How Outbrain established 'around the web' content recommendations, only to lose its lead to Taboola and end up get eaten by its rival

The direct-to-consumer economy shows no signs of slowing down. Fashion retailer Express is launching its own DTC brand to catch up.

Tanya Dua | UpWest is taking a page out of the DTC playbook by using branded content and events to build a community.

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How Slate got season three of its 'Slow Burn' podcast to break download records before it even launched

Alyssa Meyers | "Slow Burn" season three has been one of Slate's most successful podcast ventures, helped by an established infrastructure and ad sales strategy.

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The amount influencers earn from sponsored posts is soaring. Here’s the average cost brands pay on YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.

Amanda Perelli | The average price of a sponsored video on YouTube soared from $420 in 2014 to $6,700 in 2019, according to an IZEA report.

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WeWork's coding boot camp Flatiron School has laid off dozens of employees

Becky Peterson,Meghan Morris | The layoffs at Flatiron School come weeks after WeWork's failed IPO and the resignation of CEO Adam Neumann.

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Tesla is starting to ditch Salesforce and replace it with its own software for company salespeople

Mark Matousek | Tesla is set to abandon Salesforce for a proprietary customer-relationship-management system, three Tesla salespeople confirmed to Business Insider.

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Airbnb's 'party house' problem could spoil its public listing. Here's why its new rules to stop the rowdy blowouts may not even work.

Megan Hernbroth | A string of violent parties has forced Airbnb to do something about the party houses that some people use its service for.

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Ray Dalio thinks the dynamics of sound finance have vanished. Here are 3 reasons he sees an unsustainable future for a world that's 'gone mad.'

Christopher Competiello | The founder and cochief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates sees several glaring irrationalities in today's market.

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A legendary Harvard Business School professor told us the Boeing mess is 'a template for how not to be trustworthy.' Here's what you should do to build public trust instead.

Sherin Shibu | Muilenburg giving up his bonus is "a completely weird gesture," Sandra Sucher said. Instead, leaders should make good on four key dimensions of trust.

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A 35-year-old Palestinian American bootstrapped a $5 million platform matching freelancers with brands and agencies. Here's how she's taking on Accenture, McKinsey, and the biggest marketing companies in the world with independent talent.

Dominick Reuter | After 13 years in advertising, Stephanie Nadi Olson is using an outsider's mentality to build a nationwide network of freelance marketing talent.

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