Lindsey Conger, Author at StartUp Mindset

Ford to stop selling all but 2 cars in North America

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8 years ago

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Ford announced today that it will stop selling all but two of its cars in North America by 2020. According to the statement, the only new Ford cars in dealerships will be the Mustang and the Focus Active, which will not be [..] read more

Third-party trackers hijacked “Login with Facebook”

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Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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Facebook is facing yet another scandal after it’s been confirmed that it’s investigating another illegal data exploitation. If you have used “Login With Facebook” on sites, there is a chance your [..] read more

Facebook has more information on you than you realize

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Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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After ten hours of being questioned by Congress, Mark Zuckerberg tried to show that Facebook is open about the data it has collected on users. And this is mostly correct. Facebook has most of its data because the users [..] read more

App Store sees decrease in apps for the first time

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Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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App Store decreased in size for the first time according to a report released by Appfigures. The total number of iOS apps was reduced by about 5% or from 2.2 million at the start of the year down to 2.1 million by the end of [..] read more

Facebook to restrict access to 3rd party data

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Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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Facebook announced it will end Partner Categories, a feature that was released in 2013 that created a partnership between Facebook and major data brokers. Partner Categories allowed third-party data aggregators, such as [..] read more

Mark Zuckerberg Responds to Facebook Data Misuse Scandal

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Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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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

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Lindsey Conger

8 years 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

8 years 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 [..] read more

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

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Lindsey Conger

8 years 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

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Lindsey Conger

8 years 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