Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer expects his daily deals site to be a $100 million revenue business a year from now, he told Katie Roof in an interview for The Deal Pipeline.
He also said the company is positioning itself to potentially IPO, and that the oppo... Read the rest of this entry »
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Over a beer the other night, an executive at a top tech firm told us he or she had interviewed for a big job at Twitter sometime last year.
This candidate met with CEO Dick Costolo and CFO Ali Rowghani, and kept waiting for them to explain Twitter's ... Read the rest of this entry »
Two years ago we took photos of all the crazy phones in Japan trying to kill the iPhone.
On our recent trip back, we decided to do a follow up, and snap photos of the phones in the electronics district of Japan.
What a difference two years makes. Yes... Read the rest of this entry »
Social networking app Path has deleted all address book data it stored on its servers, Path CEO Dave Morin said in a blog post just moments ago.
It was revealed yesterday that Path is storing address book data.
"We made a mistake," he said, in ... Read the rest of this entry »
It's tough to argue that any Twitter app is as fast, feature-packed, and rock solid as Tweetbot for iPhone.
Today, Tweetbot for iPad launched, providing support for the iPad's larger screen, as well as a few slick new features.
But really, Tweet... Read the rest of this entry »
Patch has denied a report from Jim Romenesko that it planned to cut freelance spending 50-100%.
It's also shooting down Romenesko's report that Patch is going to emphasize "best-of" content, such as the "Best Burgers" and "Best Coffeehouses," etc., f... Read the rest of this entry »
Yahoo has to acquire $5 billion worth of operating businesses as a part of the of its Asian assets.
Because of that, we've heard some speculation that Yahoo could end up owning LivingSocial, the number two to Groupon in the group-buying space.
We ask... Read the rest of this entry »
Aydin Senkut's early stage investment firm, Felicis Ventures, just moved into a bigger office last week, for more room to bring in founders of his portfolio companies.
Senkut's firm was an early investor in Rovio, and it's clear the firm is proud of ... Read the rest of this entry »
UPDATE: Greg Kumparak has announced that he is leaving TechCrunch after four years.
EARLIER: We just heard TechCrunch's mobile editor Greg Kumparak is getting ready to leave the site.
Two sources told Business Insider told us that he's planning to an... Read the rest of this entry »