EXDC: Private investors are using external data to sort out winners and losers Private investors are sorting out key signals through alternative data - sharpening their investment processes and filtering out bad entrepreneurs. Jon Marino 11.5.19 4:52 PM Innovation
How Candid is moving in on SmileDirect and Invisalign's teeth straightening game First there was Invisalign. Then there was Smile Direct. And now, Candid appears to be a hybrid of the two destined for scale. See why. Joshua Fruhlinger 8.20.19 6:01 PM Innovation
Hiring and app reviews soar as Slack makes NYSE direct listing Across 24,029 reviews since 2016, Slack is rated at an extremely high 93.76% approval rating on Gartner Peer Insights. That, as well as a strong job opening outlook, poises this company for great things once it goes public. James Mattone 6.20.19 2:39 PM Tech
U.S., European officials acknowledge crypto is here to stay Severe new restrictions failed to materialize in both jurisdictions as governments continue to reckon with crypto’s emergence as a $3 trillion economic force. Abigail Rubenstein 3.16.22 2:29 PM Crypto
Workday just beat expectations but review trends signal tough competition ahead The cloud human capital management software space is big money with big competition. Who's making moves and who's poised for trouble? Joshua Fruhlinger 5.29.19 3:05 PM Markets
The ten worst-ranked cosmetics brands at Sephora We sorted through millions of product reviews at Sephora to uncover the worst products in the catalog so you don't have to. Amy Lamare 4.3.19 5:12 PM Markets
Review data reveals that customers don't like expensive beauty products any more than cheap ones According to a statistical analysis of 42 brands at Sephora, there is no correlation between the average price of beauty products and high ratings. James Mattone 3.29.19 6:39 PM People
OPINION: Crypto is more a force for good than harm in Ukraine Humanitarian donations are pouring in, and so far the threat of Russia evading sanctions has yet to materialize. Joon Ian Wong 3.11.22 6:27 PM Crypto