How services like Cameo and Substack have opened up new ways for prominent media figures and journalists to make a living from smaller audiences
a new way for notable individuals to present custom tailored insights and information. It is part of a platform liberation process that will allow valuable journalists, artists, actors—any creative to...
Report: US advertisers spent $479.1M on podcast ads in 2018, up 53% from 2017, and are predicted to spend $678.7M this year
U.S. advertisers' spending on podcasts rose 53% in 2018 — Podcasters continue to find growing interest from marketers, but their growth remains constrained … Tweets: @ashleyrcarman , @alexisohanian ...
How Bird is trying to make its unit economics work, experimenting with its business model, developing own scooters better suited for sharing, and more
Zuckerberg Needs a Slap, Google I/O vs. Microsoft Build, Bird Rides the Strugglebus socalTECH.com : Report: Bird Facing Major Issues With Keeping Scooters Alive Tweets: Mike Dudas / @mdudas : This is ...
An NYT project using Amazon's facial recognition cloud service and New York City's cameras identified people for day without their knowledge and cost just ~$60
Most people pass through some type of public space in their daily routine — sidewalks, roads, train stations. Tweets: @nytopinion , @alexisohanian , @privacyproject , and @cwarzel Tweets: @nytopinion ...
Sam Altman steps down as president of Y Combinator, will transition into a chairman role
We have a few updates about YC to share. Nick Bastone / Business Insider : Sam Altman, one of the world's most influential tech investors, has stepped down as president of Y Combinator Khari Johnson /...
Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan's VC firm Initialized Capital raises $225M for its fourth fund
the Honeybadger fund— set aside specifically for teams working on ideas that are too early for other investors. http://twitter.com/... Alexis Ohanian Sr. / @alexisohanian : Back to work. http://twitte...
Filing suggests Travis VanderZanden, founder of scooter rental startup Bird that has raised $450M to date, has sold tens of millions of dollars worth of stock
The Information : Tweets: @dailydirtnap , @adamsinger , @alexisohanian , @eliotwb , @nikillinit , @mdudas , @bryce , @danprimack , and @coryweinberg Tweets: Jared Dillian / @dailydirtnap : What kind ...
The history of venture capital, its importance to Silicon Valley as military funding abated in the '50s, and what's fueling and challenging its global growth
Venture capital is an integral part of Silicon Valley. But how does venture actually work? Why is it so important to the tech industry … Tweets: @alexisohanian Tweets: Alexis Ohanian Sr. / @alexisoh...