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Request Demo Subscribe THINKNUM FOR CUSTOMERS * Product Manual * Product Updates * API Documentation COMPANY * About * Explore Datasets * Resources * Careers * Press Kit SOLUTIONS * Thinknum Alternative Data * KgBase INDUSTRY PRODUCTS * Investor Intelligence * Business Intelligence * Education MEDIA * About * Careers * Revisions & Errata * Newsletter * External Data Conference * Get Featured * RSS MEDIA SERVICES * Content Studio * Advertising * YouTube * LinkedIn * Twitter © Thinknum Alternative Data 2021 Features WHAT DOES LUXURY SITE THEREALREAL HAVE IN COMMON WITH PETS.COM? A FOUNDER WHO REFUSED TO QUIT. November 8, 2000 was not a good day for Julie Wainwright. She was the CEO of Pets.com at the time. She had taken the company public to much fanfare just nine months earlier. But on November 8, she closed the company down and laid off her entire staff. Pets.com went from IPO to complete liquidation in just 268 days. That makes it one of the shortest-lived public companies in history. The same day she shuttered her company, her husband asked for a divorce. Amy Lamare 11.12.21 6:55 PM in Features Markets MEET AN ANONYMOUS OTC STOCK TRADER ON TWITTER WHO CLAIMS TO BE A CRYPTO BILLIONAIRE Christie Smythe 11.8.21 10:02 PM Tech WANT TO GET PAID TO BUILD THE METAVERSE? THESE TECH FIRMS — ALONG WITH NIKE AND KPMG —ARE HIRING Ivan De Luce 11.4.21 3:19 PM People THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS TWITTER: BILL ACKMAN’S ACCOUNT WASN'T HACKED, ELON MUSK’S $26 BILLION TWITTER POLL, A MARKETING CONSULTANT’S VERY BAD TWEETS, AND BALAJI SRINIVASAN ON YIMBYISM Christie Smythe 11.12.21 11:05 PM MARKETS Christie Smythe USED CAR SELLER TRED JUST RAISED $25 MILLION. HERE’S WHY THE DEAL WAS A NO BRAINER FOR INVESTORS. With supply chains in a crunch, making it difficult for manufacturers to build enough new cars, demand and prices for used cars have been turbocharged. STITCH FIX IS EITHER EMBRACING A NEW VISION OR HAVING AN IDENTITY CRISIS — WHY ITS LATEST MOVE RISKS ALIENATING CUSTOMERS Amy Lamare 11.1.21 6:25 PM THIS DOG BOUTIQUE SELLING $85 DESIGNER COATS PROVES CONSUMERS ARE STILL PAMPERING THEIR POOCHES Nina Roberts 11.4.21 9:07 PM NERDWALLET’S IPO COULD MAKE IT WORTH $5 BILLION — OR MORE THAN THE VALUE OF VICE AND BUZZFEED COMBINED Ivan De Luce 10.21.21 8:53 PM WHY DOGMA AND IN-FIGHTING IS KEEPING BITCOIN MAXIMALISTS FROM AGREEING ON THE CRYPTOCURRENCY’S FUTURE Joon Ian Wong 10.21.21 7:50 PM 4 KEY POINTS ABOUT STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING, THE ECO-FRIENDLY BITCOIN MINER THAT JUST HAD AN IPO Othmane Zizi 10.20.21 7:52 PM VIDEOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: WHY JUSTIN ZHU SAYS LSD MADE HIM A BETTER CEO After the Iterable co-founder was terminated over use of the drug, Zhu has pivoted into advocacy for Asian Americans. Christie Smythe 6.1.21 8:40 PM WHY JOHN DEATON, A FORMER MARINE, IS LEADING 20,000 CRYPTO INVESTORS IN A CHARGE AGAINST THE SEC Christie Smythe 9.21.21 2:12 PM EXCLUSIVE: MICROAQUIRE CEO ANDREW GAZDECKI TALKS ABOUT HOW HE HELPS BOOTSTRAPPED FOUNDERS GET THEIR DUE Ivan De Luce 8.31.21 1:38 PM EXCLUSIVE: HOW KAYLA KILBRIDE BECAME A FINANCE TIKTOK STAR BY TEACHING HERSELF ABOUT DOGECOIN AND STOCKS Ivan De Luce 8.24.21 5:00 PM EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: THE FOUNDER OF UNJECTED, A DATING SITE FOR THE UNVAXXED, TALKS ABOUT WHY IT'S STILL GROWING AFTER GETTING KICKED OFF THE APP STORE Ivan De Luce 8.19.21 2:16 PM TECH Ivan De Luce BANKERS’ SHARE OF FINANCE INDUSTRY JOBS HAS SHRUNK BY NEARLY 30% — HERE’S HOW THE AI REVOLUTION HAS ALREADY STARTED As traditional banks prioritize automation, bankers’ share of finance jobs is shrinking while developers’ share is catching up fast. TECH COMPANIES ARE STILL HIRING IN TEXAS, EVEN WHILE PUBLICLY SLAMMING THE NEW ABORTION LAW Ivan De Luce 9.23.21 7:44 PM BITCOIN WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP EL SALVADOR WITH REMITTANCES, BUT THANKS TO BROKEN ATMS AND ERROR MESSAGES, PAYMENTS ARE GOING MISSING Jonathan Laguán 10.20.21 9:43 PM DAOS ARE CRYPTO’S ANSWER TO VENTURE FUNDS — HERE’S WHY THEY’RE THE NEXT BIG THING Joon Ian Wong 9.28.21 2:00 PM 5 REASONS TESLA’S AUTOPILOT IS A FIXATION FOR U.S. SAFETY OFFICIALS Christie Smythe 8.17.21 5:07 PM THE MOST LUCRATIVE GAMES OF TOMORROW WILL LET YOU MAKE YOUR OWN Danny Konstantinovic 5.7.21 9:02 PM INNOVATION Othmane Zizi 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. WANT TO EARN CRYPTO BY DOING ALMOST NOTHING? HERE ARE 3 SIDE HUSTLES FOR YOU TO TRY. Othmane Zizi 11.2.21 5:47 PM CRYPTO ENTHUSIASTS SPENT $4 MILLION ON A WU-TANG CLAN ALBUM — HERE'S WHAT THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY DO WITH IT Joon Ian Wong 10.29.21 7:55 PM HOW A STARTUP FOUNDER IS HELPING UTILITIES BOOST PROFITS BY TURNING THEM INTO CRYPTO MINERS Christie Smythe 8.2.21 12:37 PM WHAT A LOS ANGELES WATER BASIN CAN TELL US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CRYPTO Joon Ian Wong 7.9.21 3:36 PM WITH PARLER FADING, TRUMP STAFFER UNLEASHES GETTR AS A NEW CANCEL CULTURE ANTIDOTE Christie Smythe 7.1.21 9:54 PM FEATURES Joon Ian Wong 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. HOW WRITING ABOUT FAILURE GOT LEONARD KIM A BOOK DEAL, 536,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS, AND PERSONAL BRANDING STARDOM Akil Alleyne 10.13.21 3:27 PM THESE PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING THE RAT RACE WITH FIRE — A MOVEMENT THAT’S ABOUT RETIRING AS EARLY AS IN YOUR 30S Akil Alleyne 9.22.21 7:55 PM WHY LOOT, WHERE USERS PAY THOUSANDS TO "OWN" FANTASY SWORDS AND TOMES, IS THE HOTTEST NEW NFT PROJECT Joon Ian Wong 9.14.21 9:30 PM HOW CRYPTOWENDYO BECAME A VOICE OF REASON IN CULTISH CRYPTO-LAND (IT'S NOT ONLY BECAUSE SHE'S A WOMAN) Michael Y Park 9.14.21 7:25 PM PEOPLE Ivan De Luce 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. THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS TWITTER: NYC MAYOR-ELECT ERIC ADAMS GOES BIG ON BITCOIN, A CRYPTOBRO MELTS DOWN AT AN NFT CONFERENCE, ZILLOW LAYS OFF 2,000 EMPLOYEES, AND A CRYPTO INFLUENCER PULLS THE RUG Ivan De Luce 11.5.21 9:55 PM EX-TASKRABBIT VP ROB WILLEY EXPLAINS WHY FACEBOOK IS “ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY” IN THE INFLUENCER ECONOMY Stav Dimitropoulos 10.18.21 9:09 PM NEXT UP IN THE SPACE RACE IS A COMMERCIAL SPACE STATION — HERE’S WHY EX-GOOGLER TEJPAUL BHATIA JUMPED ON BOARD Ivan De Luce 10.15.21 3:22 PM THE SCOTT'S CHEAP FLIGHTS FOUNDERS SHARE THEIR SECRET FOR TURNING A KNACK FOR FINDING AIRFARE DEALS INTO A 2 MILLION-READER NEWSLETTER Ivan De Luce 10.5.21 4:54 PM EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: VC MATTHEW BALL ON WHY THE METAVERSE WILL BE A “SUCCESSOR STATE” TO THE INTERNET Ivan De Luce 8.16.21 3:00 PM Christie Smythe ACCUSED STOCK SCALPER “ALEX DELARGE” WAS ARRESTED AND KICKED OFF OF TWITTER — NOW USERS ARE ASKING: WHO’S NEXT? Twitter plays host to numerous anonymous accounts pumping stocks. Users are openly wondering which others might be “leading sheep to the