Newsletter platforms like Substack, which recently raised a $15.3M funding round, offer some writers a sustainable business model, but others see a bubble
Venture capital has finally come for the least sexy communication style. — It's unclear to me whether anyone has ever fallen in love over email … Tweets: @awilkinson , @zachgins , @thomasls , @jenny...
Newsletter platforms like Substack, which recently raised a $15.3M funding round, offer some writers a sustainable business model, but others see a bubble
Venture capital has finally come for the least sexy communication style. — It's unclear to me whether anyone has ever fallen in love over email … Tweets: @trengriffin , @justinmduke , @alishalisha ,...
Mattermark to shut down after being acquired by FullContact, source says for under $500K in cash plus stock; common stockholders will get nothing in the deal
Mattermark, the site for startup and company data, is shutting down its own business after selling in a disappointing outcome to FullContact. Tweets: @ceonyc , @eriktorenberg , @eghosao , @rafat , @ze...
Condé Nast's Wired Media Group is launching the Emerging Tech Council, a $4K/year membership program for executives who want to stay ahead of tech trends
the emerging tech council is a membership … Chris O'Shea / Adweek : Wired Media Group Launches Subscription Program Tweets: Om Malik / @om : Also 4 million isn't enough for the collective costs to run...
Older workers laid off from Silicon Valley jobs are filing lawsuits or going to great lengths to appear younger for interviews
even surgery—to keep working. http://www.bloomberg.com/... Stefan Molyneux / @stefanmolyneux : Praise diversity. Discriminate based on age. Yep. http://www.bloomberg.com/... Rafat Ali / @rafat : Heart...
Axel Springer executives talk about digital transformation, learning from Silicon Valley, international plans, investments in Business Insider, Airbnb, more
An Old-Media Empire, Axel Springer Reboots for the Digital Age — BERLIN — When Mathias Döpfner, chief executive of Axel Springer … Tweets: @dvg , @rafat and @nytimesbusiness . See also Mediagazer Tw...
Brewster Contacts App Team Gets Acqui-Hired By Burger King Owner RBI, Brewster Lives On
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Tweets: @caseynewton , @rafat and @delrey Tweets: Casey Newton / @caseynewton : Team from spammy contacts app Brewster acquired by Burger King, turned into startup incuba...
Brewster Contacts App Team Gets Acqui-Hired By Burger King Owner RBI, Brewster Lives On
We've heard a lot about software eating the world; now a company that has built its business around food is now eating up a software startup. Restaurant Brands International, owner of Burger King and...
10 shocking (or at least interesting) facts about Techmeme on its 10th birthday
Ten Years Later, This Is How Techmeme Has Avoided Click-Bait, Auto-Play Ads And More — Techmeme launched on September 12, 2005 amid a flurry of blog posts from Robert Scoble, Richard MacManus, and s...
Fred Wilson is sick and tired of operating plans focused just on growth instead of reaching sustainable profitability
Fred Wilson / AVC : Tweets: @fredwilson , @fredwilson , @jessicalessin , @pkafka , @startupljackson , @rafat , @mdudas and @semil Tweets: Fred Wilson / @fredwilson : .@techmeme if you are going to re...