South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

Gentle Monster Background Founded in 2011 by Kim, Gentle Monster initially struggled to break through against large brands like Luxottica which controls an estimated 30% of the US market, and is behind almost every single designer eyeglass brand you can think of, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Prada and many more.

Innovation 195

Innovation social media Branding Marketing 195

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Date: October 2011. With Apotheker fired in 2011 for a slew of missteps that had contributed to the company’s massive losses, nothing ever came of the acquisition. Date: August 15, 2011. in losses, declare bankruptcy at Westinghouse, and eventually to sell the Westinghouse unit to Brookfield Asset Management.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Declared Bankruptcy: 2011. By December 2011, it was under $30/kg. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart. — Ben Kaufman, founder, Quirky. Founded: 2011. The lawsuit hinged on Julep’s promotional free Welcome Box of Julep products, available for just the cost of taxes and shipping.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Visa also announced that it had extended the real-time, ubiquitous capability to other disbursement types as well including insurance claims, contractor payments, tax refunds and even merchant account real-time funds settlement. Today, the country’s coffers have about ~$12B in reserves, down from $30B since 2011.

Bitcoin 100

Bitcoin Payments Samsung social media 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. The Just Kidding About the Whole Bank Thing Award – Goes to Fintech darling SoFI , whose management shakeup amid “behavioral issues” shifted the legal efforts from charter application to lawsuit and damage control. FinTech threats and distractions.

Conference 91

Conference Industry Community Bank Community 91

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

BlackBerry PlayBook, BlackBerry (2011). Google+, Google (2011). Google+ isn’t the only social outing on this list from the search giant, but it’s probably the highest-profile disappointment. PS Vita, Sony (2011). Amazon Local, Amazon (2011). Facebook Deals, Facebook (2011). Touchpad, HP (2011).

Innovation 78

Innovation Google Apple Video 78

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

” WhatsApp and Sequoia Capital followed a different strategy: Sequoia was the sole investor in WhatsApp’s $8M Series A round in 2011, which valued the company at $78.4M. After an initial $8M investment in WhatsApp’s Series A in April 2011, Sequoia put in an additional $52M in July 2013. Acquisition. Amount invested.

Lending 78

Lending Capital Company Google 78