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Subscribers Sour on Tech and Economy

By Peter Schulz and Steve Nellis · Jun 2, 2016 11:48am PDT · 1 comment
The Information’s subscribers soured on both the technology sector and the overall economy in the past month, our latest subscriber survey showed. On balance, though, subscribers remain positive toward tech even as they turned slightly negative toward the economy.Tech got a sentiment score of 15.2% while the general economy clocked in at... The Information’s subscribers soured on both the technology sector and the overall economy...
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Subscribers Shy Away From Original Sharing

By Peter Schulz and Cory Weinberg · Apr 28, 2016 10:01am PDT · 3 comments
Nearly two-thirds of The Information subscribers responding to our latest subscriber survey say they share fewer personal posts to Facebook than they did a couple years ago. Only 8.8% said they shared more.The findings are in line with The Information’s report this month that the company is struggling to reverse a double-digit decline in... Nearly two-thirds of The Information subscribers responding to our latest subscriber survey say...
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Subscriber Sentiment Towards Tech Improves

By Peter Schulz and Martin Peers · Mar 29, 2016 10:01am PDT
Sentiment among our subscribers towards tech, particularly private firms like Snapchat and Dropbox, improved markedly in the past month, according to our latest subscriber survey.The turnaround suggested that pessimism sparked at least partly by the market sell-off around the start of the year may be lifting. The survey also showed that optimism... Sentiment among our subscribers towards tech, particularly private firms like Snapchat and...
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Spending Pullback Hits Hiring
By Peter Schulz and Martin Peers · Feb 26, 2016 10:01am PST
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Spending Pullback Hits Hiring

By Peter Schulz and Martin Peers · Feb 26, 2016 10:01am PST
A slowdown in tech company spending is well and truly underway, judging by the results of our latest subscriber survey.Half of the respondents to The Information’s subscriber survey say their company has pulled back on spending since the end of last year, with only a small minority seeing any improvement in sight. A slowdown in tech company spending is well and truly underway, judging by the results of our...
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Silicon Valley’s Most Popular Dealmakers

By Steve Nellis and Peter Schulz · Jan 28, 2016 7:00am PST
The Information subscribers appear to have a thing for Goldman Sachs. The investment banking giant, which has been trying to bolster its tech credentials for years, won our subscriber poll of investment banks in every category we asked about. Subscribers identified it as the bank they’d most likely select to help go public, as well as the... The Information subscribers appear to have a thing for Goldman Sachs. The investment banking...
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Subscribers See Rise in Investor-Friendly Terms

By Peter Schulz and Martin Peers · Dec 23, 2015 10:02am PST
In our ongoing effort to report on the fine print of private tech financing deals, we asked you, our subscribers, for a sense of what’s new and changing in the deals you see. The findings made it clear that increasingly complex deal terms, like multiple liquidation preferences and participation rights, are on the rise. Fifty three percent... In our ongoing effort to report on the fine print of private tech financing deals, we asked you,...
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Kalanick is Subscribers’ Pick

By Peter Schulz and Martin Peers · Dec 3, 2015 7:00am PST
Travis Kalanick got the most Information subscriber nominations for person of 2016, while Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey ranked second and third.The voting was fragmented across a couple of hundred people, as we asked subscribers to nominate up to three people. Others at the top of the list included Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Satya Nadella (see... Travis Kalanick got the most Information subscriber nominations for person of 2016, while Elon...
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Nobody Needs a Nest
By Peter Schulz and Steve Nellis · Oct 28, 2015 10:01am PDT · 2 comments
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Nobody Needs a Nest

By Peter Schulz and Steve Nellis · Oct 28, 2015 10:01am PDT · 2 comments
There’s a distinct lack of interest in home automation devices among subscribers to The Information, this month’s subscriber survey shows, a sign that companies jockeying for position in the Internet of Things have yet to prove the need for their devices.The monthly survey also showed that sentiment about tech and the economy... There’s a distinct lack of interest in home automation devices among subscribers to The...
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Ad Blocking Usage Grows, Despite Qualms

By Peter Schulz and Tom Dotan · Sep 24, 2015 7:06am PDT · 1 comment
Call it ad-blocker remorse. A growing number of people are blocking ads on websites they visit, our subscriber survey this month confirmed. But they feel a little guilty about it. A little over half of subscribers who responded to our latest survey said they planned to install ad-blocker software in their devices using iOS 9, an increase on the... Call it ad-blocker remorse. A growing number of people are blocking ads on websites they visit,...
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Doubts About Private Tech Grow

By Peter Schulz and Martin Peers · Aug 27, 2015 10:06am PDT
You’re not the only one feeling gloomy about the markets. Sentiment towards both the broader economy and the technology sector turned negative this month among The Information subscribers, according to our latest survey. It’s the first time sentiment has turned negative for either since the monthly survey began last November.The... You’re not the only one feeling gloomy about the markets. Sentiment towards both the...
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Steady Pessimism Around Some Private Tech

