PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2016

DSW , the discount shoe retailer, is investing big resources into transforming its business from a traditional brick-and-mortar, off-price retailer to a true omnichannel player that can sell customers whatever they want, at any time or place they want, however they want. No one ever said the retail business is easy.”.

Las Vegas 102

Las Vegas Retail Strategy Analytics 102

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. And each January, we ranked all previous recipients into a master list.

Innovation 15

Innovation Fintech Online Mobile 15

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

In 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that American consumers spent roughly 48 minutes a day shopping offline and online. Thirteen years later, in 2016, American consumers now spend 46 minutes a day shopping, with women dedicating about 35 percent more of their day to retail pursuits than their male counterparts.

Google 100

Google Mobile Apple Online 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Twitter launched in 2005 as Odeo , a platform for discovering and subscribing to podcasts. Shopify’s founders launched the platform in 2004 as an online storefront for selling snowboarding gear, which was at the time known as Snowdevil. Four years later, Slack has 8 million active daily users and is valued at more than $7B.

Video 76

Video social media Online Company 76

CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

Steve worked for a variety of technology companies early in his career, including Digital Equipment Corporation (acquired by Compaq in 1998), Starbucks , and eBay. After a short and successful year, Half.com was acquired by eBay in 2000. While Lin left the company in 2005, it was acquired by Microsoft in 2007. JEREMY LIEW.

San Francisco 71

San Francisco CA Capital Operations 71

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!, eBay and Skype. Date : September 2005. When eBay’s leaders acquired VoIP business Skype for $2.6B Date: August 12, 2005. Price: $210M.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

And, yes, this likely sounds blasphemous from someone who’s been beating the mobile payments drum since 2005, well before the iPhone and the App Store changed how consumers, retailers and payments players all use mobile devices. Paying for things will happen online for pickup in the store later. I’m glad I got your attention.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Founded: 2005. The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. Nasty Gal: Applying the hyper-growth model to physical retail is hard.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Series A into Facebook in 2005, taking a 15% stake in what was then called “Thefacebook.”. Index Ventures, which invested in King in 2005, cashed out shortly afterward, for a return of about $560M on their 8% stake. At the time of the company’s IPO 2014, Apax’s stake was worth about 100x what they paid in 2005.

Lending 78

Lending Capital Company Google 78