Patreon’s future and potential exits
Through the Extra Crunch EC-1 on Patreon, I dove into Patreon’s founding story, product roadmap, business model and metrics, underlying thesis, and competitive threats. The six-year-old company las...
Pension Funds Investing In Crypto Is A Big Deal!
Getting pension funds to invest in crypto is a BIG step! This important development could unleash a flood of money into cryptocurrencies and the technology supporting them. I'm still skeptical, but ...
Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money
The Wall Street Journal published a thought-provoking story this week, highlighting limited partners’ concerns with the SoftBank Vision Fund’s investment strategy. The fund’s “decision-making...
Venmo, Girl Scouts And Bitcoin: The Week In Unexpected Upsides
Usually when we talk about unintended consequences here at PYMNTS, we are talking about something that has gone terribly wrong, or at least failed to perform as well as desired because of some unfores...
Legislators Take Another Stab At Eliminating Fees For PACER Access
An new annual tradition in the halls of Congress is being celebrated with the introduction of legislation targeting PACER fees.
Representative Doug Collins (R-GA) reintroduced the Electronic Court...