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Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce

TechCrunch

The fresh cash will be put toward several efforts, CEO and co-founder Frederic Lalonde said in a press release, including supporting Hopper’s new social commerce initiatives. of the third-party air travel market in the U.S. “The app is quickly internationalizing.” “The app is quickly internationalizing.”

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Social investment platform eToro to acquire fintech startup Gatsby for $50M

TechCrunch

Multi-asset social investment network and Robinhood competitor eToro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gatsby — a fintech startup which also aimed to go head to head against Robinhood — for $50 million in a cash and common stock deal. The acquisition marks eToro’s fourth major one since its 2007 inception.

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

If you find all the noise around social media to be confusing, rest assured that you’re not alone. Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital.

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Social Media Responsibility | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’m going to explore responsibility as it relates to social media – the responsibility that comes with living in the real world vs. a perpetual state of virtual reality. As most of you know, I’m a big fan of social media. While this caused a tense moment, he appears to be okay now.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I’m going to tell you the cold hard truth about social media…what you need to know that most people won’t tell you. I’m going to tell you the cold hard truth about social media…what you need to know that most people won’t tell you.

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Backblaze’s IPO shows it’s possible to go public sans mountains of VC cash

TechCrunch

Sure, Facebook is apparently rebranding as a metaverse company — because that will fix its trust deficit — but this morning we’re jumping right back into the IPO game instead of making rude jokes at the social giant’s expense. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Prior to issuing $10.0

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

But it’s also one of the more expensive places to start a business, due to its high cost of living, salary expectations and relatively small labor market. Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland.