CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

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!, When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Founded: 2005. The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. Second, the thesis that one or two brands would quickly go on to own on-demand food turned out to be either wrong or too early. Dart Music. Earth Class Mail. Declared Bankruptcy: 2011.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The online bookseller didn’t turn a profit for six years — today, it’s the second publicly traded company ever to hit a $1T market cap. 2005: Don’t get fixated on short-term numbers. 2005: Don’t get fixated on short-term numbers. “The current online shopping experience is the worst it will ever be.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Innovation Company Technology 78

CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Pixelon: Online video vaporware. The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. In January 2018, Outcome settled all pending lawsuits by the company’s investors on the condition that Shah and Agarwal step down from their leadership positions.

Fraud 78

Fraud Las Vegas Company Video 78

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

When BeverageCo sought to take advantage of digital, they had many isolated initiatives (such as online advertising and a corporate Facebook page) underway, but lacked traction in any of them. For example, if a new CPG brand is trying to figure out how to price its products, it has a fairly routinized problem on its hands.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

It’s almost as bad as saying it’s the “Year of The Sloth” – since, let’s face it, pigs are not typically prized for their wisdom, energy, vision or leadership qualities across the animal kingdom. Paying for things will happen online for pickup in the store later. Chinese tradition, however, takes a different view.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205