When Brian Cohen walked by Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann at a New York University business plan competition in 2009, he abruptly said four words to the young entrepreneur: "You have 30 seconds."
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc. leads the fundraising for Pinterest, the virtual scrapbooking social network. Social media start-up Pinterest has raised $100 million in a recent financing round led by a Japanese online retailer, increasing the estimated value of the …
The Wall Street Journal is reporting: A spike in Groupon Inc.'s stock price hours before its positive earnings report on Monday has caught the attention of Wall Street regulators. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is examining how Groupon shares jumped …
Along with Reid Hoffman, Konstantin Guericke co-founded LinkedIn, the popular social network for professionals, in 2003. Now Guericke, 44, is tackling a new social network, Doximity, a San Mateo startup that is linking…
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason said Thursday that neither he nor co-founding investors Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky intend to sell their stock when the Chicago daily deal company’s stock lockup expires June 1, because they’re focused on the long term. …
Silicon Valley startup Pinterest raised $100 million from a group led by Japanese online retailer Rakuten Inc, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion and underscoring the huge investor appetite for …
Pinterest, the social media site that lets users to create virtual bulletin boards of items and products, just got a huge influx of cash.
Groupon reported its earnings for Q1 2012, and has made an impressive comeback with record revenue and operating profit of nearly $40 million. Its revenue increased nearly 90% year-over-year as its gross billings more than doubled during the quarter.
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Pinterest is a terrific social network that has taken off in recent months. It's easy to share pictures, but what if you would like to share other info? Originally posted at How To
