Death by Overfunding: Nasty Gal

Over the past decade, online clothing sales have ballooned and Nasty Gal and its founder Sophia Amoruso had managed to build a big brand and fan following among millennials. However, the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2016.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Opendoor Labs Opens the Door to the Club

According to a recent report published by online real estate firm Zillow, the new year 2017 is expected to set a new stage of the post-recession housing recovery with deceleration expected in home price growth. However, Zillow expects more millennials to become homeowners, thus driving home ownership rates in 2017. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: JetSmarter Flies Into the Club

Uber has become the poster child of the sharing economy. But according to VBProfiles, the sharing economy has received $15 billion in funding, giving rise to several unicorns. Private jet booking app JetSmarter is the latest to fly into the Billion Dollar Unicorn Club.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Procore Joins the Club

According to a report from CBInsights, funding in construction tech has grown over five times from 2010 to $254 million in 2015. There are over 30 startups in this space, leveraging mobile and the cloud to facilitate construction design, team collaboration, and project site management. Procore is one such construction tech startup that has just

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Oracle’s Cloud Strategy Paying Off

Oracle has spent more than $10 billion this year on nine acquisitions this year. More than five of them, including the $9.3 billion acquisition of NetSuite, are focused on its cloud strategy. In its recent quarter, it reported a stellar quarter for its cloud business, which for the first time surpassed the $1 billion milestone.

Three Large Enterprise Software Acquisitions Recommended for 2017

The enterprise software market has seen several acquisitions this year, from Salesforce, SAP, and Oracle. Here are three acquisition recommendations that we could expect in 2017.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Nutanix Delivers Upbeat Performance, Stock Still Down

Recently listed Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX) announced its first quarterly results after it went public in October this year. The results surpassed market expectations, but did little to improve the stock’s performance.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Hulu Gears up to Stream Cable

According to a MarketsandMarket report, the global video streaming market is estimated to grow from $30.29 billion in 2016 to $70.05 billion by 2021, translating to an annualized growth rate of 18.3% over the five year period. In the US, according to a Statista report, YouTube dominates the market with 77.6% streaming share, followed by

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