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The Most (and Least) Affordable Tech Cities

By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Dec 21, 2016 7:02am PST · 4 comments
Seattle was one of the most affordable places for a tech worker to live in 2015, measured by housing costs as a portion of income, new census data show. The least affordable metro area is Los Angeles, where software engineers paid higher median rents than those in Seattle but earned 29% less.Despite the Bay Area’s costly housing,... Seattle was one of the most affordable places for a tech worker to live in 2015, measured by...
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence
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Why Tech Stocks Missed Out on the ‘Bounce’

By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Dec 15, 2016 7:02am PST
In Wednesday's meeting with tech leaders, President-Elect Donald Trump bragged that his election had given the stock market a “bounce.” It was the wrong audience for the remark.While the S&P 500 is up 6% since the election, tech stocks have generally not done as well. Some are up a little—Apple is up around 4% while... In Wednesday's meeting with tech leaders, President-Elect Donald Trump bragged that his...
Source: Slice Intelligence
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Apple Grabs Wearables Lead with Holiday Sales

By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Dec 6, 2016 7:02am PST · 2 comments
For all the skepticism about the Apple Watch’s prospects, the new version appears to be selling better than the first one. Apple raked in nearly half of the revenue generated online in the U.S. wearables market in the monthlong lead-up to Cyber Monday, new data shows, a big increase on last year. Meanwhile, Fitbit lost ground—and the... For all the skepticism about the Apple Watch’s prospects, the new version appears to be...
Source: SuperData
Sony’s PlayStation is an Early Winner in VR Market
By Reed Albergotti and Peter Schulz · Nov 29, 2016 7:02am PST · 7 comments
Source: SuperData
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Sony’s PlayStation is an Early Winner in VR Market

By Reed Albergotti and Peter Schulz · Nov 29, 2016 7:02am PST · 7 comments
There’s been a big surprise in the virtual reality wars right before the holiday selling season: Sony’s month-old PlayStation VR headset is exploding on the market, suggesting that rival devices from HTC and Oculus must either cut their prices or end up as only bit players.According to new estimates, the PlayStation VR will sell... There’s been a big surprise in the virtual reality wars right before the holiday selling...
Source: SEC Filings
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Facebook Ad Revenue (Finally) Tops Media Giants

By Tom Dotan · Nov 22, 2016 7:01am PST · 4 comments
For tech and media companies that make money off advertising in the U.S., there’s Google and there’s everybody else. But an interesting secondary story is emerging in the battle royale between traditional and digital. Despite all the hype around digital ad growth, Facebook still lagged Comcast and Disney in overall advertising... For tech and media companies that make money off advertising in the U.S., there’s Google...
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, SEC Filings
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Where Facebook Leads Alphabet, Apple and Amazon

By Kevin McLaughlin and Peter Schulz · Nov 15, 2016 10:00am PST · 10 comments
If there was an award for companies that create stock market value with the fewest employees, Facebook would easily win it.The social network company has become one of the biggest companies trading on the public markets, with a market capitalization of more than $330 billion. Yet, as of Dec. 31, it employed just 12,000 people, far fewer than... If there was an award for companies that create stock market value with the fewest employees,...
Source: 7Park Data's Merchant Intelligence
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Lyft Gains on Uber, to a Point

By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Oct 25, 2016 7:01am PDT · 8 comments
Did a $1 billion investment led by General Motors in January help Lyft fight Uber in the U.S.?New data show that Lyft made market share gains over the past year in eight of eight major U.S. cities tracked by 7Park Data, including San Francisco, New York, Boston, Dallas and Washington, D.C. Did a $1 billion investment led by General Motors in January help Lyft fight Uber in the U.S.?New...
Source: Slice Intelligence
Why Airbnb is a Threat to Hotel Chains
By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Oct 10, 2016 5:30pm PDT · 6 comments
Source: Slice Intelligence
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Why Airbnb is a Threat to Hotel Chains

By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Oct 10, 2016 5:30pm PDT · 6 comments
Airbnb gets more repeat business from Americans than do individual hotel chains, but it faces tougher competition from online travel agencies like Expedia-owned Hotels.com, new data shows.It explains why Airbnb—which is trying to grow its business to meet its $30 billion valuation—is trying to add more of the services that online... Airbnb gets more repeat business from Americans than do individual hotel chains, but it faces...
Source: Paysa
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Tech Pay Study Shows Asians Have an Edge

By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Sep 20, 2016 7:02am PDT · 2 comments
At eight major consumer internet companies, including Google, Airbnb, Uber and Amazon, technical workers from India, China and Southeast Asia earn roughly 20% more on average than white people or Hispanics and 26% more than African-Americans, according to new data.The data show less of a difference in compensation between men and women holding... At eight major consumer internet companies, including Google, Airbnb, Uber and Amazon, technical...
Source: Paysa
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How Tech Firms Stack Up on Pay

By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Sep 13, 2016 12:45pm PDT · 1 comment
Twitter is offering junior technical talent higher compensation than most other top consumer tech companies, as it tries to keep engineers from fleeing, new data shows. Meanwhile, private companies on the ascent, like Snapchat, Uber and Airbnb, are doling out plenty of equity compensation to give their employees the chance of significant gains.... Twitter is offering junior technical talent higher compensation than most other top consumer tech...
Source: Airdna. Graphic by Peter Schulz.
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Where Airbnb Gets to Play Full House

