Investment
Tech Investment Predictions 2021: Eight Industry Experts Have Their Say
During 2020 a record level of investment was pumped into technology companies despite the widespread economic uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic. In Europe alone, some $41bn was invested into technology startups as venture capitalists sought out the next hottest prospect. Collaboration, cloud and ecommerce companies have benefited from the accelerated digital disruption in 2020. But what’s …
Amazon Invested $15 Billion And Launched 225 New Tools And Services In 2019 To Help Worldwide Third-Party Sellers – Mostly Small And Medium-Sized Businesses – Grow And Thrive
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it launched more than 225 tools and services in 2019 to help third-party sellers – mostly small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) – succeed in its stores. The new tools and services were part of a more than $15 billion global investment in third-party seller success last year. As a result, American SMBs selling …
WeWork Debacle Exposes Why Investing In A Charismatic Founder Can Be Dangerous
WeWork went from unicorn darling with a nearly US$50 billion valuation to a cautionary tale for gullible investors worth just $8 billion in a matter of months. It did so in part by wrapping its real estate sublet business in the cloak of a tech startup destined to “change the world.” Were investors like SoftBank …