ACV Auctions is one of the first of this generation’s B2B marketplaces to go public and its S-1 is a unique chance to look ‘under the hood’ at the economics of a vertical marketplace that has achieved public company scale. The company was founded in 2015 and went public in 2021. ...
The oldest house on the hill we lived on belonged to an old Portuguese fisherman named Mr. Molina. I never knew his first name despite living across the street from him for years. His house was probably from the late thirties… it was painted that same red you see in a lot of Portugue...
But while Amazon and eBay sell across Europe as a whole, most of the domestic marketplaces focus on just one country, or a small number of closely connected countries. It seems that when it comes to ecommerce, much of the market in Europe is divided along old geographic and linguistic ...
Different charities use your donated goods in different ways. Generally, those that accept a wide variety of goods — like Goodwill and Salvation Army — sell used merchandise in thrift stores and use the money to support their programs. Others, typically those that accept specific types of good...
that he could find solace in me (play time daily, talk to him, encourage him, he's chatty so I talk back, soothe him when he's in new situations, socialized him with friends and dogs I knew were docile and old so that he would be in control of the interaction.) So he's ...
This tech startup of 18 employees, formerly called Avatech, created an app that uses crowdsourced information about hazards like avalanches or unstable terrain outdoors from hikers, bikers, and skiers in the field. The Utah office lets dogs roam the workplace and provides ski passes, health bene...
near the village. The village headman reported that sometimes the profit from selling one hectare of land in the south could be used to buy 10 ha of land near the village. Initially, the cost for land near the village was US$800/ha but it has now risen to US$3000/ha. These Khmers...
If you need to weed out the avalanche of pictures of abused dogs, self-help affirmations with sparkly unicorns, dog adoption requests, Amber Alerts, game players, and non-stop adorable pictures of a white cat called Lucie, this works for those, too. Sometimes you can actually get your ...
31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 34 “Be on guard so ...
cut up the rope shortly after the execution and sell the pieces then and there. The rope that hanged Joseph Wall, who was executed in London for flogging a soldier to death in 1802, was sold for one shilling per inch. There was a lively trade at the execution of the murderer, Benjamin...