Sam Blumenthal

The platform has been making the case that these features can lead to more beauty purchases. According to Kanai, 87% of users searching for beauty terms are “actively considering beauty and personal care products to purchase.” Usage of Pinterest shopping tools surged by 350% in 2020 as social shopping interest took off during the pandemic. Its... See more

China's AI smart application and software market reached 2.89 billion U.S. dollars last year, an IDC report showed.

What’s the biggest mistake that founders make in hiring their Head of Growth? In my opinion, it’s when the founders are trying to abdicate responsibility for their growth efforts, and hoping that a magical hire solves everything. The problem is, a startup’s growth is so fundamental that the founders have to take it on themselves. The buck stops at... See more

Pinterest’s latest new social commerce update gives influencers the ability to add shopping links within its Instagram Stories-style Idea Pins post format. As of July 27, talent (which Pinterest calls creators) can disclose paid partnerships and add tags to featured products that are in the platform’s product catalog, which was expanded by a... See more