TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff. The cuts, which amount to around one-third of Glossier’s corporate workforce, will primarily impact the company’s technology team. “[W]e

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

Nasty Gal CEO Sophia Amoruso is credited with coining the term in the title of her 2014 memoir, “#Girlboss,” which chronicled her rags-to-riches success and was adapted into a Netflix show. It’s more of a mockery,” said Isa Watson , founder and CEO of social media app Squad. Please stop using the word Girlboss thank you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Of course, with more startups, this is still a tough space, with VCs funding only one out of 400 requests they get, and Angels limiting their focus to one out of 40. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

If Pinterest is catnip for girls, Tapiture was founded to go after the men, but quickly evolved into a more sophisticated artistic social media community. If we see products are trending, we reach out and strike a deal with the vendor and make it for sale on our platform. million in seed funding since its founding in 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year (to say the least) – with a never-ending news feed consisting of massive bankruptcy , scandal stories, and car chase media fiascos. Not that enthusiasm and passion aren’t encouraged of course, but it is important to be real. Trading platforms. Setting Up 2014.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2014

But last August 28, 2014 seemed like a dawning of a new era in the Twitter world as Ian Chan, Twitter’s engineer, announces that the tool is available for just about anyone who wants to utilize it. Will it be able to help brands market themselves better in social media? But what does this mean for marketers?

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