omg — tech bubble

All right, now we’re getting the questions about whether the WeWork debacle is the proverbial straw to break the private market’s back.

Said another way, is WeWork that seminal moment that will cause private market valuations to come back to “reality” and cause investors to pause investing in startup companies?

OMG — has the tech bubble popped?

We’ve been hearing predictions of the tech bubble popping for ~10 years at CB Insights.

So maybe this is it?

But don’t worry if it’s not.

The key to calling the pop at the right time is to simply keep predicting it. Eventually, you’ll be right.

Digital health, which includes everything from disease diagnostics to AI tools for drug discovery, is a rapidly growing space — with startups raising a record $14.8B in 2018.

We mapped out the 10 most well-funded US-based digital health startups each year since 2015. Check it out.

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NYSE with the WeWork subtweet.

Well, that didn’t work

History is littered with examples of corporate innovation going wrong.

From Google’s recent closure of Allo to the unsuccessful push for smell-o-vision in the 1950’s to watermelon-flavored oreos, we catalog 155 of the biggest product failures here.

Amazon’s disruptive bravado has made “getting Amazoned” a fear for executives in any sector the tech giant sets its sights on.

From pharmacies to mortgages, here are 7 industries that Amazon could disrupt next.

Almost sold out

We’ve got just 10 tickets left for next week’s inaugural Future of Health (Oct. 2-3, NYC) conference.

If you’re looking to meet healthcare unicorns and rising stars in the digital health market, as well as hundreds of providers, payers, and investors looking for deals, then grab one of the last few tix.

From CBD-infused sparkling water to alcohol-free spirits to hard seltzers, beverages are changing to keep up with consumer tastes.

Expert Intelligence clients can take a look at 115+ early-stage startups transforming the space here.

Forbes. Liran Amrany (@LiranAmrany) discusses tech-driven attempts to disrupt retail banking and quotes CB Insights senior fintech analyst Lindsay Davis (@lcdavis1225).

Business Insider. Lea Nonninger (@LeaNonninger) writes that companies based in the UK and Singapore are finding it difficult to hire fintech talent and references CB Insights’ latest global fintech report.

Glossy. Emma Sandler (@EmmaSandler) reports on how crowdsourcing is being used to help create beauty brands and quotes CB Insights analyst Kenya Watson.

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Anand
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