Vinted is an online marketplace where people buy, sell, and trade secondhand and vintage items. This peer-to-peer platform has categories for men, women, and kids. The Beginning Vinted’s story began in 2008 when its founder, Justas Janauskas, had a chat with a friend at a bar. At the time, Justas Janauskas worked as a software … Read more
OpenAI is an AI research company that creates automation services for businesses and organizations. These may include creating images, building chat support, or even making robots! OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT, an AI language model for conversation. The Beginning OpenAI’s origin story is unique, and not just because it has an extraordinarily brilliant language … Read more
Linktree is a platform that helps digital creators build a landing page to house multiple links. Due to its simplicity and functionality, it has become a go-to solution for link-sharing on social media – and is now a staple in the toolbox of social media creators across the globe. The Beginning Brothers Alex and Anthony … Read more
Mastodon became one of the many alternatives Twitter users flocked to when Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter went through. But the platform is vastly different from centralized entities like Facebook or Twitter in that users are the ones who operate each server. In summary, Eugen ‘Gargron’ Rochko, who started Mastodon back in 2016, is the … Read more
Executive Summary: Fundrise is an investment platform that allows retail investors to put their money into real estate assets and high-growth companies. The former CFO of its REIT product accused the company of mishandling customer assets. However, the allegations were never proven to be true. How Fundrise Works In order to better understand the issues … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI), whether it’s working on a school paper or solving complex code problems, is taking over the world by storm. OpenAI, with the release of the image generation model Dall-E and its text bot ChatGPT, has been at the literal forefront of that craze. Given its complex history, corporate set-up, and AI’s material … Read more
As a barely 30-something, Pokémon is enshrined into my and the childhood memories of many others. It, therefore, wasn’t surprising to see the craze that took place when Pokémon Go, a mobile game utilizing augmented reality (AR) technology, was first unveiled during the summer of 2016. Although the hysteria around the game has largely subsided, … Read more
There’s no denying that Uber had a seismic impact not only in the venture capital world but what it actually means to be employed. Investors poured in tens of billions of dollars into the firm, hoping that it would become the next cash-printing machine á la Google or Facebook. And many people in the United … Read more
Venmo, with over $230 billion in annually processed payments, is one of America’s most popular financial applications. It has become so ubiquitous that even U.S. president Joe Biden is using it (although that has caused all kinds of issues for the company). And while Venmo has always presented itself as an independent entity, many don’t … Read more
Cazoo is one of the U.K.’s biggest startup success stories in recent times. In fact, it became the fastest company in the country’s history to reach unicorn status. The firm’s rapid success has culminated in its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange back in August 2021 – less than two years after Cazoo first … Read more