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From Unicorn to Unicorpse: RetailMeNot Going on Discount
I have always been skeptical about the skyrocketing valuations that VCs apply to startups as they go about their mad rush to fund businesses. In their zeal, they ignore the necessity of a sustainable business model and have funded many a unicorn that have crashed and turned into a unicorpse*. The stock market is a different
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Tujia Offers Vacation Rentals in China
According to iResearch’s estimates, China’s online travel industry is projected to grow to $75 billion by 2017 from $46 billion in 2014. One of the new entrants to the Billion Dollar Unicorns club is China’s online vacation rental site Tujia. The company has successfully adapted the AirBnb model to suit China’s unique market conditions.
Billion Dollar Unicorns: DraftKings Looks Worried as Fantasy Sports Come Under Scrutiny
The rapidly growing fantasy sport industry has created a few Billion Dollar Unicorns. According to Eilers Research, the daily fantasy games market is projected to generate $2.6 billion in entry fees this year and grow to $14.4 billion by 2020. The big numbers have already attracted companies like Yahoo and CBS into the race. But things
From E-Commerce to Web 3.0: Wayfair Impressive Even Under Public Scrutiny
According to an IBIS World report, the US online home furnishings market has grown 20% annually over the period 2010 through 2015 to be worth $8 billion. Over the same period, the US online house furniture market grew 16% to $16 billion. Wayfair (NYSE: W) is the largest pure-play online retailer of home goods in
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Thumbtack Joins the Ranks
Analysts estimate the local commerce market for service providers to be anywhere between $400 billion-$800 billion. Despite its size, the industry is still heavily reliant on word-of-mouth and Yellow Pages like services. But the market is opening up and bigger vendors like Amazon and Google are joining in. Recently, Thumbtack, another smaller platform in the
Billion Dollar Unicorns: ZocDoc Should Be Able To Withstand Public Market Scrutiny
It is well-known that the healthcare industry has been rather slow in adopting the benefits of the digital age. While federal regulations may have led to the implementation of the electronic health record system, when it comes to the simple task of taking an appointment over the Net, things still aren’t quite there. Billion Dollar
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Machine Zone Translates Multi-Player Games to Multi-Billion Valuation
According to Superdata Research, the online massively-multiplayer (MMO) game industry is estimated to grow to $11 billion in 2015, accounting for 21% of the worldwide digital games market. The industry is estimated to be worth $13 billion by 2017. Free-to-play constitutes the biggest pie of this market with $9.3 billion in revenues in 2015 and growing to
Carnival in the Cloud: Workday and Oracle Continue to Battle it Out
According to a recent research report, cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions market is estimated to have grown 21% in 2014 to $6.1 billion. It is further expected to grow to $10 billion by 2019 at a CAGR of 10%. SAP is the leader in the market with 11% share and Workday (NYSE: WDAY) is the second largest player