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Source: PrivCo
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Microsoft Passes Google in Tech M&A

By Reed Albergotti and Peter Schulz · May 17, 2016 10:01am PDT · 1 comment
Any startup founder looking to sell should approach Google, the most active acquirer of private tech companies, data shows. But it’s worth talking to Microsoft and IBM as well.In each of the past four years, Google has ranked in the top three of tech acquirers, the only company to show up so high so often. Facebook, Twitter and Cisco were... Any startup founder looking to sell should approach Google, the most active acquirer of private...
Sources: PrivCo; The Information research
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How Private Tech Really Stacks Up

By Peter Schulz and Martin Peers · May 10, 2016 12:04pm PDT · 1 comment
Despite all the attention given to private tech firms with multibillion-dollar valuations, these so-called “unicorns” are more like ponies compared to the country's largest private companies.Take Cargill, the agricultural behemoth, which reported revenue of $120 billion in 2015 and is one of the biggest private U.S. companies,... Despite all the attention given to private tech firms with multibillion-dollar valuations, these...
Source: ChannelMeter
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Facebook Videos Live Fast, Die Young

By Tom Dotan and Peter Schulz · May 3, 2016 7:01am PDT · 4 comments
While YouTube and Facebook have established themselves as major hubs for mobile video, the lifespan of content on each platform is markedly different. Put in astronomical terms, a Facebook video is a brief supernova, peaking early and then quickly fading out; a YouTube video is more like a cooling star that emits a small flash of light then... While YouTube and Facebook have established themselves as major hubs for mobile video, the...
Source: Apptentive
Spam or High Value: The App Choice
By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Apr 26, 2016 10:01am PDT
Source: Apptentive
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Spam or High Value: The App Choice

By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Apr 26, 2016 10:01am PDT
People respond to messages from shopping apps far more often than those from banks, news or food apps, new data shows. That suggests banks, news media and food apps need to make their messages more useful. It also might mean they should be selective about what they send to avoid annoying potential customers with too many messages. People respond to messages from shopping apps far more often than those from banks, news or food...
Source: 7Park Data
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Snapchat Now a Data Hog

By Reed Albergotti and Peter Schulz · Apr 5, 2016 7:00am PDT · 2 comments
Snapchat’s U.S. fan base doesn’t appear to be growing like it was in the past—but existing users have been spending steadily more time on the app, new data shows. They’re also consuming a heck of a lot more data while on the app than they were a couple of years ago.These findings, from research firm 7Park, have both... Snapchat’s U.S. fan base doesn’t appear to be growing like it was in the...
Sources: PitchBook, The Information Research
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When an Up Round Isn’t

By Alfred Lee and Peter Schulz · Mar 15, 2016 7:01am PDT · 1 comment
Getting headlines for a big increase in valuation is a sure way for private tech companies to lure investors and employees. But rising headline valuations don’t always mean that each share has risen in value–and some may not translate to investor gains at all.Take MongoDB, which early last year raised an $80 million round that was... Getting headlines for a big increase in valuation is a sure way for private tech companies to...
Source: 7Park Data
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Google’s VR App Not Hooking Users

By Reed Albergotti and Peter Schulz · Mar 1, 2016 7:01am PST · 1 comment
More people are trying Google “Cardboard” virtual reality app on their smartphone. But they aren’t getting hooked. The number of monthly active users of Google “Cardboard” soared in the past few months, according to 7Park Data, an analytics company. But the number of daily users of the app daily has barely budged... More people are trying Google “Cardboard” virtual reality app on their smartphone....
Source: SimilarWeb
Snapchat Makes International Gains
By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Feb 23, 2016 10:01am PST · 4 comments
Source: SimilarWeb
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Snapchat Makes International Gains

By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Feb 23, 2016 10:01am PST · 4 comments
Snapchat has surpassed Twitter in terms of daily active users in a large panel of Android devices across six key developed markets, including the U.S., U.K., Germany and France, by a substantial margin, according to new data. The same is true in the emerging markets of Brazil and United Arab Emirates. The data represent an impressive... Snapchat has surpassed Twitter in terms of daily active users in a large panel of Android devices...
Source: Company Filings
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Amazon’s Exploding Employee Base

By Steve Nellis and Peter Schulz · Feb 9, 2016 11:12am PST
Amazon often gets lumped in with other big tech companies like Google, Apple or Microsoft. But there’s one way it diverges from its peers: Its workforce is exploding, growing by 50 percent over the past year to nearly double the size of its nearest headcount competitor, Microsoft. (See accompanying chart.)More people are buying more stuff... Amazon often gets lumped in with other big tech companies like Google, Apple or Microsoft. But...
Sources: RBC Capital Markets; Company Filings; The Information Research
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How Twitter Stacks Up Against Rivals

By Tom Dotan and Peter Schulz · Feb 2, 2016 7:01am PST · 1 comment
Anyone wondering why Twitter might be of interest to a potential acquirer should look at the accompanying chart. It shows just how much revenue per user Twitter generates compared with its more highly valued social media rivals.Twitter’s estimated revenue per user for 2015 is two thirds of Facebook’s and many multiples of Snapchat.... Anyone wondering why Twitter might be of interest to a potential acquirer should look at the...
Source: Dell Procurement & Engineering
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Flash Startups Squeezed by Falling Prices

