Affirm, which works with around 6,500 retailers including Walmart, Wayfair, Peloton, and Warby Parker, lets customers finance online purchases with monthly payments that do not accrue compounding interest. Instead, Affirm makes a profit through merchant fees whenever purchasers choose its lending option. According to its IPO filing, more than 6.2 million people use the service. … [Read more...] about Tech IPOs are still popping in 2021 as Affirm stock surges 80% in market debut
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3 reasons why Twitter took a $5 billion stock hit after banning Trump
“The Trump Twitter ban may lead to fewer users, as one of the platform’s largest speakers is removed,” says Georgetown internet law professor Anupam Chander in an email. “Some users have already tried to migrate to Parler, for example, though that has proven to be a dead end.” (At least for now: Amazon Web Services, which hosted the right-wing social media site Parler, pulled the plug Sunday night.) … [Read more...] about 3 reasons why Twitter took a $5 billion stock hit after banning Trump
Poshmark stock skyrockets in Nasdaq debut as investors rush to cash in on resale mania
In midday trading, the stock price was hovering at just over $100 a share, up from an offering price of $42. Its opening-day pop follows a similar trajectory seen by Affirm Holdings, the online payments company that went public yesterday with a share price of $49 and soared over 80%. Both firms listed on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. … [Read more...] about Poshmark stock skyrockets in Nasdaq debut as investors rush to cash in on resale mania
Take A Look Inside The Headquarters Of Vice
Hardwired from within If you had any expectations concerning what the inside of Vice’s head office looks like, the reality probably wouldn’t confound them. Young, stylish media worker bees moving amid communal desks and modern glassed-in meeting rooms, surrounded by post-industrial brick, wood and steel beams. Oh, and there’s that room with the stuffed bear. The company first moved into a section of this converted foundry in 2003 and has since taken over 35,000 square feet, some parts so recently that Japanese tourists still show up looking for vintage clothes at Beacon’s Closet. That space is now full of more desks housing editors, production staff, advertising sales, you name it. Near one of the kitchens there’s a leather couched communal space next to a hundred-year-old (fully stocked) bar the company brought up from Philly. … [Read more...] about Take A Look Inside The Headquarters Of Vice
These are the top-paying remote jobs and how you can land one
Another opportunity for high-paying remote work is an industry-focused application developer that moves into knowledge work, says Sims. “Application developers with old skills like .NET or even COBOL are learning new tools like SAP, Tableau, or Pega to move into developing low-code workflow solutions,” he says. “Their knowledge of the industry and processes allows them to ask the right questions of the business team to create highly effective solutions without a lot of rework. They know how their business users think already.” … [Read more...] about These are the top-paying remote jobs and how you can land one