Shots Fired: Amazon Taking on QVC and Home Shopping Network

Shots Fired: Amazon Taking on QVC and Home Shopping Network

If you haven’t been paying attention to Amazon lately, besides buying Whole Foods and releasing new smart devices, today marks their third annual Prime Day; a day of epic deals in every category exclusively for Prime Members. Marketed as the Black Friday of the...
Uber Discounts: Cashback on Every Ride

Uber Discounts: Cashback on Every Ride

The Rising Cost of Uber With the increasing pressure Uber is facing to become profitable, their prices have silently been rising over the last 12 months. I remember when I could get a ride across the city on a Saturday afternoon for six or seven dollars. Everyone...
Was Yik Yak Ever Alive?

Was Yik Yak Ever Alive?

Yik Yak was never going to succeed. Yik Yak hit its peak in the fall of 2014 when I was a junior in college. At just over 2 million MAU, they were being called the next SnapChat (~80 million MAU at the time). But anonymity does not encourage growth. It encourages the...
Arist Coffee Brother Quits, Yet the Scams Continue

Arist Coffee Brother Quits, Yet the Scams Continue

UPDATE: See my guide of tips and tools for avoiding getting scammed on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The best part? They’re all free. Since my post earlier this month about Nbition, the crowdfunding scam artists, two new stories have come to...
There’s a Formula to the Perfect Kickstarter Scam

There’s a Formula to the Perfect Kickstarter Scam

UPDATE 3: See my guide of tips and tools for avoiding getting scammed on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The best part? They’re all free. UPDATE 2: The Nbition website has been taken down… UPDATE: See Part 2 for the latest news on the...