Monthly Archives: March 2023

The concept of “shoppable videos” has been around for at least a decade, with some big companies, like Showroom, Firework, Vimeo, YouTube and Klarna getting in on the action. There have also been startups embracing this space that have received … Continue reading →

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in … Continue reading →

Apple has quietly acquired a Mountain View-based startup, WaveOne, that was developing AI algorithms for compressing video. Apple wouldn’t confirm the sale when asked for comment. But WaveOne’s website was shut down around January, and several former employees, including one … Continue reading →

Mysty Rusk Contributor Share on Twitter Mysty Rusk is founder of San Diego Angel Conference and Executive Director of the Knauss School of Business’ Free Enterprise Institute. Something happens in the process when you collaboratively have the right people and … Continue reading →

France is the latest country that is taking steps to ban TikTok from government-managed devices. Stanislas Guerini, the Minister of Public Transformation and Service, and his services issued a succinct statement announcing the move and the reasoning behind this change. … Continue reading →

Sach Chitnis Contributor Share on Twitter Sach Chitnis is co-founder of Jump Capital, a thesis-led, sector-focused and operating-centric venture capital firm specializing in Seed and Series A investments. With the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, founders find themselves in a … Continue reading →

Microsoft-owned GitHub took down a repository by a user named “FreeSpeechEnthusiast” that contained proprietary source code to Twitter after the social network filed a DCMA takedown request. The username certainly seems to be a jab at Twitter owner Elon Musk, … Continue reading →

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management won’t be proceeding with plans to nominate its own directors to Salesforce’s board, citing improved performance and a clearer “focus on value creation” from the enterprise software company. Elliott is one of five activist investors … Continue reading →