CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Date: March 21, 2012. 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!, Date: 2012. Zynga and OMGPOP. Price: $210M. a viral gaming hit for iOS and Android. Caterpillar and ERA. Price: $677M.

Google 76

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award. Freudian Slip Award.

Community Bank 60

Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

After evaluating the vehicle, the EPA gave The Coda a fuel economy equivalence of 73 miles per gallon, the highest of any electric vehicle on the market in 2012. In December 2012, Coda was forced to lay off 15% of its total workforce. However, it performed poorly on frontal impact tests, receiving just 2 stars for driver safety.

Apple 78

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

To some, Silicon Valley startup culture was as much to blame for Theranos’ failure as the company’s leadership. Three months later, Amazon contributed to a $50M funding round earmarked for promoting the Pets.com brand. Takeaways & lessons. All told, the company’s goods cost more money than it made back in sales.

Report 78

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CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

.” This company had an online presence generating data, but lacked leadership or a vision around how that online presence should work or how that data could truly benefit its core business. In this infamous photo released during the run-up to the 2012 election, $20 bills fall out of the folds of his and his Bain colleagues’ suits.

Strategy 78

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