Snap’s IPO Roadshow Message: We’re the Next Facebook, Not the Next TwitterWhen Snap Inc. goes on the road next year to market its initial public offering, it will be touting more than its popular virtual-messaging service. Evan Spiegel, the company’s 26-year-old founder, is expected to figure prominently in conversations with investors during the marketing process, known as a roadshow, according to people familiar with the matter. Snap’s IPO bankers and executives are planning to portray Mr. Spiegel as a visionary who knows how to create products for his coveted millennial peer group, the people said. [ WSJ ] Why is there no fake news on LinkedIn? Listen to its editor explain.Facebook and LinkedIn are both technology companies that deliver news to millions of people. But the differences stop shortly after that. “We all have sweatshirts, hoodies, that say ‘human editors’ on them,” LinkedIn executive editor Daniel Roth said on the latest episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka. Those 25 human editors, scattered around the world, are tasked with “creating, cultivating and curating” — an alliterative mission that even Roth acknowledged is a little hokey. But it’s a sharp contrast from Facebook, which laid off its human editors in August, leading to a spike in the prevalence of fake news. [ Re/code ] Sometimes it's good to take stock, not only of your own errors, but also those of your peers. This year Silicon Valley startups, unicorns, and public companies made blunders they'd probably like to forget about. But in the spirit of self-education, we're highlighting three such miscalculations so you don't fall into the cavernous missteps of giants. [ Fast Company ] THE FIVE BIGGEST BUSINESS STORIES OF 2016While 2016 is a year that lots of people would like to forget, it is also a year that no one is going to have any trouble remembering. Here are five stories about business and the global economy that made a big impression. [ The New Yorker ] This man is on a mission to fix the way we sleep James Proud is a man on a mission to fix our sleep. This one-time recipient of Peter Thiel's "skip-college-and-build-things-instead" fellowship is convinced that building gadgets for the home is the best way to improve our lives through tech. And improving sleep, he’s sure, is the place to start. His company, Hello, makes the Sense, a glowing orb that pairs with a clip that you attach to your pillow and connects with a phone app. The system monitors the conditions in your bedroom and charts them so that, over time, you get a better handle on what helps you improve your sleep. [ The Washington Post ] These three hot e-commerce startups could have surprise IPOs in 2017Not a single e-commerce company went public on a U.S. stock exchange in 2016, according to startup data firm CB Insights. But with the new year, there are some new possibilities — even in an industry dominated by Amazon. Here are three young e-commerce companies that could surprise the startup world with IPOs in 2017. [ Re/code ] Curated by Venture Pulse Team. Find us on : [ Venturepulse.org, CrunchBase,
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