slaughter.” AWESOMECALLS MAY NOT BE SO AWESOME — STOCK MARKET GURU A.J. HAWORTH LOST $14.7 MILLION, CALIFORNIA OFFICIAL SAYS Christie Smythe 10.25.21 4:29 PM WHY A FORMER NETFLIX EXEC FACING 7 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BRIBERY IS A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR STARTUPS Christie Smythe 10.15.21 8:46 PM THESE CHARTS SHOW HOW SOUTHWEST’S THIN STAFFING CONTRIBUTED TO ITS FLIGHT CANCELLATION DEBACLE Othmane Zizi 10.13.21 9:34 PM EVEN WITH 11 MILLION JOB OPENINGS, THE U.S. HAS MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION UNEMPLOYED FELONS — HERE IS WHY Tana Ganeva 10.3.21 8:29 PM WHY AN OZY WRITER IS STANDING UP FOR JOURNALISTS AT CARLOS WATSON’S DISGRACED MEDIA FIRM Christie Smythe 9.30.21 10:30 PM LATEST ARTICLES HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT MASTODON, THE OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE TRUMP IS ACCUSED OF PLAGIARIZING The former U.S. president’s social platform Truth Social isn’t set to roll out until next year, but leaked screenshots of the beta version show a nearly identical interface to Mastodon. Jael Goldfine 11.5.21 6:29 PM Innovation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRYPTO CREATED OVERNIGHT MILLIONAIRES THIS YEAR — NOW THEY NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT THE TAX BILL Wendy Barlin, a Los Angeles-based certified public accountant, explained to us the issues that new crypto investors need to be mindful of to avoid running afoul of the IRS. Christie Smythe 11.4.21 5:55 PM Markets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS TWITTER: SHIBA FLIES TO THE MOON, SEQUOIA DROPS AN ENTIRELY NEW FUND STRUCTURE, AND JOE LONSDALE TAKES FLAK FOR CALLING DADS WHO TAKE LEAVE “LOSERS” Facebook-Meta name changes aside, Twitter was full of brain-tickling tidbits this week, including Sequoia Capital's dramatic shift in financial model. Ivan De Luce 10.29.21 6:18 PM People -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POOP-TESTING STARTUP FOUNDER WHO LIED ABOUT HER AGE IN “30 UNDER 30” PROFILE CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING INSURERS, VCS Married uBiome co-CEOs Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte were hit with a 47-count indictment and a lawsuit by the SEC. Christie Smythe 3.19.21 6:37 PM Outcasts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEN-Z FINTOK INFLUENCER AUSTIN HANKWITZ TEACHES US HOW TO MAKE IT RAIN Hankwitz, who has built a following of more than 500,000 TikTok followers, says he helps to make people less anxious about money. "I think the first step to take is, 'Let's take a deep breath.'" Akil Alleyne 10.27.21 6:45 PM Features -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGO MANIA IS OUTLASTING THE PANDEMIC — WHY THE TOYMAKER’S HEADCOUNT IS UP 33% (AND IT’S STILL HIRING) The Danish toy company got a lift from lockdowns. Now innovation and the steady release of new products are propelling continued expansion. Jael Goldfine 10.18.21 6:56 PM Innovation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- View All Josh Barro @jbarro — Columnist for Business Insider “'we have a pretty good belief that we will have a book deal to announce'… if you don’t have a book deal, is the book really in the works? https://www.businessofbusiness.com/videos/room-rater-twitter-claude-taylor/” Garry Tan @garrytan — Founder of Initialized “'Truepill is what happens when you lock a software engineer with a pharmacist in a room for long, long periods of time.' Over $200M ARR in 2020 https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/Truepill-pharmacy-founder-sid-viswanathan-telehealth-healthtech/” Alexis Ohanian @alexisohanian - Reddit Founder & Founder of Seven Seven Six “I try to be as open as I can with you all here bc I want you to see what I'm thinking and also bc I think #BuildInPublic is going to be come a trend in VC as more builders take up more space at the table. More builders on more captables is good for all. https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/why-reddit-co-founder-alexis-ohanian-is-making-noise-cap-tables-startups-cabal-advisors-equity/” Craig J. Lewis @CraigJamalLewis — Founder & CEO at Gig Wage “Just keep grinding. https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/gig-wage-startup-ceo-craig-lewis-silicon-valley-entrepreneur/” Astead Wesley @AsteadWesley — National Politics Reporter at NYT “most tried and true way to ensure viralness is get journalists to talk about themselves https://www.businessofbusiness.com/videos/room-rater-twitter-claude-taylor/” Paul F. Tompkins @PFTompkins — Comedian, Actor, Writer “Was there some report that said we have too many trees https://www.businessofbusiness.com/videos/room-rater-twitter-claude-taylor/” Paul Kedrosky @pkedrosky Ancient amateur. Tweets self-destruct. Partner at http://skvcap.com. Proprietor of @highwaydebris “I can't decide if this is reassuring or terrifying: Engineers have almost tied bankers as a percentage of U.S. financial staff. Finance, in other words. has pretty much been eaten by software. https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/banking-jobs-ai-engineering-software-developer-wells-fargo/” Felix Salmon @felixsalmon Chief financial correspondent, Axios. Host, Slate Money. “In his own memorandum to the court, requesting that he be sentenced to a year of house arrest, Kail, 49, described himself as a ‘global power leader, top dev ops influencer and a thought leader.’ https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/why-a-former-netflix-exec-facing-7-years-in-prison-for-bribery-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-startups/” Balaji Srinivasan Angel investor, former CTO of Coinbase and general partner at a16z ““Fundamentally, the breakthrough of Bitcoin was that an Israeli and a Palestinian, or a Democrat and a Republican, or a Japanese person and a Chinese person all agree on who has what Bitcoin on the Bitcoin blockchain.” https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/3-ways-blockchain-can-disrupt-the-information-economy-crypto-polling-Balaji-Srinivasan/” Jeff Zirlin Cofounder of Axie Infinity “"Workers and consumers, or users, now inhabit an “increasingly blurred territory” of production and consumption." https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/blockchain-based-games-are-now-letting-users-play-to-earn-heres-why-that-makes-silicon-valley-vcs-so-excited/” THINKNUM FOR CUSTOMERS * Product Manual * Product Updates * API Documentation COMPANY * About * Explore Datasets * Resources * Careers * Press Kit SOLUTIONS * Thinknum Alternative Data * KgBase INDUSTRY PRODUCTS * Investor Intelligence * Business Intelligence * Education MEDIA * About * Careers * Revisions & Errata * Newsletter * External Data Conference * Get Featured * RSS MEDIA SERVICES * Content Studio * Advertising * YouTube * LinkedIn * Twitter © Thinknum Alternative Data 2021 SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER Start your day off with our weekly digest. 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