They grow up so fast. Babies, toddlers and kids will grow out of literally everything you get for them, probably well before it wears out. And then what do you […]
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Back to news homeKlarna’s Q1 results show that the fintech unicorn’s turnaround is in full swing
Last year wasn’t an easy one for European fintech giant Klarna. The company saw its valuation being truncated in an $800 million funding round, and coverage of its 2022 results […]
How technology unlocks business models: The story of Netflix
“Usually the best way to figure out if your crazy idea is any good is simply to try it. So that’s what we did,” Marc Randolph, Netflix’s co-founder and original […]
The year customer experience died
This was a rough year for customer experience. We’ve been hearing for years how important customer experience is to business, and a whole business technology category has been built around […]
Is Instacart a forerunner of bad news?
The grocery delivery company reportedly suffered a 75% valuation cut compared to its $39B peak Anna Heim 18 hours As much as we like to end the year with some […]
Embracing digital commerce may be retailers’ best bet for staying ahead of a fast-moving industry
Myriad companies have made digitally driven commerce work for them, but others have struggled to find success or are unsure where to start. Between livestreaming and big players like TikTok, […]
Poppin’ bottles: VCs continue to pour millions into independent beverage startups
After seeing a ton of venture capital investment flow into independent beverage startups recently, it was time to take a step back and see if this kind of company actually […]
Keeping financial tabs on Instacart as it preps its IPO
Instacart’s willingness to go public this year is now slightly better understood after The Wall Street Journal reported that the grocery delivery giant isn’t planning on a mega-fundraise when it […]
Learning from my failures: Lessons from a 2-time founder
Darpan Munjal Contributor Darpan Munjal is the founder and CEO of Squadhelp. I was ready to put my entrepreneurial hat to rest. I had spent years building what I thought […]
How to evolve your DTC startup’s data strategy and identify critical metrics
Michael Perez Contributor Direct-to-consumer companies generate a wealth of raw transactional data that needs to be refined into metrics and dimensions that founders and operators can interpret on a dashboard. […]