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Apple Ropes In Former Robinhood Executive For App Discovery Role
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 12:51am | 393Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has hired Josh Elman, former vice president of product at Robinhood Markets Inc, to work in a position related to its App Store, Bloomberg reported Monday. What Happened: Elman said his role relates to app discovery for the Tim Cook-led company’s customers. 2/ I...
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Here's What The Pros Are Saying About Snap
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 5:02pm | 299Snap Inc., the parent company of the social media app Snapchat, will become a publicly traded company this week. Josh Elman, a partner at Greylock Partners and expert on Snap's business, was a guest on CNBC on Tuesday. He noted kids are engaging with parents and even grandparents on the...
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Snapchat, Apple And Twitter Understand The Hidden Value Of 'Shareable Design'
Friday, December 9, 2016 - 3:33pm | 473In a recent post on LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD), Josh Elman, partner at Greylock, explained why social media apps and other software may be getting a bit less intuitive. According to Elman, there’s a hidden value in making certain software less intuitive and more shareable. For decades,...
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Snapchat Changes Its Name, Enters The Hardware Space
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 10:17am | 484Snapchat, the fast growing and wildly popular social media app, announced last week it has officially changed the name of the company to Snap Inc. Snap said in a blog post that it is no longer appropriate to maintain the "chat" part of its name since the company has also moved beyond simple...
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Dorsey Is An 'Incredible Product Thinker,' But Faces A Big Test With Dual CEO Role
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 1:01pm | 360Josh Elman of Greylock Partners is a fan and admirer of Jack Dorsey. However, he is questioning the executives ability to simultaneously lead two different public companies, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) as CEO. Speaking as a guest on CNBC, Elman characterized Dorsey as an...