by Admin | May 10, 2019 | Companies, News
Uber had its IPO today—May 10, 2019—but it turned out to be kind of a bummer for the company. It priced its shares at $45 for its IPO, but it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange at $42 per share. Three dollars per share doesn’t sound like a lot, but when you...
by Admin | May 3, 2019 | Companies, News
Throughout the last decade, there’s been an undeniable trend in the hospitality industry: people are increasingly turning away from traditional hotel accommodations and instead using home-sharing platforms like Airbnb to find a place to stay. For tech startups and...
by Admin | Apr 26, 2019 | Companies, News, Technology
TechCrunch today reported that Slack has filed to go public via a direct listing. Rather than a traditional IPO, a direct listing allows existing shareholders to sell their stock to investors. In this case, Slack’s S-1 filing shows that it plans to make $100 million...
by Admin | Apr 19, 2019 | Companies, News
By and large, the 21st century has not been kind to brick-and-mortar retailers. As e-commerce giants like Amazon continually make it easier and cheaper for consumers to buy products online, traditional stores that once dominated their industries are being pushed out....
by Admin | Apr 11, 2019 | Companies, News, Social Media
In the business world, 2019 appears poised to be “the year of the unicorn startup,” as a series of highly successful tech companies are starting to go public and attempt to rake in serious investment dollars. Lyft, Uber, Slack, and Postmates are among the big names...
