KAYAK co-founder Paul English is launching a podcasting app inspired by Tiktok — here’s why he made the switch The travel business founder talked about the lessons he learned from being CTO of KAYAK, and why he launched a podcasting app, Moonbeam, inspired by TikTok. Ivan De Luce 10.26.21 6:42 PM People
AwesomeCalls may not be so awesome — stock market guru A.J. Haworth lost $14.7 million, California official says In an amended lawsuit, the state attorney general says Haworth misled AwesomeCalls members about his own trading record. Christie Smythe 10.25.21 4:29 PM Outcasts
3 ways blockchain can disrupt the information economy What if there was an unchangeable record of facts? Blockchain can provide that. Here is what that could mean for research, polling, and supply chains. Othmane Zizi 10.22.21 8:56 PM Crypto
This week in Business Twitter: Ali Partovi’s $125 million blunder, chronicling Facebook’s missteps, and a lesson on NFTs using the Mona Lisa Facebook is under more scrutiny than ever as it attempts a company rebranding amid whistleblowers, lawsuits, and government investigations. Its PR team, meanwhile, is facing plenty of Twitter criticism. Ivan De Luce 10.22.21 7:53 PM People
Blockchain-based games are now letting users “play to earn.” Here’s why that makes Silicon Valley VCs so excited Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis, a pioneer in the new crypto-gaming model, is now backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel and Paradigm. Joon Ian Wong 10.22.21 4:38 PM Crypto
NerdWallet’s IPO could make it worth $5 billion — or more than the value of Vice and BuzzFeed combined NerdWallet, positioned to become one of the most valuable media companies, was built by founder Tim Chen from home after he was laid off. Ivan De Luce 10.21.21 8:53 PM Markets