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Spotify Loses $458M In Revenue, Tallies 180M Users
Spotify Loses $458M In Revenue, Tallies 180M Users
July 27, 2018  |  Earnings

Spotify’s second quarter as a public company shows that it has increased its paid subscriptions by 40 percent, but it lost $458 million in revenue....

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Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
July 09, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Is unbundling the future? So it would seem. Banking is being unbundled. Open banking, set in motion globally by a regulatory fiat called PSD2, gives...

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The Sounds Of Summer Gone Subscription
The Sounds Of Summer Gone Subscription
June 30, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Every summer needs at least one song. In 1960, it was the Brian Hyland classic “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini.” In 1965, it...

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Goldman Sachs Employees’ Second Job: Venture Capitalists
Goldman Sachs Employees’ Second Job: Venture Capitalists
June 18, 2018  |  Investments

The bankers at Goldman Sachs have been moonlighting as venture capitalists, investing in many startups that eventually became household names and overseeing a portfolio worth...

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Adyen Lands $8.36B Valuation Pre-IPO
Adyen Lands $8.36B Valuation Pre-IPO
June 13, 2018  |  IPO

Dutch payment processing firm Adyen raised 947 million euros ($1.1 billion) for its investors in the biggest technology IPO in Europe so far this year....

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Spotify-Enabled MP3 Player Selling For A Discount
Spotify-Enabled MP3 Player Selling For A Discount
May 28, 2018  |  Retail

Mighty, the MP3 player that gives people access to Spotify, is selling for a discounted rate for a limited period of time. According to a report...

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Lyft All-Access Subscription Plan Has Waitlist
Lyft All-Access Subscription Plan Has Waitlist
May 10, 2018  |  Subscriptions

Expanding upon its experimental All-Access plan, Lyft is rolling out the subscription service to another set of riders. As of Wednesday (May 9), TechCrunch reported...

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Bill Gurley: Silicon Valley Has Warmed To IPOs
Bill Gurley: Silicon Valley Has Warmed To IPOs
April 24, 2018  |  IPO

With tech IPOs on the rise, Benchmark partner Bill Gurley has declared that “it’s cool to go public again.” “For a good three or four...

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Spotify And Hulu Offer Discounted Entertainment Bundle
Spotify And Hulu Offer Discounted Entertainment Bundle
April 12, 2018  |  Subscriptions

Spotify and Hulu announced that they are expanding their partnership to offer a new discounted subscription for entertainment fans. The new subscription plan, Spotify Premium,...

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