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

PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Checkout by Instagram includes participation by PayPal and its retail partnership program. Instagram is a place for people to treat themselves with inspiration, not a place to tax themselves with errands. Instagram’s parent company Facebook launched its bug bounty program in 2011.

Security 116

Security social media United States Taxes 116

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

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. Founded: 2011. Founded by Jane Park in Seattle in 2007, beauty brand Julep quickly grew from a scrappy startup to a major omnichannel retail operation. Dart Music. Founded: 2005.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

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. And in the short-term, that would have looked like a good deal, as the social media site hit its peak in 2007 at a value of about $12B.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail. Malls, retail stores and even some bank branch closings proliferated in 2017. In some slower growth or declining areas of the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England, retail is getting slammed. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip.

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