Gaming Influencers Are the Future of Esports
Publishers too are struggling to recoup their investment in esports. Riot Games head of esports Chris Greeley told WIRED that Riot is “approaching breakeven” on its esports endeavors. And in an earnings document revealed during its trial against Apple last week, Epic Games said it overestimated its opportunities in esports by $154 million in 2019—the …
Forget Tesla Stock. The EV ‘Gold Rush’ Is in Copper.
There is a lot of money to be made in electric vehicles—just not in the stocks of EV makers such as Tesla, according to Greenlight Capital hedge-fund … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
These are the 25 companies presenting at Alchemist Accelerator’s 27th Demo Day today
Enterprise-focused Alchemist Accelerator is back with another one. Today marks its 27th Demo Day, with over two dozen companies expected to take the (virtual) stage. Coming in at 25 companies, this is Alchemist’s largest cohort so far. Meanwhile, Alchemist Director Ravi Belani tells me that applications to the accelerator have grown by over 100%, and …
House Democrats are ‘betting the ranch’ on economic recovery
DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney reflects on 100 days of unified government.
The hamburger model is a winning go-to-market strategy
Caryn Marooney Contributor Caryn Marooney is general partner at Coatue Management and sits on the boards of Zendesk and Elastic. In prior roles she oversaw communications for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus and co-founded The OutCast Agency, which served clients like Salesforce.com and Amazon. More posts by this contributor RIBS: The messaging framework for every …
The 16 Best Gifts for the Recent College Grad
This has been an academic year unlike any other. With the backdrop of a global pandemic that shut down most of public life, waking up every morning and logging in to Zoom for class is a resilient and worthy achievement. The young students in your life continued with their schoolwork and perhaps even managed to …
Amazon hiring 75000 people, at an average pay of more than $17 an hour
The new hires will also receive an additional $100 if they show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Amazon said its locations with the most job openings … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit