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Our Marketplace Obsession And Bubble
Service marketplaces have recently become Silicon Valley darlings. The marketplace model has been a popular way for VCs to efficiently tap into the local economies at scale, specifically the $800...
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Home Services Startup Porch Sheds 90 Employees, Key Executives Bolt
Porch, one of the many companies positioning themselves to be the go-to place for “home services,” has laid off 90 members of its staff according to Geekwire. We’ve reached out to Porch for a...
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Our Marketplace Obsession And Bubble
Service marketplaces have recently become Silicon Valley darlings. The marketplace model has been a popular way for VCs to efficiently tap into the local economies at scale, specifically the $800...
View ArticleHome Services Startup Porch Sheds 90 Employees, Key Executives Bolt
Porch, one of the many companies positioning themselves to be the go-to place for “home services,” has laid off 90 members of its staff according to Geekwire. We’ve reached out to Porch for a statement...
View ArticleAngie’s List will merge with HomeAdvisor after finally accepting IAC’s...
After two years of wooing, Angie’s List has finally agreed to be acquired by IAC. After the deal closes, Angie’s List will combined with HomeAdvisor, IAC’s home services marketplace, into a new public...
View ArticleOur Marketplace Obsession And Bubble
Service marketplaces have recently become Silicon Valley darlings. The marketplace model has been a popular way for VCs to efficiently tap into the local economies at scale, specifically the $800...
View ArticleHome Services Startup Porch Sheds 90 Employees, Key Executives Bolt
Porch, one of the many companies positioning themselves to be the go-to place for “home services,” has laid off 90 members of its staff according to Geekwire. We’ve reached out to Porch for a statement...
View ArticleAngie’s List will merge with HomeAdvisor after finally accepting IAC’s...
After two years of wooing, Angie’s List has finally agreed to be acquired by IAC. After the deal closes, Angie’s List will combined with HomeAdvisor, IAC’s home services marketplace, into a new public...
View ArticleWalmart expands its home services offerings via new partnership with Angi
Walmart is expanding into home services. The retailer today announced a new partnership with Angi (previously Angie’s List), which will make service professionals available to Walmart customers in...
View ArticleThe FTC orders HomeAdvisor to pay up to $7.2M for lying about lead quality...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ordered home services marketplace HomeAdvisor to pay up to $7.2 million for its use of deceptive and misleading tactics in selling home improvement project leads...
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