Social network platforms Twenty and Mappen will be merging together. Twenty’s brand goal is to get young individuals out into the real world instead of being glued to their phones. It accomplishes this by letting friends connect in groups and find great experiences near one...
Indian hotel booking startup, Oyo, will be investing $335 million into its vacation home rental business. The primary goal is to strengthen relationships with homeowners and provide them with resources so they can deliver hospitality experiences that are unmatched. With the investment, Oyo will be...
Forbes recently posted an article highlighting the main skills and traits that are need in a salesperson. Our CEO, Jordan Edelson, stated, "As a digital agency, we look for sales candidates who have been entrepreneurs themselves, so they can authentically communicate with our startup clientele...
At MWC Barcelona 2019, Google released version 1.2 of its cross-platform UI framework Flutter. The updated framework is set to help developers more easily accept in-app payments and features support for Android App Bundles, which is Google’s upload format for instant apps and packaging Android...
Orai, an AI-powered communication coaching app, has raised $2.3 million in seed capital. The recent funding round was led by the San Francisco-based VC firm Comcast Ventures. In a recent TechCrunch article, Orai’s CEO, Danish Dhamani, said he founded the Philadelphia startup with Paritosh Gupta and...
iPhone users are spending more than ever on apps. According to a recent analysis by Sensor Tower, U.S. iPhone users spent an average of $79 in apps during 2018, which was a 36 percent increase from 2017. This only includes purchases processed through the App...
Since the start of January, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s chief internet regulator, has shut down over 9,300 mobile apps and 700 websites. Among apps shuttered includes the popular news app Tencent, which the agency claims was responsible for spreading “vulgar and low-brow content...
What’s one personal branding trend you see on the horizon for 2019, and how can professionals take advantage of it? Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most successful young entrepreneurs. YEC members represent nearly every industry, generate billions of dollars in...
The Verge reports that North, the company responsible for Focals AR glasses, has acquired the patents and applications behind Intel’s defunct Vaunt AR glasses program. North, formerly Thalmic Labs, introduced its take on AR glasses this past October with Focals. Given glasses’ sleek design and...
Niantic, the developer behind the famed “Pokémon Go” app, is in a new round of fundraising that is expected to boost the company’s valuation to $3.9 billion, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The San Francisco-based app developer is seeking an additional $200 million in...
