The man behind Spotify’s Discover Weekly feature is going to Instagram
The man in charge of one of Spotify’s most distinctive features is heading to Instagram. Matthew Ogle, a product director who worked on the music service’s personalization efforts, says he’s taking a job at Facebook’s photo-sharing service. At Spotify, Ogle was best-known as the guy behind its “Discover Weekly” feature, which generated automatic playlists for users based on their taste. [ Re/Code ]
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg dismisses rumors of a presidential run amid listening tour
Mark Zuckerberg flat out stated he’s not running for president or any public elected office, the Facebook boss said in a blog post about his listening tour. The chief executive officer and co-founder of Menlo Park-based Facebook has embarked on an odyssey to all 50 states, and said a presidential run isn’t in the cards. [ Silicon Beat ]
This Founder Raised $1M for Her Startup With a $700 Plane Ticket to Meet Tim Ferriss
Tree Hut Village is a peer-to-peer platform allowing parents to hire out unused baby equipment
It’s unlikely that any parent would describe travelling with children a picnic, no matter their child’s age, but it’s particularly difficult for those with babies or toddlers, who need to not only mind their child’s unpredictable moods, but also wrangle all the extra equipment they need to take along.
[ Startup Daily ]
TransferWise Steps Toward Banking With Multicurrency Account
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UrWork Takes on WeWork in Fight for Shared Spaces
Startup just raised about $58 million for expansion plans
Growing field of operators include COWORK and MyDreamPlus
WeWork Cos. has found global success - and an $18 billion valuation - by turning austere office blocks into hipster havens for startups. But its expansion into China may soon be hampered by a familiar-sounding opponent - UrWork.
[ Bloomberg ]
Why It’s So Difficult To Investigate Trump’s Russia Ties
It’s going to be a long, hot summer–or as they say in Russian “жарко как в Аду” (translation: “it’s hot as hell”). For over a year now, we’ve been reading about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia: his praise of Vladimir Putin, his aides traveling there and getting chummy with Russian officials, and what may or may not have happened in his Moscow hotel suite during the Miss Universe pageant. And political and investigative reporters have been chasing down every lead, from rumors about payoffs through intermediaries and Russian banks supposedly guaranteeing
Trump’s debt to offshore accounts and oligarchs allegedly funding his golf courses and hotels.
[ Fast Company ]
Twitter has ‘kicked around’ the idea of offering a premium subscription service
Twitter has “kicked around” the idea of creating a special premium or subscription membership service, and isn’t taking that business model off the table. That’s according to CEO Jack Dorsey, who spoke to Twitter investors Monday at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in San Francisco. Dorsey was asked if Twitter would consider a Twitter membership model that would presumably include access to special features or services. [ Re/Code ]
A look inside Facebook's New York office, where employees of the $435 billion company enjoy virtual reality games and an in-house pastry chef
Facebook is one of the world's most desirable places to work thanks to incredible perks, impressive salaries, and great corporate culture. The Menlo Park, California-based tech giant, which has a current market cap of $435.11 billion, consistently earns top spots on "best places to work" and "hottest companies" rankings. To see what all the fuss is about, Business Insider visited Facebook's Manhattan office in November ... and let's just say, we get it.
[ Business Insider ]
Innov8 founder Ritesh Malik backs online water pump seller PumpKart
Ritesh Malik, founder of co-working place Innov8, has made a seed investment in PumpKart, an online platform selling water pumps, the startup said in a statement. Founded in 2014 by KS Bhatia, the startup sources pumps from manufacturers across the Indian subcontinent and sells them through its website. [ VC Circle ]
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