Hillel FuldFacebook’s new teens-only app Lifestage turns bios into video profilesverified_publisherTechCrunch - Josh Constine“What if I figured out a way to take Facebook from 2004 and bring it to 2016? What if every field in your profile was a full video?” asks Facebook’s 19-year-old product prodigy Michael Sayman. The answer is Lifestage, a standalone iOS app for people 21 and under, which Facebook is launching today. …
Hillel FuldWhy I Was So Wrong about Snapchat and Why You Probably Are TooMedium - Hillel FuldWhy I Was So Wrong about Snapchat and Why You Probably Are Too I, like you, read all the headlines. The financing rounds. The valuations. This thing …
Hillel FuldMy startup failed, and this is what it feels like…Medium - Nikki DurkinOver 90% of tech startups fail, but I never thought my baby, 99dresses, would be one of them. If there is one thing that doing a startup has taught …
Hillel FuldPinterest Starts Rolling Out Buyable Pins On Android Phonesverified_publisherTechCrunch - Matthew LynleyPinterest is starting to roll out Buyable Pins on Android phones today, the company said. Buyable Pins let some retailers who are partners with Pinterest and retailers use Shopify and Demandware. The company unveiled Buyable Pins earlier in June earlier this year, with the iPhone getting access to …
Hillel FuldWatch BlackBerry’s CEO struggle to use his company’s Android phoneverified_publisherTNW - Ben WoodsI like John Chen, BlackBerry’s current CEO. When I met him at Mobile World Congress, he came across as an engaging, smart man with a personality, and that’s not always a given in a CEO. His approach was certainly a welcome departure from former CEO Thorsten Heins. However, I can only feel for the man …
Hillel FuldArielle Zuckerberg, Zuck’s Youngest Sister, Is Joining Kleiner Perkinsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Jon RussellArielle Zuckerberg, the youngest sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is joining Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers next month in a bid by the firm to inject youth and diversity into its line-up of partners. TechCrunch understands from sources near the VC firm that Zuckerberg, a former Googler who …