Investors blindly trusted her. She rocked magazine covers, and the media called her the female Steve Jobs. Her company was worth billions. But it was all a lie. So, how did Elizabeth Holmes fool the entire world?
From his poker skills to his upbringing, many question what's real and what isn't about Dan Bilzerian's life.
What are the Pandora Papers and what do they imply for the people involved?
Paul Silva, managing partner at River Valley investors shares useful tips to avoid deal-breakers when pitching your business to investors.
Company Forensics: How to raise money as a company located outside the US? Tips and advice from an early-stage investor.
Superpeer announced a $2M round in early 2020 and an $8M follow up round in November 2020- and our guest for today's episode is Devrim Yasar, the CEO.
Facebook is suing Apple. China bans booming platform Clubhouse.
Today, Jackpocket announced their Series C round, $50 million dollars, raised on the backbone of a 4x annual growth in sales. We held an interview with Pete Sullivan, CEO, and founder.
Trump & Parler banned. Signal can’t keep up. GoDaddy is a troll.
Welcome to the very first episode of “Forensics Flash News”, Slidebean's brand new show.
Google is unionizing. Alibaba CEO missing. Facebook sued.
Are accelerators still the way to go when it comes to Startups? We talked about this with Steve Barsh, Managing Partner at Dreamit Ventures.
In a very unexpected turn of events, once competitors Caya and Mike Lingle (Sliderocket founder) share an interesting conversation around selling your company at twice its price.
The reasons why BlackBerrys failed staying as the coolest communication devices aren’t exclusive to them. When one of the biggest phone companies plummets to oblivion, it’s worth analyzing. Find out the story here!
“It’s a Kodak moment!” was what we used to say when our cameras captured something special. For decades, Kodak dominated the world of photography, but in 2012, it declared bankruptcy. So, what happened?
If you are in your house (which you should be!) chances are you’ve used some sort of video call to talk with family, friends or even go to school. And, most likely, it’s been Zoom. Why is everybody using Zoom? Let’s find out how it became successful in this episode
Motorola Company was a pioneer in mobile communications and helped shape entire markets with groundbreaking products. But now, it’s gone
Decades ago, Atari was THE videogame console. It helped develop the gaming world in the U.S., with its great 2600 console and games such as Pong and Space Invaders. But then a little alien came along, the market crashed, and chaos ensued.
For someone outside the startup ecosystem, the amounts of money Startups raise just seem obscene. Some companies (Uber, WeWork) raise BILLIONS. Even smaller companies deal with rounds in the millions of dollars, and valuations in the hundreds of millions. Why do investors put so much money in these tech startups?
In this episode of Company Forensics, we’ll talk about one of the coolest clothing brands in the world: The North Face.
How does the biggest toy store in the world end up in bankruptcy? It’s a question worth answering.