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Good News from Gen Next

Independent Banker

Another significant finding of the survey was that across generations, Americans prefer to work with locally owned and operated banks. That’s Generation Z, those born between 1995 and 2002. Social media—with privacy, please. A true online generation. “They know things the potential entrepreneurs need to know.”.

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Good News from Gen Next

Independent Banker

Another significant finding of the survey was that across generations, Americans prefer to work with locally owned and operated banks. That’s Generation Z, those born between 1995 and 2002. Social media—with privacy, please. A true online generation. “They know things the potential entrepreneurs need to know.”.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, That skyrocketing popularity is likely what made Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp think it was worth spending $580M to acquire the social network. Zynga and OMGPOP.

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The Real Hunger Games: A Battle Royale In The Grocery Aisles

PYMNTS

online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share of any single retailer and double its closest competitor. Acceptance of SNAP/EBT online : Amazon is one of several retailers, including Walmart, selected by the USDA to pilot the use of SNAP/EBT online to buy groceries. online strategy. Secret Weapon. Weaknesses.

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When Corporate Innovation Goes Bad — The 116 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

While still in operation, Google+ is hardly anybody’s favorite social network. Bikes, Smith and Wesson (2002). HD DVD’s tech specs were put in place in 2002, but the format wasn’t abandoned fully until 2008. Xybernaut Poma Wearable PC, Xybernaut and Hitachi (2002). Crystal Pepsi, Pepsi (1992).

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From Alibaba to Zynga: 21 Of The Best VC Bets Of All Time And What We Can Learn From Them

CB Insights

It wouldn’t be until almost exactly one year later that investors really started flocking to the early social media startup. Both Lefkofsky (with Groupon) and Kleiner Perkins (with Cerent) were able to win so big in part because they had hands-on operational roles in their investments. When Snap Inc.

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