Billion Dollar Unicorns: Square Post Its IPO

According to eMarketer, mobile payments in the US are estimated to grow 210% to $27.05 billion in 2016 from $8.71 billion in 2015. The number of people in the US using proximity mobile payments is expected to grow 61.8% to 37.5 million by 2016. Square became a Billion Dollar Unicorn raising funds on ridiculously high valuations, but

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Age of Learning Monetizing in Educational Apps

According to a ReportsnReports report, the global education gamification market is estimated to grow 64% annually over the period 2014 through 2019. Gamification within education refers to a process of implementing game mechanics into non-gaming context so that users are engaged and are able to solve problems. It involves the appointment of points, badges, challenges, a leaderboard, and

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2016 IPO Prospects: NantHealth Testing the IPO Markets, Yet Again

According to a recent report by Grand View Research Inc., the global molecular diagnostics market size is expected to reach $8.02 billion by 2020 driven by the increasing prevalence of infectious and cardiovascular diseases along with rising geriatric population.

Market Losing Patience with Tableau Software

Investors appear to be losing confidence in data visualization vendor Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA). The company recently announced better than expected results for its first quarter. But that did not stop the stock from falling 11% in a single day.

Energy Recovery Continues to Grow

According to a ResearchAndMarkets report, currently only 1% of the global population receives water from desalination projects. The United Nations expects that percentage to grow to 14% by 2025. Water desalination vendor Energy Recovery Inc. (ERI) (NASDAQ: ERII) is perfectly positioned to fuel this growth. But it is not only water desalination that the company is

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ServiceNow Recovers

According to IDC, worldwide spending on public cloud services is expected to grow at a 19.4% CAGR or almost six times the rate of overall IT spending growth. It is expected to grow from nearly $70 billion in 2015 to more than $141 billion in 2019.

IBM Focuses on Blockchain Technology

For the recently reported quarterly results, IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) restructuring continued to translate into declining revenues. This was the sixteenth straight quarter of declining revenues for IBM. Analysts believe that the trend will continue through the end of the year as IBM continues to reorganize its portfolio to move away from computer hardware sales to focus

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LinkedIn Gets Back on Track

After delivering a terrible fourth quarter last year, LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) reported surprisingly strong results. It owes it all to smart leadership thinking that has not only realigned the organization onto the right path, but has also made several innovative moves in the recent quarter to improve its monetization opportunities for the future.