🔗 How much is 'link in bio' real estate worth?

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How much is 'link in bio' real estate worth? Linktree's new valuation says $1.3 billion. Who would've thought that an entire swath of startups would spring up all because Instagram, TikTok and Twitter only let you link to one website in your bio? Apparently, Linktree co-founder and CEO Alex Zaccaria did. (Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch)

Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings

First met @AlexZac @Linktree_ through @johnhenderson @airtreevc. We barely spoke about business on the call. Talked about ambition, risk, asset allocation, ego. Best journeys are with true connection & emotional depth. Alex is one of the greats.

techcrunch.comHow much is ‘link in bio’ real estate worth? Linktree’s new valuation says $1.3 billion – TechCrunchWho would’ve thought that an entire swath of startups would spring up all because Instagram, TikTok and Twitter only let you link to one website in your bio? Apparently, Linktree co-founder and CEO Alex Zaccaria did. “We started back in 2016 with a really clear use case to solve this pr…

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Crypto evangelists want to build an internet utopia, but their supposedly revolutionary Web3 is just creating a new set of corporate overlords. Web3 claims it will bring down Google and Facebook. But it's already giving rise to a new wave of mega-platforms that seek to rule our digital lives. (Paris Marx / Business Insider)

Paris Marx @parismarx

Web3 boosters say they’re building the digital utopia we’ve long been promised — but looking past the rhetoric makes that impossible to believe. For @thisisinsider, I argue Web3 is a plan to further commercialize the web and build a new set of monopolies.

businessinsider.comCrypto evangelists want to build an internet utopia, but their supposedly revolutionary Web3 is just creating a new set of corporate overlo…Web3 claims it will bring down Google and Facebook. But it’s already giving rise to a new wave of mega-platforms that seek to rule our digital lives.

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Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more ahead. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate increase in more than three years, an incremental salvo to address spiraling inflation without torpedoing economic growth. (Jeff Cox / CNBC)

CNBC @CNBC

Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more ahead

cnb.cxFederal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more aheadThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate increase in more than three years, and said it expects to keep raising through the end of the year.

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Website Builder Webflow Hits $4 Billion Valuation As It Nears $100 Million Revenue. The startup raised a $120 million Series C—but that isn’t why CEO Vlad Magdalin has been getting attention at Starbucks. (Kenrick Cai / Forbes)

Kenrick Cai @kenrickcai

New: Webflow raises a Series C round at a $4 billion valuation, and is a few weeks away from cross $100 million in ARR. I caught up with CEO @callmevlad on his plans to turn the website builder into an all-purpose web app builder:

forbes.comWebsite Builder Webflow Hits $4 Billion Valuation As It Nears $100 Million RevenueThe startup raised a $120 million Series C—but that isn’t why CEO Vlad Magdalin has been getting attention at Starbucks.

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How Glossier founder Emily Weiss' tech dreams derailed the hottest millennial beauty brand. In early 2018, Emily Weiss, Glossier's founder and CEO, hired a DJ to launch her new line of makeup, Glossier Play. The products, inspired by music, were intended to be an edgier, more maximalist spin-off of Glossier's beloved barefaced staples. (Melkorka Licea / Business Insider)

Melkorka Licea @MelkorkaLicea

What happened at Glossier? The company that pretty much defined 2016 grew so fast and with so much success that things flew out of control. I spent the last few months figuring out why. 1/6

businessinsider.comHow Glossier founder Emily Weiss’ tech dreams derailed the hottest millennial beauty brandGlossier recently laid off a third of its corporate workers, mostly in tech. Now former employees are sharing what went wrong at the trendy startup.

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