TikTok lays off 60 employees

January 23, 2024

TikTok is the latest tech company to mount another round of layoffs in an increasingly bleak January. According to NPR, which broke the news, TikTok cut about 60 jobs, mostly in sales and advertising. TikTok did not respond to our request comment before publication. Despite controversy in Congress over its Chinese parent company, TikTok — […]

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What Are You Wasting Your Business Time On?

January 23, 2024
Disorganization and distraction are the enemies of any business, especially startups and sole proprietorships. Here are the things that can steal your time, and some tools to help you build a plan to organize efficiently.

Vroom hits the brakes on its online used car business to go full throttle on auto financing and AI

January 23, 2024

Vroom is shutting down its online used car marketplace and shifting all of its resources and capital into two business units focused on auto financing and AI-powered analytics. About 800 employees, or 90% of its workforce, will lose their jobs as a result, according to a regulatory filing. The company said it is suspending all used […]

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Clerk, the authentication startup, lands $30M and inks a strategic deal with Stripe

January 23, 2024

Clerk, a startup creating a suite of embeddable UIs, APIs and admin dashboards that app developers can use to authenticate and manage users, has raised $30 million in a Series B round led by CRV with participation from Stripe, Andreessen Horowitz and Madrona. The proceeds bring Clerk’s total raised to $55.5 million, and co-founder and […]

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