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Accelerated is a weekly newsletter about technology and venture capital. We feature the news you need to know, jobs and internship opportunities, interviews with founders and investors, and new apps and platforms to try out.
Accelerated is produced by Justine and Olivia Moore, recent Stanford grads ('16!) and investors at venture capital firm CRV. You can reach them at [email protected]
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June 13, 2021 - Which country made bitcoin legal tender?
June 6, 2021 - Etsy snags a deal
May 30, 2021 - Poparazzi debuts in the App Store at #1!
May 23, 2021 - What app averages 30 opens a day?
May 17, 2021 - Who paid a $5M bitcoin ransom?
May 9, 2021 - Which D2C brand blew us away?
May 2, 2021 - Neobanks cash in on Gen Z
April 25, 2021 - How to escape the Internet hype cycle
April 18, 2021 - Dogecoin heads to the moon!
April 11, 2021 - Coinbase preps for takeoff
April 4, 2021 - Everything's coming up Clubhouse
March 28, 2021 - Is Discord worth $10B?
March 21, 2021 - Would you buy land in the metaverse?
March 14, 2021 - Roblox shines in public debut
March 7, 2021 - What's going on with NFTs?
February 28, 2021 - Would you pay for tweets?
February 21, 2021 - How much is Coinbase worth?
February 14, 2021 - Tesla bets on bitcoin
February 7, 2021 - Can Snap beat TikTok in short form video?
January 31, 2021 - A note on Internet culture
January 24, 2021 - Netflix crosses major milestone
January 17, 2021 - Airbnb presses pause on DC
January 10, 2021 - Trump gets deplatformed
January 3, 2021 - Our top ten books of 2020!
December 27, 2020 - Our top ten trends for 2021
December 20, 2020 - Bitcoin blows past $20k
December 13, 2020 - DoorDash and Airbnb surge in IPOs
December 6, 2020 - What was the top app of 2020?
November 29, 2020 - Is Salesforce buying Slack?
November 22, 2020 - The IPO parade marches on!
November 15, 2020 - How much is Supreme worth?
November 8, 2020 - Long live election memes!
November 1, 2020 - Nestle drops $ for a startup
October 25, 2020 - Quibi calls it quits
October 18, 2020 - Zoom launches "Zapps"
October 11, 2020 - Why is Twitter discouraging retweets?
October 4, 2020 - Coinbase courts controversy
September 27, 2020 - Quibi seeks an exit strategy
September 20, 2020 - TikTok finds a lifeline
September 13, 2020 - Facebook throws it back to 2004
September 6, 2020 - Why is Netflix giving away content?
August 30, 2020 - What's with all the S-1s?
August 23, 2020 - Uber and Lyft face down regulators
August 16, 2020 - Fortnite wages war against Apple
August 9, 2020 - Livongo + Teladoc = 💰?
August 2, 2020 - Why is Instagram paying creators for content?
July 26, 2020 - Is TikTok for sale?
July 19, 2020 - Who took down Twitter?
July 12, 2020 - Will the U.S. government bank TikTok?
July 5, 2020 - Discord moves beyond gaming
June 28, 2020 - Luckin Coffee gets booted from Nasdaq
June 21, 2020 - Controversy brews over 'Apple Tax'
June 14, 2020 - Uber loses out on Grubhub
June 7, 2020 - Facebook employees take a stand
May 31, 2020 - Twitter takes on Trump
May 24, 2020 - Why is Netflix cancelling accounts?
May 17, 2020 - Facebook snaps up Giphy
May 13, 2020 - Announcing the 2020 Liftoff Lift
May 10, 2020 - Alphabet scraps plans for tech utopia
May 3, 2020 - Musk's tweets use Tesla stock
April 26, 2020 - Facebook takes on Zoom!
April 19, 2020 - Would you use a Google debit card?
April 12, 2020 - Quibi finally makes its debut!
April 5, 2020 - Why are some schools banning Zoom?
March 29, 2020 - Is this a turning point for VR?
March 22, 2020 - Startups launch D2C coronavirus test
March 15, 2020 - Crypto crashes amid market meltdown
March 8, 2020 - A sneak peek at Quibi's launch list
March 1, 2020 - What do you need to raise a Series A?
February 23, 2020 - Coronavirus hits tech earnings
February 16, 2020 - Saying goodbye to HQ Trivia
February 9, 2020 - Does Instagram or YouTube make more money?
February 2, 2020 - One Medical pops at IPO
January 29, 2020 - Announcing the Liftoff List
January 26, 2020 - Vine 2.0 is finally here!
January 19, 2020 - Away's CEO makes a comeback
January 12, 2020 - Casper files for IPO
January 5, 2020 - Instagram quiz filters go viral
December 29, 2019 - Our top ten books of 2019
December 22, 2019 - College food app Snackpass raises $21M
December 15, 2019 - Away gets a new CEO
December 8, 2019 - Google's co-founders step down
December 1, 2019 - Uber hits a speed bump in London
November 24, 2019 - LA wins big with Honey's $4B exit
November 17, 2019 - Netflix fights back against Disney+
November 10, 2019 - Travis Kalanick raises $ for new startup
November 3, 2019 - Twitter bans political ads
October 27, 2019 - SoftBank takes over WeWork
October 20, 2019 - What can we learn from Airbnb's leaked financials?
October 13, 2019 - Facebook's crypto project loses steam
October 6, 2019 - Instagram takes on Snap
September 29, 2019 - Announcing our investment in Kapwing!
September 22, 2019 - Is WeWork's CEO on his way out?