By Martin Peers and Peter Schulz · Jul 31, 2015 7:00am PDT
Nine months into our subscriber survey, some clear trends are emerging. The biggest standout from the data is that sentiment around Square, Lyft and Dropbox has been consistently pessimistic.Overall, there’s been more negativity towards private companies than public ones. In the latest month, attitudes towards Lyft and Pinterest worsened,... Nine months into our subscriber survey, some clear trends are emerging. The biggest standout from...
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Messaging Unmasked: Subscribers’ App Habits
By Jessica E. Lessin and Peter Schulz · Jun 30, 2015 10:02am PDT
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Messaging Unmasked: Subscribers’ App Habits

By Jessica E. Lessin and Peter Schulz · Jun 30, 2015 10:02am PDT
Adoption doesn’t equal usage. That’s the lesson of June’s subscriber survey which asked subscribers about their mobile messaging habits. One takeaway: Facebook Messenger, while one of the most used messaging services among subscribers, still has a way to go to catch up to some others on daily usage. And overall, respondents were slightly more... Adoption doesn’t equal usage. That’s the lesson of June’s subscriber survey which asked...
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Tough Month for Tech Companies

By Jessica E. Lessin · May 28, 2015 10:00am PDT · 1 comment
Headlines can be deceiving, and the public tech markets can be unforgiving. Those are our takeaways from this month’s subscriber survey. Amid all this talk of cable bundle breaking, we drilled into your online video habits. It was no surprise that Netflix and Amazon Prime, which albeit offers more than video, were the most popular services. But... Headlines can be deceiving, and the public tech markets can be unforgiving. Those are our...
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Tech Bullishness Rising

By Jessica E. Lessin and Peter Schulz · Apr 27, 2015 9:31am PDT
The Information subscribers were more optimistic about the tech sector than the overall economy for the first time in four months, another good sign for tech. We tallied the survey a week before the Nasdaq hit a record close on strong tech earnings last week. The Information subscribers were more optimistic about the tech sector than the overall economy...
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Optimism About Tech and Economy Dip

By Jessica E. Lessin and Peter Schulz · Mar 30, 2015 10:49am PDT · 3 comments
Even the techies are torn about the Apple Watch. The same number of respondents to this month’s The Information subscriber survey said they were planning to buy one as the percentage who said they weren’t—38 percent. A smaller 24 percent was still undecided. The most popular model? The mid-tier Apple Watch, by a hair over the cheaper Apple Watch... Even the techies are torn about the Apple Watch. The same number of respondents to this month’s...
Art by Sam Lessin. Charts by Jeff Greco.
The Pros and Cons of the Multitasking Entrepreneur
By Jessica E. Lessin · Feb 25, 2015 7:00am PST · 3 comments
Art by Sam Lessin. Charts by Jeff Greco.
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The Pros and Cons of the Multitasking Entrepreneur

By Jessica E. Lessin · Feb 25, 2015 7:00am PST · 3 comments
Entrepreneurs are a busy bunch. In last month’s subscriber survey, we asked how many of you pursued various extracurricular professional activities, including investing and sitting on boards. The results and commentary surprised us; entrepreneurs really are consummate multitaskers. But the activities aren’t without risks. As for... Entrepreneurs are a busy bunch. In last month’s subscriber survey, we asked how many of you...
Art by Sam Lessin.
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Predicting the Next Batch of Tech IPOs and More

By Jessica E. Lessin · Feb 2, 2015 10:00am PST
If the early days of 2015 are any indication, we can expect a big year for tech. January saw some exciting product announcements (Microsoft HoloLens), funding news (Uber, again), IPOs (Box) and controversy (continued grumbling about Twitter management).The Information subscribers are still upbeat about the tech sector and the economy, while... If the early days of 2015 are any indication, we can expect a big year for tech. January saw some...
Art by Sam Lessin.
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Economy Soars, Uber Drops in The Information Survey

By Jessica E. Lessin and Sam Lessin · Dec 9, 2014 12:12pm PST · 4 comments
Maybe it was the bullish jobs report. Maybe it was the drumbeat of mammoth fundraising rounds for private tech companies.Whatever the reasons, The Information subscribers are notably more optimistic about the overall economy than a month ago—and in a more upbeat mood about the tech sector too. In December’s monthly sentiment survey,... Maybe it was the bullish jobs report. Maybe it was the drumbeat of mammoth fundraising rounds for...
Art by Sam Lessin.
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The Information Subscribers Say…

By Eric Newcomer and Sam Lessin · Nov 11, 2014 10:35am PST · 1 comment
The Information subscribers are nine times more optimistic about the tech sector than they are about the overall economy, according to The Information’s first monthly Subscriber Viewpoint survey.And they’re increasingly optimistic about the long-term prospects of Apple, Alibaba and Airbnb. They’re far less bullish on Square and... The Information subscribers are nine times more optimistic about the tech sector than they are...
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