In order to have innovative smart city applications, cities first need to build out the connected infrastructure, which can be a costly, lengthy, and politicized process. Third-parties are helping build infrastructure at no cost to cities by paying for projects entirely through advertising placements on the new equipment. I try to dig into the economics…
Each day, there are millions of photos shared by Instagram users. You definitely don’t want your followers to miss your photos in the midst of all these other posts. So, what will attract users to your posts? A perfect picture. But what is a perfect picture? The perfect picture should have good composition, lighting, colors,…
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UrbanClap, a four-year-old startup that offers home services across India, has closed a $50 million Series D round for expansion. The round was led by Steadview Capital, a hedge fund with more than $1 billion under management, and existing investor Vy Capital. It takes UrbanClap to $110 million raised to date, according to data from Crunchbase.…
Facebook is still reeling from the revelation that it hired an opposition research firm with close ties to the Republican party, but its relationship with Definers Public Affairs isn’t the company’s only recent contract work with deeply GOP-linked strategy firms. While that work alone isn’t cause for controversy, Facebook’s work with Republican groups does call…
Pre-seed and seed, angels and VCs, A rounds and B rounds – it’s a tangled web for rookie entrepreneurs aiming to grow small startups. But unless you’re bootstrapping, you’ve got to keep your two feet in two different worlds every day: business and fundraising. Chances are you’re more at home leading your company than asking…
This may sound crazy, but it’s true! The war for “most-subscribed Youtube channel” crown between T-Series and PewDiePie just took an interesting turn after a hacker yesterday hijacked more than 150,000 internet-connected printers worldwide to print out flyers asking everyone to subscribe to PewDiePie YouTube channel. PewDiePie, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, is a…
Starting mid-December, Amazon Echo devices will be able to stream songs from Apple Music. A bit of a surprise, perhaps, given that Apple’s been a competitor in the space since launching the HomePod back in 2017. Amazon’s had its own music service for some time, as well, but the company appears to have given up…
Salad startup Sweetgreen is expanding on a pilot program with WeWork that provides free delivery to WeWork members. Though, it’s more accurate to describe it as an order-ahead service that lets you pick up your food from your WeWork of choice. Geared toward WeWork employees and members, Sweetgreen at WeWork outposts are going live in…
Via, a shuttle-based carpooling service and platform that partners with cities in the U.S. and Europe, could soon add scooters to its business. Via CEO and co-founder Daniel Ramot said onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin that the company is experimenting with the idea of adding scooters as a complement to its shuttle business. “We’re also adding scooters mostly,…
