2023-08-23
The recent algorithm changes de-emphasizing business broetry + people using their actual names has made the general conversation far more tolerable on LinkedIn than here. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
LinkedIn is benefiting from recent social media upheavals, as the only place where old-school self-promotion still works; sharing was up 41% YoY in spring 2023
The professional network is benefiting from upheavals elsewhere in the social media landscape. — The biggest social media platforms all have their niches.
2021-05-04
Fun tidbit in this story: “At another investor meeting, Zhu noted that the abbreviation AI, for artificial intelligence, sounded like the Mandarin word for love. Afterward, a colleague asked him if he was “becoming Adam Neumann.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Justin Zhu, former Iterable CEO ousted for taking LSD before a meeting, on his disputes with key investors and the challenges of being Chinese in Silicon Valley
Justin Zhu, chief executive officer of digital marketing startup Iterable Inc., was walking down Broadway in San Francisco … Tweets: @ellenhuet , @chris_skinner , @jfberke , @markm...
2020-01-18
Curious to know what the ringer's asking price is. $15 mm revenue last year is no joke for podcasts. https://twitter.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Spotify in early talks to buy The Ringer, founded by Bill Simmons, which has a podcast network that had revenue of $15M+ in 2018
The Ringer, founded in 2016 by former ESPN commentator Bill Simmons, has over 30 podcasts — Spotify Technology SA SPOT -2.31% is in talks to buy sports …