Archives for February 2019

Tesla closing retail stores in shift to online-only sales strategy Tesla is moving all of its sales online, a dramatic shift in its sales strategy that will result in the closure of stores and some layoffs as the automaker looks for ways to reduce costs in order to bring a cheaper Model 3 to market. […]

The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 has arrived — but it comes with a price The long-awaited $35,000 Tesla Model 3 has finally arrived, three years after CEO Elon Musk promised to bring the electric vehicle to market at that price point. But that cheaper Model 3 comes with a dramatic shift for Tesla. Tesla said […]

It’s a new era for fertility tech Women’s health has long been devoid of technological innovation, but when it comes to fertility options, that’s starting to change. Startups in the space are securing hundreds of millions in venture capital investment, a significant increase to the dearth of funding collected in previous years. Fertility entrepreneurs are […]

Graham Duncan — Talent Is The Best Asset Class (#362) Photo by Heidi Gutman/CNBC “Everyone’s genius is right next to their dysfunction.” — Graham Duncan Graham Duncan (@GrahamDuncanNYC) is the co-founder of East Rock Capital, a multi-family office investment firm that manages $2 billion for a small number of families and their charitable foundations. Before […]

Uber and Lyft are reportedly giving drivers cash to buy shares in their respective IPOs Uber and Lyft are reportedly going to give money to some of its drivers to enable them to buy stock in the transportation companies’ respective initial public offerings, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier today. Citing people familiar with the […]

Justin Caldbeck sues Binary Capital co-founder Jonathan Teo, claiming he ‘made no effort to save the firm’ Embattled venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck (pictured) is suing his former co-Binary Capital founder Jonathan Teo, alleging breach of contract, fraud and more. Caldbeck, accused of sexual harassment and unwanted sexual advances in 2017, took an indefinite leave of […]

Applications are open for Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019 Founders. This is your shot. TechCrunch is officially in the hunt for the most disruptive startups for this year’s Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019. Startups can apply here to compete on our world-famous stage for a $100,000 equity-free prize and the […]

When Is the Best Time to Make the Leap From Your Day Job to Entrepreneur? Leaving your day job before your startup is earning sufficient revenue is a really, really bad idea. February 28, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. An increasing number of people these days are starting […]

Daily Crunch: TikTok faces children’s privacy fine The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. FTC ruling sees Musical.ly (TikTok) fined $5.7M for violating children’s privacy law, app updated […]

Vegan Celebrity Chef Chloe Coscarelli Says Entrepreneurs Should Push for Change Even When No One Believes in Them The plant-based restaurateur and co-founder of By Chloe has been taking the health food world by storm for a decade. February 28, 2019 10 min read In this series, Instagram Icon, Entrepreneur speaks with the individuals behind popular Instagram accounts […]

How Divorce Affects Children: The Good and the Not So Good Wonder how divorce affects children? And how can divorce ever be good for a child? Divorce can be good if there is emotional, physical, or substance abuse going on in the home. If a divorce can remove the child from an abusive parent, then […]

Report: Disney in talks with AT&T to buy WarnerMedia’s 10% Hulu stake Disney is in discussions to buy AT&T’s 10 percent stake in Hulu, which it comes into by way of its WarnerMedia acquisition, according to a report from Variety this morning. The news is not surprising – AT&T had already said it was exploring […]

3 Clever Ways to Identify the Customers Who'll Generate Your Passive Income You can’t make money if you can’t find people to sell to. These three tactics will help you zero in on the target markets for your passive income products and services. February 28, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are […]

JD.com shares take off despite slowing revenue growth Shares of JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce service that rivals Alibaba, are on the rise today after the online retailer announced better than expected results for Q4 2018, bucking uncertainty around tech companies in China. The company reported net revenue of RMB 134.8 billion ($219.6 billion) for the […]

Amazon Prime members can choose a weekly delivery date with launch of ‘Amazon Day’ Amazon this morning launched a new delivery option for Prime members that will allow them to control when their orders arrive, Amazon Day. The option lets shoppers pick a day of the week to take delivery of their recent orders. The […]

Choice and obligation If it’s an obligation, then you don’t have a choice. Pretending you do is simply a way to create frustration. Free yourself to simply do what you have to do. On the other hand, if you do have a choice (and you probably do) then it doesn’t make sense to treat it […]

ClassDojo, an app to help teachers and parents communicate better, raises $35M Messaging apps have become the de facto way that many people today keep in regular contact with each other, and that trend has also found its way into the classroom. ClassDojo, a startup that has built a platform for teachers and parents to […]

Fortnite Season 8 is now available, and it includes pirates, cannons and volcano lava Fortnite, the world’s most popular game right now with some 200 million players, has just announced that its much anticipated Season 8 is available. For those of you who don’t play Fortnite, the title takes on an episodic approach with new […]

Mirakl raises $70 million to manage the marketplace of your e-commerce website French startup Mirakl raised a $70 million funding round. Bain Capital is leading the round with existing investors 83North, Felix Capital and Elaia Partners also participating. If you’ve bought a few products from a third-party seller on an e-commerce website that isn’t Amazon […]

Nigerian fintech firm TeamApt raises $5M, eyes global expansion Nigerian fintech startup TeamApt has raised $5.5 million in capital in a Series A round led by Quantum Capital Partners. The Lagos based firm will use the funds to expand its white label digital finance products and pivot to consumer finance with the launch of its […]