Editor’s Morning Note: What happens when your IPO is just ok? Area Pupper empathizes with your IPO pricing dilemma. Happy Friday everyone, and welcome to what should be the final IPO… Read Full Article
tl;dr: 2017’s IPO market could be better than 2016’s, which was supposed to be better than 2015’s, which was supposed to be as good as 2014’s. 2014 was actually a… Read Full Article
tl;dr: The CEO of Eaze, a well-known cannabis startup, is gone from the role. Eaze CEO Keith McCarty has resigned and will be replaced by Jim Patterson who is currently… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Sometimes you get to learn a lesson by watching someone else fall into the mud puddle. This is as close to a shitstorm as we could for… Read Full Article
tl;dr: In the second part of our four-part series about Chicago’s technology ecosystem, we focus our attention on the history, current state, and future of incubators, accelerators, co-working spaces and… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Oh ****, Fed hikes are about to happen. “Great companies can always raise.” “I’ve not changed my investment thesis.” “Things aren’t that bad.” “Buy the dip.” Happy… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Here’s what one founder discovered when she blocked herself from social media. I built my early career off my ability to master social media, public relations, and the Internet. Then,… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Microsoft’s Big Ass Wall Computer is selling well. Let’s run the numbers. “As you can see here, I can’t afford the jet I am posing in front… Read Full Article
Editor’s Midday Note: Can you really make private jet travel affordable? Quick hit today from a glorious Fall-ish day in San Francisco. We’re talking about flying. TechCrunch has an interesting… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: We’re a month late, but hey, this is still something you should know about. Nasty Gal filed for bankruptcy this November. The popular ecommerce brand that once… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Investors aren’t stupid or lazy, but even thoroughly vetted startups can fail. It’s the nature of venture capital that many investments will never yield a return. Most startups fail,… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: What is SoundCloud worth? Let’s examine. This morning, TechCunrch’s Ingrid Lunden Jon Russell extinguished any budding romance between Spotify and SoundCloud, saying that the former company has “given up… Read Full Article
tl;dr: This is the first in a four-part series about Chicago. Here, we explore the current state and recent past of Chicago’s tech scene. “Fierce as a dog with tongue… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Apple Music has crossed the 20 million paid subscriber mark. It’s an impressive result, but how does it compare to Spotify’s own performance? Unsplash has a massive indie-rock… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Venture capital funding marijuana startups gets the hype, but the big money is in the public markets. Here’s why. What a time to be alive. Branding executive turned politician Donald… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Apple’s watch is a cool product, but it seems increasingly evident that it isn’t going to ignite Apple’s top line. There appears to be no shortage of white… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: We spend too much time together complaining that unicorns and other startups are shiftless ninnies when it comes to real financial maturity and going public. Here’s a… 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
tl;dr: In-Q-Tel has made a lot of new investments in recent years, and the company has expanded its network of syndicate partners, which is pretty much business as usual at… Read Full Article
Editor’s Note: No more unicorn liquidity in 2016? There’s always next year. It’s the first day of December, the last month of 2016, and just weeks until we can close the… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Our favorite SaaS bellwether released earnings today. Let’s find out what that means for your startup. “What’s to-day?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes, who… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: GoPro is cutting staff and ending its media attempts. What can history teach us? GoPro, a camera company that is publicly traded, has seen its share price… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Today in “Charts That Aren’t Good.” I once drank martinis in London with one of these people. The other is a former billionaire. Theranos is under fresh… Read Full Article
tl;dr: What’s Uber really worth? [Insert fancy joke involving Lyft and Ola.] Ola, a popular Indian ridesharing platform, will take a lower valuation in its proximate funding round, according to… Read Full Article