What I’ve Learned About Venture Funding
VC funding. Our perspectives on the topic wax and wane with market cycles. We love capital efficiency until we love land grabs until we abhor “over funding” until we get huge distribution & ring the bell for more funding until we attract every non-VC on the planet to invest in startups until it crashes and we start the cycle all over again none the wiser. … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Mark Suster | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Industry Specific, Venture Capital
1 in 8 Desktop Page Views in the US Said to be Affected by Ad Blocking
Music Streaming Service Revenues Top $1B in H1, Exceed Physical Sales
US Consumers Continue to Turn Off Pay TV Subscriptions
Management Consultants as Professionals, or are They?
Managers make great use of consultants, giving rise to a rapid annual growth rate of 15% in consulting industry revenues where the authors estimate that today there are over one million consultants and $200 billion revenue worldwide. High industry growth has a big negative “Con” attached to it with a large influx of new consultants each year with problematic qualifications. Being a consultant is a … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Ilse Ennsfellner, Larry Greiner | Source: “University of Southern California” | Subject: Industry Specific | Industry: Consulting
US Digital Ad Spending Will Approach $60 Billion This Year, with Retailers Leading the Way
Global Enterprise Social Software Market
Global Tablet Audience to Total 1 Billion (2015)
Global Digital Music Sales Catch Up to Physical
US Display and Search Ad Spending by Device, 2015
Mobile Ad Spend to Top $100 Billion Worldwide in 2016, 51% of Digital Market
Are We Watching the Death of SMS?
Google Will Take 55% of Search Ad Dollars Globally in 2015
US Education Spending
North American IT Spending by SMBs (2011-2017)
US Mobile Download and In-App Revenue Share
Mobile Game Revenues to Grow 16.5% in 2015, Surpassing $3 Billion
Tablet Users to Surpass 1 Billion Worldwide in 2015
How Companies Learn Your Secrets
Your shopping habits reveal even the most personal information—like when you’re going to have a baby.
Content: Article | Author: Charles Duhigg | Source: “The New York Times” | Subjects: Industry Specific, Marketing / Sales