📡 Startups. Founders. And Super-founders.
Welcome to another Pulse!
Here, everything is going Christmasy and super busy! How about around you?
I have a quick question for you: which app on your phone are you currently obsessed with? Hit reply and let me know!
And here’s an idea: shouldn’t Apple’s App Store and Google Play show you how many times an app has been uninstalled?! I think it’s an important indicator of the app’s quality! What do you think?
Now, let’s dive in…
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- Ben
📰 News
Microsoft is putting Edge on Chromium, and this will fundamentally change the web!
Coinbase abandons its cautious approach with plan to list up to 30 new cryptocurrencies.
The FBI is now investigating fake anti-net neutrality comments following the lead of state-level investigations from New York, Massachusetts, and Washington DC.
Uber files confidentially for IPO. The ride-hailing giant is expected to go public in early 2019.
🧠 Insights
Land of the "Super Founders" - Credit: Ali Tamaseb
About 15 months ago, Ali embarked on a journey to answer a personal question: what did billion-dollar startups look like when they were getting started? There are a lot of stereotypes and preconceptions out there, as well as some articles and studies done over the years, but none answered his questions as a former founder and current VC…
After spending 300 hours gathering data on billion-dollar startups, here’s 100 charts you shouldn’t miss…
Read more on Medium.
📊 Statistics
Top categories purchased online - Credit: MarketingCharts
The Top 5 Most Popular Categories Purchased Online
A majority of online consumers around the world claim to buy entertainment (61%) and service (56%) categories more often online than in-store. And while fewer (38%) say they buy durables such as fashion, IT/mobile and electronics more often online, that still outweighs the share (22%) that buy them more in-store, according to a Nielsen study.
Read more on MarketingCharts.
Global device ownership - Credit: GlobalWebIndex
Latest Device Trends
Digital consumers now own an average of 3.2 devices.
55% now use smart home entertainment products.
40% used mobile voice search last month.
Smartphones are deemed the most important device, with 67% saying so.
via GWI.
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Sources of the news - Credit: PewResearch
TV at the Top
TV continues to rank 1st as Americans’ preferred platform for getting news!
Read more on PewResearch.
📱 Tools & Apps
WordPress 5.0 “Bebo” is out.
Selfie Guide: Discover new places and capture the best selfies. [iOS | Android]
🎮 Fun Stuff
Wasting Timeline - Credit: John Atkinson, WrongHands1
This is not goodbye...
This is a see-you-next-week-in-your-inbox.
Ciao!