June 4, 2019
VCs bet $12M on Troops, a Slackbot for sales teams
Slack wants to be the new operating system for teams, something it has made clear on more than one occasion, including in its recent S-1 filing. To accomplish…
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June 3, 2019
Apple attacks Facebook by becoming the asocial network
Sharing with everyone is passé and more than a little bit scary these days. We want to send photos to friends without posting them publicly. We want to…
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Startups net more than capital with NBA players as investors
Mary Ann Azevedo Contributor Share on Twitter Mary Ann Azevedo covers startups and tech at Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor As Amex scoops up Resy, a…
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Delane Parnell’s plan to conquer amateur esports
Most of the buzz about esports focuses on high-profile professional teams and audiences watching live streams of those professionals. What gets ignored is the entire base of amateurs…
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Go chat yourself with Facebook’s new Portal companion app
Facebook has launched the start of its push into smart home software. Ignoring calls that it’s creepy, Facebook is forging onward with its Portal gadget Today Facebook quietly…
Read articleMay 24, 2019
How to see another company’s growth tactics and try them yourself
Julian Shapiro Contributor Share on Twitter Julian Shapiro is the founder of BellCurve.com, a growth marketing agency that trains you to become a marketing professional. He also writes…
Read articleMay 23, 2019
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s reelection spells more frustration for US tech giants
Amazon and Walmart’s problems in India look set to continue after Narendra Modi, the biggest force to embrace the country’s politics in decades, led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya…
Read articleMay 22, 2019
These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech
To become a global fintech player, locate your company in San Francisco and Africa. That’s the approach of payments company Flutterwave, digital lending startup Mines, and mobile-money venture…
Read articleMay 21, 2019
What does ‘regulating Facebook’ mean? Here’s an example
Many officials claim that governments should regulate Facebook and other social platforms, but few describe what it actually means. A few days ago, France released a report that…
Read articleMay 16, 2019
Facebook changes algorithm to promote worthwhile & close friend content
Facebook is updating the News Feed ranking algorithm to incorporate data from surveys about who you say are your closest friends and which links you find most worthwhile.…
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