Blackbird, a restaurant loyalty tool founded by Resy and Eater co-founder Ben Leventhal and which uses the $FLY native token, raised a $24M Series A led by a16z
One of the great joys of living in New York City is never … PRNewswire / Benzinga : Blackbird Labs Raises $24 Million Series A Round From a16z, Amex Ventures and More to Help Transform the Way Restaur...
Coinbase announces it will let users buy, sell, and showcase Ethereum-based NFTs by the end of the year
they are “digital goods” after all, and subject to the 30 percent IAP fees. Dying to know what Coinbase will try and do here https://www.theverge.com/... Li Jin / @ljin18 : Coinbase is speaking my lan...
Profile of Li Jin, an aggressively pro-worker VC who founded Atelier Ventures, which manages $13M, to invest in influencer-related startups
LinkedIn announces the formation of a global creator management team, led by its EIC Dan Roth, aiming to support and grow content creators on the platform
Sara Fischer / Axios : Tweets: @danroth , @nick_dewilde , @sarthakgh , @changeist , @sarafischer , @axios , and @ljin18 Tweets: Daniel Roth / @danroth : We're building out our creator management team...
Clubhouse raises Series B led by a16z, says it has 180+ investors, and will test options for paying creators and begin work on an Android app soon
When I first met Paul Davison, it took about 10 seconds to realize … Tae Kim / Bloomberg : Forget TikTok. Clubhouse Is Social Media's Next Star. Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch : Clubhouse announces ...
Creator platforms, which resemble economies in which wealth is concentrated at the top, should pursue new strategies to build the “middle class of creators”
The American Dream exists, but what is the reality? — 1 hr ago … In 1788, George Washington predicted that America would be … Tweets: @ljin18 and @ljin18 Tweets: Li Jin / @ljin18 : Here are 10 strat...
The state of the podcasting industry in 2019, including key trends and monetization strategies of audio apps in China
In the world of podcasting, the flywheel is spinning: new technologies including AirPods, connected cars, and smart speakers have made it much easier for consumers to listen … Tweets: @ljin18 , @mwmor...