By Steve Nellis and Peter Schulz · Jan 26, 2016 7:01am PST · 6 comments
In a big development for the storage industry, solid state “flash” drive prices are falling so much that later this year they’ll be nearly as cheap as enterprise-grade disk drives, after years of flash drives being the pricier option. That promises to cut costs for data centers. But it will create more competition among... In a big development for the storage industry, solid state “flash” drive prices are...
Source: SEC Filings; The Information Research
The Real (Estate) Price of Tech Expansion
By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Jan 19, 2016 7:01am PST · 5 comments
Source: SEC Filings; The Information Research
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The Real (Estate) Price of Tech Expansion

By Cory Weinberg and Peter Schulz · Jan 19, 2016 7:01am PST · 5 comments
San Francisco tech firms such as DocuSign and Stripe last year agreed to office rental prices more than 50% higher than what they were already paying, new data show. It’s a sign of how skyrocketing rental prices in the city are affecting startups as they expand into more space.Some tech companies were lucky enough to lock in lower prices... San Francisco tech firms such as DocuSign and Stripe last year agreed to office rental prices...
Source: DB-Engines
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Beyond Google, a Search Battle Brews

By Steve Nellis and Peter Schulz · Dec 22, 2015 10:02am PST · 1 comment
When you think search technology, Google springs to mind.But think of all the other searching you do, such as when you hit the search bar on Zappos.com, try to find a movie on Netflix or even research a tech company on The Information. Those don’t rely on Google. Instead, they turn to so-called enterprise search technology, also used by... When you think search technology, Google springs to mind.But think of all the other searching you...
Source: SEC Filings
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Tech IPO Slump Drowns Options

By Alfred Lee and Peter Schulz · Dec 8, 2015 7:00am PST · 1 comment
The lackluster performance of this year’s tech company IPOs hasn’t just hurt shareholders. A significant proportion of stock options, typically held by employees and directors, are underwater, data shows.For instance, 30% of outstanding stock options issued by Apigee, a software company that went public in April, were underwater,... The lackluster performance of this year’s tech company IPOs hasn’t just hurt...
Source: Quettra
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What Makes Indians Tick

By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Dec 1, 2015 7:00am PST · 1 comment
Android smartphone owners in India use shopping apps, news apps and mobile websites a lot more than their American counterparts. But one thing is common to both countries: Facebook Inc. owns two of the top three apps in terms of time spent per month.These are some of numerous insights from exclusive data about one of the most important... Android smartphone owners in India use shopping apps, news apps and mobile websites a lot more...
Source: Signalfire
‘Smart Money’ Pulls Back From Early-Stage Startups
By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Nov 24, 2015 7:01am PST · 2 comments
Source: Signalfire
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‘Smart Money’ Pulls Back From Early-Stage Startups

By Amir Efrati and Peter Schulz · Nov 24, 2015 7:01am PST · 2 comments
The smart money is betting less on early-stage tech startups.Blue chip venture capitalists accounted for 5.3% of series A funding in the first nine months of this year, down from 6.1% last year and 7.5% in 2013, according to a new study of private tech investments. The smart money is betting less on early-stage tech startups.Blue chip venture capitalists...
Art by Tom Dotan. Photos by Bloomberg. Data by Nielsen.
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Tech Executives Make Lousy Guests

By Tom Dotan · Nov 17, 2015 7:01am PST · 3 comments
Tech companies like Apple, Snapchat and Netflix may be household names across America, but that doesn’t translate to interest in their top executives—at least when they’re late night talk show guests.Half a dozen top-tier tech executives have appeared on CBS’ new “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” since it... Tech companies like Apple, Snapchat and Netflix may be household names across America, but that...
Source: CrunchBase
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When Startups Don’t Raise

By Steve Nellis and Peter Schulz · Nov 10, 2015 7:02am PST · 4 comments
A mark of a growing company is a need to raise fresh funds to help finance expansion. Even when they’re making money, companies that have raised in the past tend to do so again to take advantage of higher valuations. By the same token, companies that haven’t raised money in a couple of years could be in trouble.To get a sense of some... A mark of a growing company is a need to raise fresh funds to help finance expansion. Even when...
Source: comScore
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Netflix Still Below AOL’s Peak Market Share

By Peter Schulz and Martin Peers · Nov 3, 2015 10:01am PST · 1 comment
In its heyday, AOL’s dial up service was more popular than Netflix is today. That’s one of the takeaways from our analysis of major tech companies and the percentage of U.S. Internet users that used each service at its peak. The stats in the accompanying charts illustrate how dominant each giant was back when. In the Netflix case, it... In its heyday, AOL’s dial up service was more popular than Netflix is today. That’s...
Source: Pitchbook
The Old-Media Firms Betting on Tech
By Tom Dotan and Peter Schulz · Oct 27, 2015 7:01am PDT · 3 comments
Source: Pitchbook
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The Old-Media Firms Betting on Tech

By Tom Dotan and Peter Schulz · Oct 27, 2015 7:01am PDT · 3 comments
It’s no secret that established media firms like newspaper publishers, TV networks and music companies have spent years trying to figure out how to survive technology’s erosion of their businesses. New data show which media companies have been the most active venture investors, mostly in areas that could be natural extensions from... It’s no secret that established media firms like newspaper publishers, TV networks and...