September 15, 2019 - Stripe takes on Brex
September 8, 2019 - WeWork chops valuation
September 1, 2019 - Celebrating our 100th issue!
August 25, 2019 - An early look at Disney+
August 18, 2019 - Has podcasting reached its peak?
August 11, 2019 - Cloudflare kicks out 8chan
August 4, 2019 - Facetune raises funding
July 28, 2019 - Who's in Vision Fund 2?
July 21, 2019 - Netflix loses subscribers
July 14, 2019 - Amazon drops $ to retrain employees
July 7, 2019 - Email tracking sparks privacy debates
June 30, 2019 - SF bans Juul
June 23, 2019 - Slack becomes a public company
June 16, 2019 - Mary Meeker drops new trends report
June 9, 2019 - Uber loses senior execs
June 2, 2019 - Are we getting a TikTok smartphone?
May 26, 2019 - Instagram leaks celebrities' data
May 19, 2019 - Has Gen Z cancelled Snapchat?
May 12, 2019 - Uber IPO disappoints
May 5, 2019 - Is SoftBank's $100B fund going public?
April 28, 2019 - Slack preps for direct listing
April 21, 2019 - Is the first foldable phone a hit?
April 14, 2019 - Uber is finally going public!
April 7, 2019 - How does Instagram scout its next stars?
March 31, 2019 - We have Lyft off!
March 24, 2019 - YC graduates its biggest class yet
March 17, 2019 - Facebook loses key execs
March 10, 2019 - Airbnb acquires HotelTonight
March 3, 2019 - Lyft files to go public
February 24, 2019 - SoftBank investors voice concerns
February 17, 2019 - Amazon leaves NYC
February 10, 2019 - Spotify snaps up podcasting startups
February 3, 2019 - Facebook pays users for data
January 27, 2019 - Amazon launches delivery robots
January 20, 2019 - More executive turnover at Snap
January 13, 2019 - WeWork gets a rebrand
January 6, 2019 - DoorDash tests self-driving delivery
December 30, 2018 - Podcasts for aspiring VCs
December 23, 2018 - "Backpack Kid" sues Fortnite
December 16, 2018 - 2018 State of Startups
December 9, 2018 - Uber and Lyft file to IPO
December 2, 2018 - Scientists genetically engineer twins
November 25, 2018 - LinkedIn targets the college crowd
November 18, 2018 - Snap gets subpoenaed
November 11, 2018 - Which city will Amazon pick for HQ2?
November 4, 2018 - Google's massive walkout
October 28, 2018 - Fornite raises mega-round
October 21, 2018 - MoviePass faces fraud investigation
October 14, 2018 - RIP Google+
October 7, 2018 - Juul gets raided
September 30, 2018 - Facebook's no good, very bad week
September 23, 2018 - What's HQ Trivia's second game?
September 16, 2018 - Apple's new products disappoint
September 9, 2018 - Theranos calls it quits
September 2, 2018 - Instagram opens profile verification
August 26, 2018 - YC backs a mac and cheese startup!
August 19, 2018 - An app for free burritos
August 12, 2018 - Is Tesla going private?
August 5, 2018 - Musical.ly's last dance
July 29, 2018 - Slack takes out competitors
July 22, 2018 - Dogs redeem Amazon's glitchy Prime Day
July 15, 2018 - Uber gets into e-scooters
July 8, 2018 - CRV's investment in Harper Wilde!
July 1, 2018 - Amazon acquires PillPack
June 24, 2018 - YouTube and Instagram race to dominate video
June 17, 2018 - Elizabeth Holmes departs Theranos
June 10, 2018 - Razor gets into e-scooters
June 3, 2018 - SoftBank bets big on self-driving cars
May 27, 2018 - SF cracks down on e-scooters
May 21, 2018 - Elon Musk drops details on Loop
May 13, 2018 - Buffett bashes bitcoin
May 6, 2018 - Facebook gets into the dating game
April 29, 2018 - DNA website cracks a cold case
April 22, 2018 - SF wages war on e-scooters
April 14, 2018 - Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Washington
April 8, 2018 - Tinder users riot over Facebook API shutdown
April 1, 2018 - Uber settles suits
March 25, 2018 - Did you #deletefacebook?
March 18, 2018 - Theranos charged with fraud
March 11, 2018 - Is Alexa our new robot overlord?
March 4, 2018 - Snap gets back into hardware
February 25, 2018 - Could Kylie kill Snapchat?
February 18, 2018 - Peter Thiel leaves SF
February 11, 2018 - Tesla Roadster heads to space
February 5, 2018 - A self-driving car demo disaster
January 28, 2018 - Vine is back (kind of!)
January 21, 2018 - YouTube cracks down on sketchy content
January 14, 2018 - Snapchat user data leaked
January 7, 2018 - Uber investors sell to SoftBank
December 24, 2017 - Cryptocurrency prices plunge
December 17, 2018 - FCC repeals net neutrality
December 10, 2017 - Cryptokitties take over Ethereum
December 3, 2017 - Snapchat gets a redesign
November 26, 2017 - Bitcoin tops $9,000
November 19, 2017 - Tesla makes a semi-truck
November 12, 2017 - Investors sue another unicorn
November 5, 2017 - It's iPhoneX time
October 29, 2017 - Tech earnings beat expectations
October 22, 2017 - StitchFix files for IPO
October 15, 2017 - Facebook's VR disaster
October 8, 2017 - Another unicorn loses its horn
October 1, 2017 - IKEA snatches up TaskRabbit
September 24, 2017 - TechCrunch disrupts SF