Unexpected News & Facts About Today’s Billion Dollar Companies
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- The LA tech scene is made to shine. Just see Dollar Shave Club. They turned a funny video on Youtube into a $1billion 💸 exit to Unilever. Link
- Snapchat was on the controversy spotlight when they released a filter about the Asian community. Snapchat — diverse teams make better products. Link
- Uber acquired self-driving truck startup Otto. Uber is logistics, not just a replacement of taxis. Link
- Marc Lore, founder of Jet.com, just took the longest interview to become a Walmart employee, and he signed a pretty good deal 💰. Link
- Successful CEOs Brit Morin & Julia Hartz backfired at Silicon Valley startups’ branding strategy. 80% of Silicon Valley startups are missing huge opportunity.” Link
5 unexpected facts ✏️ you didn’t know about:
- Alibaba, Slack, Github, and 5+ companies that were built 🛠 using outsourced developers. Link
- It might take 4 years, but bootstrapping a SaaS company is possible. But don’t take our words for Jason Lemkin from SaaStr has the stats to prove it. Link
- Postmates CEO dreamed to be a film director 📽. Link
- Prolific investor Sacca’s biggest misses includes Snapchat & Airbnb. Link
- After visiting his first nightclub, 18-year-old Scott Harrison, Founder Charity:Water was hooked. Link
