By Mark Wilson $7.58. That was Under Armour’s closing stock price the day I met with Stephanie Linnartz, the company’s new CEO. A 25-year veteran of Marriott, Linnartz stepped into the role at the end of February of this year. She became the company’s third CEO appointed in four years. It is perhaps a … Continue reading 15 questions with Under Armour’s new CEO, who knows the brand is too bro-tastic
By Jessica Bursztynsky November 14, 2023 Airbnb has acquired GamePlanner.AI, a stealth startup that the company said will help the home sharing company accelerate “select AI projects.” “What makes GamePlanner.AI so special is that they combine expertise in AI, design, and community,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said in a statement Tuesday. “AI … Continue reading Airbnb just bought a stealth AI company for slightly under $200 million
Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users He said there’s “a good chance” it could be Meta’s next billion-person app. Karissa Bell Thu, Oct 26, 2023 NurPhoto via Getty Images Meta’s increasingly aggressive push to promote Threads seems to be paying off. Mark Zuckerberg said the app currently has “just … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users
Instacart Files For IPO, Lists On Nasdaq Under CART by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 25, 2023 Maplebear — which does business under the name of Instacart — filed for its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, with expectations that shares will start trading on the Nasdaq next month under the ticker CART. The San Francisco-based … Continue reading Instacart Files For IPO, Lists On Nasdaq Under CART
Best Mini Fridge Under $100 for 2023 Deanna Ritchie / Aug 9, 2023 Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the best mini fridges under $ 100 for 2023. If you’re on a budget but still want a reliable and functional mini fridge, this article is here to help. We have carefully researched and … Continue reading Best Mini Fridge Under $100 for 2023
By Stephanie Mehta August 07, 2023 Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you … Continue reading CEO pay is always under fire. Founder salaries? Not so much
Amazon is buying iRobot, the creator of the Roomba robot vacuum Jon Fingas @jonfingas Amazon just took a big step toward cornering the market for household robots. The company has reached a deal to acquire iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums. The purchase is worth $1.7 billion in cash and will … Continue reading Amazon’s iRobot purchase is under investigation by European authorities
Search Under Fire: Publishers Eye Coalition To Address Generative AI by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 28, 2023 Search engines are once again under fire from some of the top news publishers. The New York Times, News Corp, and IAC are among the companies that are discussing the formation of a coalition to address how generative … Continue reading Search Under Fire From Publishers Reportedly Forming Coalition To Address Generative AI
75% of CMOs feel under pressure to cut their technology spending, according to the latest Gartner CMO Spend survey. Kim Davis on May 22, 2023 Marketing budgets remain flat in 2023 having failed to climb back to pre-COVID levels. That’s one takeaway from Gartner’s latest CMO Spend and Strategy survey unveiled at the Gartner Marketing … Continue reading Marketers under pressure to cut martech spend
By Kim Kelly April 27, 2023 Every seven years, the commonwealth of Virginia is required to update its history and social studies education standards of learning. Once adopted, that framework sets expectations for what students will learn and be tested on during their K-12 tenure. The bureaucratic process is usually pretty quiet, but … Continue reading How labor history came under attack in Virginia schools
