PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Watch out for fake websites and social media pages. Justin Lavelle, communications director of BeenVerified.com and a frequent writer on how to avoid scams, noted that even back in 2005 (practically the dark ages when it comes to the internet), while the U.S. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of them gave overlapping advice.

social media 130

social media Security Taxes Operations 130

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. Dart Music. Earth Class Mail. Declared Bankruptcy: 2011.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

From one perspective, the position of management consulting as an industry has never seemed more secure. High tax rates on corporate gains meant that the best way to spend profits was to make acquisitions. According to estimates, McKinsey makes about $8.8B a year, BCG about $5.6B, and Bain & Company about $3.8B — $4.5B.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

Atari spent $20M securing the movie rights, built the notoriously-hard-to-play game in just five and a half weeks, then produced 4 million cartridges, of which 2.5 Oakley Thump, Oakley (2005). Too expensive ($495 in 2005 dollars), cheap-feeling, weak sound, and terribly unfashionable. Rokr E1, Motorola and Apple (2005).

Innovation 78

Innovation Google Apple Video 78