Sources: nearly half of HQ Trivia's staff signed a petition seeking to depose CEO Rus Yusupov; the startup had ~$6M in the bank but is spending $1M per month
This week's banishment of host Scott Rogowsky was merely a symptom of the ongoing struggle to decide who will lead HQ Trivia.
An account of the rise and untimely death of Vine and HQ Trivia cofounder Colin Kroll, based on interviews with and documents from friends, police, and others
Self-taught coder Colin Kroll shot to startup fame, allowing him to live life in a fast lane — Colin Kroll, a college dropout … Tweets: @shalini , @daiwaka , @mattrosoff , @poochmcgoo , @antoniogm ,...
HQ Trivia launches HQ Words, a Wheel of Fortune-style game that's been in closed beta for months, and reinstalls Rus Yusupov as CEO
HQ's expansion beyond trivia is emerging from beta, but the question is whether it's different and accessible enough to revive the startup's growth.
HQ Trivia launches HQ Words, a Wheel of Fortune-style game that's been in closed beta for months, and reinstalls Rus Yusupov as CEO
HQ's expansion beyond trivia is emerging from beta, but the question is whether it's different and accessible enough to revive the startup's growth.
HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll becomes CEO, replacing Rus Yusupov, who will take a creative role, as the company previews a new Wheel of Fortune-like game
Kerry Flynn / Digiday :
CEO of popular app HQ Trivia, Rus Yusupov, repeatedly told reporter that the app's star host, a contractor, could be fired for talking to press, then denied it
Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast :
Vine's founders are back with HQ, a live trivia game show app
“It's a way to give people a chance to have fun, maybe win, maybe learn something new.” That's how former Vine co-founder Rus Yusupov describes his new trivia game show app HQ, which feels like Who W...
Vine co-founders Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll launch Hype, a live broadcasting app that lets users add music and animations to their videos
As Twitter continues its attempts to get its business back on track, the company announced on Thursday that it's shutting down Vine, a short-form video service it acquired in late 2012.
Vine's last remaining co-founder at Twitter, Rus Yusupov, among those laid off this week
The Co-Founder Of Vine Laid Off By Twitter In Recent Round Of Cuts — Vine's last remaining co-founder is out, BuzzFeed News has learned. — BuzzFeed News has learned that Vine co-founder Rus Yusupo...