What is Figma anyway?
In this issue of Verb’s newsletter, we discuss why Adobe offered $20 billion for startup Figma, the benefits of learning to code in high school, and the trillion dollars tech companies could make in Latin America
It’s Always Been Bad Times
In this issue of Verb’s newsletter, TechCrunch looks for guest articles on surviving a downturn, and friends in Latin America offer a tip or two
Latam unicorns are flying high as venture capital surges
The region could have another great year in 2022 on the back of a new generation of internet giants
They Found El Dorado
You could get rich too if you dare work with the world’s most intense online users
Technology is driving a massive transformation of Latin America
A report by Atlantico VC calls the impact of Covid-19 in Latin America “The Tech Tsunami.” We found money is indeed raining down on the region’s startups.
A lesson from Snapchat: Ask before you sign your soul away
As Snap gets ready to go public with a $20 billion IPO, the underlying story may escape casual observers. The founder of the company that owns Snapchat, Evan Spiegel and…
It Doesn’t Toll For Thee
A company that on average takes more than a decade to complete an order is certainly a very peculiar one. Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which made Big Ben and the Liberty…
Uber Leaves Planet China
When it comes to the Internet, China is a different planet. In this parallel universe, Google is mirrored by Baidu; Amazon, by Alibaba; Facebook, by WeChat. Now Didi has…
Capitalism with Italian characteristics
While touring the Ferrari museum in Maranello earlier this year, your correspondent noted a plaque with a quote from Enzo Ferrari which read something like this: “It is often said that banks…
Sherpals, a New Service That Mimics Uber for Deliveries
Argentina has, or had until recently, a restrictive customs regime by which a number of imported consumer goods, including coveted electronic gadgets and fashion items, were heavily taxed. A…