By Cory Weinberg · Sep 7, 2016 7:01am PDT · 2 comments
Airbnb has long attracted property owners seeking higher margins on short-term tourist rentals than long-term leases for city residents. But extreme cases are emerging in Airbnb’s latest hot spots for growth: Japanese cities.In June, around eight in 10 Airbnb listings in cities like Osaka and Tokyo were entire homes, up 6 percentage points... Airbnb has long attracted property owners seeking higher margins on short-term tourist rentals...
Source: Boomerang Commerce
When Amazon is Pricier Than Walmart
By Steve Nellis and Peter Schulz · Aug 31, 2016 10:02am PDT · 2 comments
Source: Boomerang Commerce
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When Amazon is Pricier Than Walmart

By Steve Nellis and Peter Schulz · Aug 31, 2016 10:02am PDT · 2 comments
If there’s one category where Amazon.com hasn’t been able to undercut Walmart and Target, it’s groceries. When it comes to staples like breakfast items and beverages, Amazon is significantly more expensive than those rivals for the same goods—at least for now. On average, top-selling items from Walmart in those two... If there’s one category where Amazon.com hasn’t been able to undercut Walmart and...
Source: Envision IP. Graphic by Peter Schulz.
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The Race to Patent Augmented Reality

By Reed Albergotti · Aug 25, 2016 10:00am PDT
If patent applications are any guide, Microsoft is investing the most in developing its own augmented reality technology. It has applied for far more AR patents in the past six years than other tech companies known to be working on AR products, such as Samsung, Sony, Google and Magic Leap. The tech industry is seeing a huge uptick in AR patent... If patent applications are any guide, Microsoft is investing the most in developing its own...
*Figure as of December 2015. Source: Information Research. Chart by Tom Dotan
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Network Streaming Apps Fight for Slice

By Tom Dotan · Aug 16, 2016 10:01am PDT · 5 comments
More than a year after HBO kicked off a race among big media companies to go direct to consumers online, many of the new services are hovering around the million-subscriber mark. That suggests these services are far from a solution for media companies grappling with cord-cutting.At the high end, wrestling service WWE had 1.5 million subscribers... More than a year after HBO kicked off a race among big media companies to go direct to consumers...
Art by Jeff Greco.
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Investors’ Web of Influence in Ride-Sharing Firms

By Amir Efrati · Aug 9, 2016 7:01am PDT · 1 comment
The greatest wealth creation vehicle in the internet sector in recent years, ride-sharing companies, is concentrated among relatively few investors. That means those investors could have an influence in pushing for further consolidation in the sector.About 16 investors, including hedge fund Coatue Management and China Investment Corporation, a... The greatest wealth creation vehicle in the internet sector in recent years, ride-sharing...
Art by Tom Dotan.
Yahoo Deal Shows Relative Value of Advisers
By Martin Peers · Jul 26, 2016 11:59am PDT · 3 comments
Art by Tom Dotan.
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Yahoo Deal Shows Relative Value of Advisers

By Martin Peers · Jul 26, 2016 11:59am PDT · 3 comments
If Yahoo’s auction holds any lessons for other tech companies considering selling themselves, it may be this: When it comes to advisers, less is more.A stunning 15 investment banks and law firms were involved with Yahoo’s $4.8 billion sale to Verizon, according to the companies. In contrast, Microsoft’s $26.2 billion purchase... If Yahoo’s auction holds any lessons for other tech companies considering selling...
Source: The Information Research
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How the Price of Twitter’s Deals Has Dropped

By Martin Peers and Peter Schulz · Jun 28, 2016 7:02am PDT
When the founders of marketing technology firm TellApart struck a deal to sell their company to Twitter 14 months ago, it looked like a great exit. The price tag at the announcement was more than $532 million, seemingly guaranteeing a solid return for TellApart’s employees as well as investors who’d put a total of $17.75 million into... When the founders of marketing technology firm TellApart struck a deal to sell their company to...
Source: Tubular Labs
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Media Firms Lose Out to Celebrities on Facebook Live

By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Jun 21, 2016 7:02am PDT · 2 comments
Celebrities are dominating viewership of live video streams on Facebook. But media companies still created most of the top-viewed videos on Facebook that weren’t posted live, new data show.The disparity suggests media companies still struggle to get viral live hits while users are rushing to check out what Jennifer Lopez, Vin Diesel and... Celebrities are dominating viewership of live video streams on Facebook. But media companies...
Source: SEC Filings
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How Private Tech Buybacks Soak Up Cash

By Alfred Lee and Peter Schulz · Jun 14, 2016 7:00am PDT · 4 comments
In the three years before it went public, Coupons.com raised $202 million. But not all of that money went to building its business. About 35% of it was used to buy back shares from executives, early investors and other shareholders. Coupons isn’t unusual. Several other tech companies that filed to go public since 2013, including Twilio and... In the three years before it went public, Coupons.com raised $202 million. But not all of that...
Source: DataFox
Uber and Didi’s Cash Race
By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Jun 7, 2016 11:20am PDT · 2 comments
Source: DataFox
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Uber and Didi’s Cash Race

By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Jun 7, 2016 11:20am PDT · 2 comments
The cash being raised by the world’s top two ride-sharing companies, Uber and China-based Didi Chuxing, is breaking records for private-company financing. Last week Uber said it had raised $3.5 billion from a Saudi Arabia fund, bringing its 2016 fundraising total to $5.7 billion, according to Datafox. Almost immediately Didi’s... The cash being raised by the world’s top two ride-sharing companies, Uber and China-based...