tl;dr: Lyft partially released its December and fourth quarter operational results. Here’s what you need to know. Lyft, a key competitor to global ridesharing juggernaut Uber, disclosed new operational information… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: For Christmas this year, we got new Uber numbers! It’s a slightly predictable holiday miracle occurrence! Spy shot of Uber’s most recent board meeting. Uber probably won’t… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Uber’s growth, revenue, and losses are back in the news. Here’s what you need to know. Some analogy about winter, hoarding, fire, burn, and heat here. Uber will… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Forget Snap. Airbnb could be 2017’s real unicorn IPO. 2011 was a simpler time. On the heels of rampant speculation regarding Snap (Snapchat’s parent company) filing discreetly for… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: New notes from Uber’s CEO shed fresh light on Uber’s financial situation. TechCrunch’s Matthew Lynley recently reported new corporate disclosures from Uber’s CEO, with the executive describing… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: It’s Apple day, so let’s write about the iPhone 7! Kidding. Here are a bunch of numbers to keep us both happy. Could the Big Five tech… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Uber loses more money than we thought. Tragically, Uber’s UberLEGO push failed to final market traction. Earlier this year, reports surfaced that Uber, the popular on-demand car… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: It’s the middle of the week and tech is being silly again. Here’s what you need to know. Where to begin. Some notes from the last day: Bitcoin… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Early Afternoon Note: Here’s the general case for an Uber IPO after it offloads its Chinese losses for equity and a cash infusion. It’s Monday, and the take machine has worked overtime since… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Today we’re digging into Lyft’s recently leaked financial performance. This is the moment to make a pun about checking under Lyft’s hood, but we won’t stoop to such lows.… Read Full Article
I have no idea what is going on here. It’s Friday, so we will be brief. Today we’re looking at yet another piece of positive financial news from one of… Read Full Article
It’s a little known fact that this is how all VCs see themselves in the mirror each morning. Welcome back to our little morning chat. Today we observe that for the… Read Full Article
If you had hoped for a relaxed Monday, you lose: Microsoft will buy LinkedIn in a surprising deal worth more than $25 billion, Apple’s WWDC keynote kicks off shortly, Twitter shares are… Read Full Article
Happy Thursday everyone, I hope you feel better than the Nasdaq this morning. The index is off nearly half a percent, putting it down 50 points from the 5,000 threshold.… Read Full Article
From the Investors Alex Mittal and Christopher Steiner of FundersClub explain that although growing startups have more ways to find liquidity now, they still must honor tacit pacts with investors… Read Full Article
From the Investors Steven Sinofsky of Andreessen Horowitz digs into the complexities of disruption, including its duration and impact in “Disruption’s Long, Slow, Complex Journey” Jenny Lefcourt of Freestyle chats… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Skok of Matrix Partners covers how to measure customer happiness and actively manage your business to reduce churn in “Managing Customer Success to Reduce Churn” Mahesh… Read Full Article
From the Investors Simon Rothman of Greylock Partners uses Uber as an example to show how cash was used singlehandedly to drive scale and growth during the “steroid era” between… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group shares a full review of what Techstars is and what they are doing, from their expansion to an overview of their portfolio,… Read Full Article
tl;dr: If I didn’t pay my rent, I too could be profitable. According to a recent Bloomberg story, Uber earns an average of $0.19 per ride in North America when… Read Full Article
From the Investors Dan Kurani of Foundermark introduces a new venture development firm and discusses the opportunities available in focusing on the creation of digital products in “Together We Go… Read Full Article
From the Investors Alex Mittal and Christopher Steiner of FundersClub reiterate the importance of keeping a balanced investment portfolio, even in the market of startup investing, in “The Best Time… Read Full Article
Happy New Year, Mattermark Daily readers! Hope 2016 has wonderful things in store for you. For a recap of posts by investors and founders with their 2015 reflections and 2016 predictions, read… Read Full Article
Forbes published their 2015 Hottest Startups list of companies with the fastest growing valuations over time between funding rounds. As with any such list, we love to provide better insight into how… Read Full Article