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Just looked through the Crunchbase profiles of a few Western SQL/NoSQL database companies, and I did not see any Chinese investors. This investment will certainly give MariaDB a si…

I agree. I think SoundCloud's troubles came primarily from poor management. Throughout the monetization process, top management seemed to be hoping that the "business guys" would f…

"Only 20% of AI-aware firms are adopters." This number is much lower than I expected considering how routinely advances and applications of AI are reported in the tech community. T…

It may be not that long before we see: "Create an account to reserve your spot for our space tours!" followed by a form to fill in your information and a Checkout with PayPal butto…

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Agreed. The Google Ad Machine will never stop running. But, I think they will diversify their revenue streams in the coming years. Forces outside of Google's control such as govern…

That multiple doesn't seem crazy for a relatively early stage ecommerce startup. But, I'm guessing the acquisition price was based more on Bonobos' private valuation. Bonobos has r…

AmazonFresh is an expensive service. The team is searching for routes to dominate the high-end grocery market (worth billions) before launching into the worldwide grocery market (w…