For one day only, you can get 15 percent off electronics at eBay on orders of £20 or more using the code PLAY15. This includes TVs, computers, and smartphones. It also includes gaming consoles, bundles, and accessories, which is great news for a…
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Flight-hailing startup Blackbird raises $10 million to replace driving with flying
The origin story of Blackbird, a startup that links travelers to planes and commercial pilots through an app, didn’t begin with air travel. It was prompted by car sickness. Blackbird CEO and founder Rudd Davis, who was getting his pilot’s license at the time, asked his flight instructor if he would fly his family to […]
View More Flight-hailing startup Blackbird raises $10 million to replace driving with flyingOmidyar Network spins out its fintech investment arm as Flourish, with up to $300 million
After 12 years spent investing in impact-oriented financial services startups around the globe, the Omidyar Network, which serves as the family investment office for eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, is spinning off its financial inclusion investment arm as Flourish Ventures. Equipped with up to $300 million in capital for operations and investments, the new Flourish will […]
View More Omidyar Network spins out its fintech investment arm as Flourish, with up to $300 millioneBay announces plans for new strategic initiatives under pressure from investors
In January, eBay received a strongly worded letter from activist investors Elliott Management, outlining a way forward for the company that Elliott saw as floundering. Two weeks ago, the company announced it was restructuring operations and laying off some of its workers. Today, the company announced further steps toward reorganizing, much of which sounds straight […]
View More eBay announces plans for new strategic initiatives under pressure from investorsEurope agrees platform rules to tackle unfair business practices
The European Union’s political institutions have reached agreement over new rules designed to boost transparency around online platform businesses and curb unfair practices to support traders and other businesses that rely on digital intermediaries for discovery and sales. The European Commission proposed a regulation for fairness and transparency in online platform trading last April. And late yesterday […]
View More Europe agrees platform rules to tackle unfair business practicesCEO of Rappler, a media company critical of the Philippines government, is arrested
There’s serious concern around press freedom in the Philippines after Maria Ressa, the CEO of independent media company Rappler, was arrested last night. Ressa, who was CNN’s bureau chief in Manila and then Jakarta prior to starting Rappler in 2011, was arrested on cyber libel security charges for an article published in 2012, according to […]
View More CEO of Rappler, a media company critical of the Philippines government, is arrestedExtend Fertility banks $15M Series A to help women freeze their eggs
Regal Healthcare Capital Partners backs Extend Fertility with $15 million to help the egg-freezing service expand to new markets.
View More Extend Fertility banks $15M Series A to help women freeze their eggsSpotify, eBay set standard for fertility benefits, study finds
FertilityIQ’s survey also indicates some companies implicated by the #MeToo movement improved their fertility benefits in 2018.
View More Spotify, eBay set standard for fertility benefits, study findsElliott Management letter puts eBay on notice to improve stock performance, sell StubHub
Elliott Management, a NYC investment firm well known for its activist streak, released a letter today sent to eBay’s management. The letter put the company on notice that the stock needs to do better, much better. And it outlined a five-step plan, including selling StubHub, it believes can get eBay there. Elliott is making this […]
View More Elliott Management letter puts eBay on notice to improve stock performance, sell StubHubIn emerging markets there are no copycats, just budding entrepreneurs
Every year I teach an MBA course at Stanford about the exciting opportunities for tech investors and entrepreneurs in developing economies.
View More In emerging markets there are no copycats, just budding entrepreneursFB QVC? Facebook tries Live video shopping
Want to run your own home shopping network? Facebook is now testing a Live video feature for merchants that lets them demo and describe their items for viewers. Customers can screenshot something they want to buy and use Messenger to send it to the seller, who can then request payment right through the chat app. […]
View More FB QVC? Facebook tries Live video shoppingeBay will now authenticate luxury jewelry items
eBay this morning announced it’s expanding the capabilities of its eBay Authenticate service – its luxury goods verification program – to now include luxury jewelry. Timed to coincide with the launch, eBay is also listing over 45,000 luxury jewelry items for sale, including both diamonds and other gemstones which have been verified by professional jewelers. […]
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