After surging engagement during the pandemic, Citizen app will now track helicopters During the pandemic, Citizen introduced an in-app contract tracing tool and a feature that lets users create their own incident alerts. And now, with its fresh round of funding, it wants to track helicopters. Julia Gray 3.2.21 4:00 PM Tech
Snap stock reaches record high as investors bet on e-commerce and AR tools In 2018, CEO Evan Spiegel responded to concerns about Snap's ability to attract users and turn profit with a ‘trust the process’ mentality, focusing on the long game rather than immediate gains. It worked for the Sixers, and it’s working for Snap. Julia Gray 2.24.21 5:00 PM Markets
Spotify is entering the creator economy and cementing its podcast dominance Spotify is a bite away from eating the podcast industry, but the relationship between audio and the creator economy is in flux. Julia Gray 2.23.21 7:00 PM Tech
So, your app has been banned by Big Tech — now what? Platforms like Facebook, Google and Apple can kill small apps by kicking them off. There aren't many options for fighting back, but here are a few suggestions developers can try. Alex Yalen 1.12.22 7:50 PM SaaS
Tiffany's web traffic soars over 400% as pandemic weddings make a comeback Data shows couples are funneling most of their wedding budgets into engagement rings during the COVID pandemic. Julia Gray 2.19.21 4:30 PM Innovation
Opendoor price data shows the real estate crunch isn't going away this year Zillow beat expectations on earnings with revenue up 22% in 2020. Meanwhile, Opendoor's revenue plummeted 45% as the iBuyer looks to raise $700 million. Where does this leave the market leaders? Julia Gray 2.12.21 1:00 PM Markets
WandaVision isn’t the hit Disney needed it to be Disney's earnings will hinge almost entirely on the growth of Disney+, but its first blockbuster of 2021 has yielded lukewarm results. Danny Konstantinovic 2.10.21 11:00 PM Markets
How a founder dealt with a Battery Ventures brush-off and eventually landed $50 million Aaron Rubin of ShipHero described “awkward” interactions with some VC’s when he sought funding. Christie Smythe 7.9.21 2:45 PM Markets