This week in Business Twitter: NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams goes big on Bitcoin, a cryptobro melts down at an NFT conference, Zillow lays off 2,000 employees, and a crypto influencer pulls the rug This week, NFTs and Bitcoin all but took over Business Twitter. Even New York mayor-elect Eric Adams endorsed the cryptocurrency. Ivan De Luce 11.5.21 9:55 PM People
This dog boutique selling $85 designer coats proves consumers are still pampering their pooches Parisa Fowles-Pazdro set out to create an “affordable” luxury dog brand in 2016. Business has doubled every year since. Nina Roberts 11.4.21 9:07 PM Features
Gen-Z FinTok influencer Austin Hankwitz teaches us how to make it rain Hankwitz, who has built a following of more than 500,000 TikTok followers, says he helps to make people less anxious about money. "I think the first step to take is, 'Let's take a deep breath.'" Akil Alleyne 10.27.21 6:45 PM Features
Why Vita Coco and Zico founders are betting on coconut water’s comeback Despite waning popularity of the beverage, Vita Coco is launching an IPO, while Zico is finding its way back into stores after being discontinued by Coca-Cola. Christie Smythe 10.12.21 8:02 PM Markets
What’s keeping Instacart rolling to an IPO after an aborted DoorDash deal and gig worker uprising Instacart’s new CEO, Fidji Simo, is facing an uphill battle in the run-up to the company’s public debut, including a reckoning with its gig workers. Ivan De Luce 10.6.21 9:11 PM Markets
This week in Business Twitter: Paul Graham saves Amplitude, VC funding for female founders slips, and Udemy’s co-founder has a fake meat beef Paul Graham shares an email from the early days of Amplitude, which just went public on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, VCs celebrate record returns for college endowments. Ivan De Luce 10.1.21 8:11 PM People