Lindsey Conger, Author at StartUp Mindset

Mark Zuckerberg Responds to Facebook Data Misuse Scandal

US & World

1 year ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has released a formal statement in response to reports that political data firm Cambridge Analytica misused customer data collected from Facebook. He also stated that the social media platform [..] read more

Fortem raises a $15 million Series A from Boeing for its drone-radar tech

Technology

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Fortem Technology raised $15 million in Series A funding round. The round of investing was led by VC firm, Data Collective (DCVC) who has also played an important role in the seed round of funding. Fortem, a start-up based [..] read more

Atom Tickets raises $60 million in new funding

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Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Atom Tickets, the Santa Monica-based online ticket selling startup, raised $60 million in new funding during an investment round led by Fidelity Management & Research Co. This funding comes less than two years after [..] read more

Spotify files to go public on the NYSE with an Unusual IPO

Technology

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Spotify filed paperwork to go public with the Security and Exchanges Commission on Wednesday. Spotify did not release when they will go public but the filing did state that Spotify’s shares will be traded under the [..] read more

Dropbox files for $500 million IPO

Technology

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Dropbox aims to raise up to $500 million in an IPO under the ticker “DBX”. The cloud-based file storing and sharing company has traditionally had roots in consumer offers and is now attempting to utilize more [..] read more

FCC officially publishes net neutrality repeal

Grow Your Business

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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The Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules are set to end in just two-months time. The last steps have been taking to remove the regulations by publishing the final notice of the repeal in the [..] read more

Snapchat finally begins sharing analytics with its creators and influencers

Social Media

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Snapchat is finally starting to share analytics with creators on how well their content is doing. Snap Inc. announced the new feature on Wednesday and will update Snapchatters with a large following on who is viewing their [..] read more

Facebook U.S. User Count Down for the First Time Ever

Social Media

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Facebook is changing how they show content to users, which led to a 5% drop in the total amount of time users spend on the social network. This equals out to about 2.14 minutes per day per user. Facebook has decided to show [..] read more