a) this is 100% real. I haven’t actually listened to the audio, but it’s a screenshot of the Q1 earnings call transcript from Datadog’s IR website
b) we don’t know 100% if this was Coinbase. Lots of other crypto companies that raised obscene amounts of money without… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The auto industry has been turned upside down over the past 24 months. Car prices nearly doubled in 2021, only to reverse and drop 14% since January.
Here’s how VINN built a startup on top of Typeform that grew 6x this year helping car dealers across Canada sell online:
Everything started when @calebbernabe_ was in high school. He spent his weekends rebuilding classic cars and motorcycles, and started a digital marketing agency working with local dealerships to save up money for med school.
Fast forward a few years, Caleb dropped out of school and started running marketing and business development initiatives for one of Western Canada’s largest Dealer Groups.
Starting with online ads, his scope quickly expanded into optimizing the entire customer journey.
1) He now owns what is arguably the most influential media company in the world 2) It benefits all his other businesses 3) He'll use it to take on ByteDance 4) This would be impossible as a public company
He wins no matter what. Here's why:
Before jumping in, here’s the full post on @TheSplit_ if you’d rather read the longer version
In September 2020, Walmart launched Walmart+, a Prime-like subscription for free delivery and other benefits.
Two years later, Walmart is nearing $50 billion in US ecommerce revenue and Walmart+ is the biggest consumer product no is talking about.
Here’s what’s going on:
First, what is Walmart+?
It's a monthly ($13) or annual ($98) subscription with $1,300 in benefits:
📦 Free shipping
🥕 Free grocery delivery
🤳 Scan & go (shop from your app in the store)
⛽️ Fuel discounts
💰 Rewards and other discounts
🎶 Spotify Premium and Paramount+ subs
Why does Walmart+ matter?
Walmart is the largest retailer in the world. And until 2016, it didn’t seem to take the internet very seriously.
Its since acquired Jet in the US, Flipkart in India, and then COVID hit in 2020.
Walmart’s ecommerce sales have nearly tripled since 2019