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Amex Sizzles, Big Banks Fizzle And Indian eCommerce Lives Up To Its Sizzling Hype

PYMNTS

Fall has arrived in Boston and we are sizzling. Witness the power of platforms on top of platforms operating at scale. It’s a perfect case study – happening in real time – of how platforms use their scale on both sides to enter new markets – drivers and consumers – and monetize the value of their platform.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

Australian music streaming company Guvera has reportedly stopped operating, with its co-founder and biggest financial backer walking away from the project. and a dearth of people with technical, operational experience running energy facilities. The lack of people with real operational experience “hurt KiOR a lot,” says O’Connor.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

BTCjam, a P2P marketplace launched in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin, announced the company has made “the difficult decision” to close up shop, according to multiple news sources. Australian music streaming company Guvera has reportedly stopped operating, with its co-founder and biggest financial backer walking away from the project.

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