each case, the former has a better feedback loop. When faced with a baffling question — such as, “why do online […]
Top voting machine maker reverses position on election security, promises paper ballots
Voting machine maker ES&S has said it “will no longer sell” paperless voting machines as the primary device for casting ballots in a jurisdiction. ES&S chief executive Tom Burt confirmed the news in an op-ed. TechCrunch understands the decision was made around the time that four senior Democratic lawmakers demanded to know why ES&S, and […]
Apple puts accessibility features front and center
Although the meat of Apple’s accessibility news from WWDC has been covered, there still are other items announced that have relevancy to accessibility as well. Here, then, are some thoughts on Apple’s less-headlining announcements that I believe are most interesting from a disability point of view. Accessibility goes above the fold One of the tidbits […]
Watch Microsoft’s Xbox E3 press conference live
This year’s E3 is already off to an interesting start. Sony’s nowhere to be seen, and Nintendo, per usual, has opted to go online only. That leaves Microsoft as the only member of the big three with its own, honest to goodness press conference. The company’s got a big opportunity here, and we’re hoping for […]
Microsoft shares pricing details for Xbox Game Pass on PC
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