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Consumer investment fatigue

Tomasz Tunguz

Many of the promising marketing and media innovations of the past six years, daily deals, subscription ecommerce, social gaming and social media, have been struggling. Perhaps new mobile ad technology will enable social networks to flourish. This trend is plain to see from IPO performance and negative press cycles.

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

StartupNation

We have seen KPIs jump more than 50 percent in the last month because people are stuck at home and have more time to spend with social gaming and shopping communities. Startups need to work harder and faster to capture this trend. ” Key takeaways.