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Carvana Stock Falls Short On First Day Of IPO

PYMNTS

Founded in 2012, the Phoenix-based company sells cars through its website and operates automated towers that store cars in U.S. William Blair & Company, LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp. We grew revenue 187 percent last year; that’s because of the focus on the customer experience. Carvana Co., Baird & Co.,

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AdoreMe: Giving Lingerie A High Tech Touch

PYMNTS

He has led the company through the turmoil in the general retail business by focusing on customer-centric practices and technology – Lucaciu is intimately involved in every customer and every transaction. We’re focused on capital efficiency,” he noted. “We Adore Me is ranked No.

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Are you a bull or a bear, and how will it impact your planning for 2020 and beyond?

Gonzobanker

Regardless of their viewpoints on capital recovery, now is the time for banking leaders to reevaluate their planning strategies. In a recent Fortune survey, 55% of corporate executives said they expect to return to 2019 capital spending levels sometime in 2021. What businesses need capital in the interim? Capital will be king!

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Reinventing The Mall: How Misperceptions Might Hinder Recovery

PYMNTS

A” malls were successful before the crisis, and will eventually build on that success and the capital of their owners, like Simon Properties, to recover. In fact, pre-crisis, Simon had invested $1 billion per year since 2012 on recasting its top malls as destinations, building office space and hotels into the mix as anchor tenants.

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Top Subscription Services Find Success With Free Trials

PYMNTS

Successful subscription businesses require execution, not location, in making customer experiences frictionless. In the Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing space, some experts say even the best subscription converters see 25 percent of free trial customers become paying subscribers.

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Flipkart Is India’s Biggest VC-Backed Tech Exit By A Mile

CB Insights

We look at the technological advancements that are reshaping various aspects of e-commerce ranging from supply chain to customer experience and last mile delivery. Using CB Insights data, we listed out the top VC-backed first exits in India’s tech startup ecosystem since 2012. Axis Bank, Sequoia Capital India, Snapdeal.

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The Early Pitch Decks Of 13 Startups Before They Became Billion-Dollar Companies

CB Insights

private market valuation is greater than the public market capitalizations of Marriott, Starwood, Expedia, Wyndham, and HomeAway. First Round Capital shared this seed deck used by AppNexus, then a platform that would let companies run applications in the cloud. Today, its $29.3B AirBnB Pitch Deck from PitchDeckCoach. seed round.

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