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provide readers access to both the publication as well as worldwide networking events. In October 2016, it was announced that a student edition and Investor level would be added to the subscription levels. An Investor subscription includes private monthly conference calls and in-person briefings with
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announced the launch of Briefing, a new feature to the site consisting of a list of daily headlines with commentary on articles from other news sources. In December 2019, the company launched 'The Tech Top 10', a basic, consumer-focused offering. In 2021, the company launched
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reported in November 2021 that the publication has 225,000 "users", a figure that includes subscribers and individuals who have signed up for newsletters. As of 2022, the publication has 45,000 paid subscribers.
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In 2023, the publication launched a new subscription service for charts, proprietary data and, reader surveys. The service will be geared towards
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that allows subscribers access to the site and access to global networking events. Lessin has stated that she aims to "build the next
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is skeptical of the project's viability, and that one of the vehicles came close to hitting a pedestrian without human intervention.
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plans to expand its coverage into financial news, and that one third of the publication's reader base work in
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led to the site contributing to over $ 97 billion worth of brokered industry deals since its founding.
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as its first employee in 2014. Lessin later formed an advisory board which included venture capitalist
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The publication focuses on in-depth, data-driven analysis and exclusive investigative stories.
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In addition to its San Francisco headquarters, the company operates an Asia bureau headed by
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news website marketed to technology-sector executives in December 2013. She hired reporter
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to launch a social networking service for subscribers, stating that platforms like
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to eventually reach the point where it is spending more than either
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have grown too large to be able to curate strong connections.
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published an exclusive report detailing the issues faced by
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In February 2020, the company announced a partnership with
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In July 2022, it was reported that Lessin intends for
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