Covering Bases Blog
Aimed at both first-time entrepreneurs looking to build a platform business and experienced C-level executives, the Covering Bases blog is a rolling commentary, including business strategies and useful information.
A Christmas message from our founder Rob Phillips
As the holiday season is now upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and those who have helped to shape both our business and that of our members.
Memories: For the multi-generational love of Star Wars
Not a lot of people know this, but I went to school with the Director of Rogue One, who lived just a street away from me in the middle-class St Nicholas Park suburb of Nuneaton, a ...
Russia says Amazon’s Twitch has deleted illegal content
According to a number of Russian news agencies, the country no longer plans to block the Twitch platform over allegations of illegal streaming of popular English Premier League foo...
Disney+ mobile apps have been downloaded 22 million times since launch
More information is gradually emerging on the launch of Disney+. The new streaming service has been downloaded some 22 million times across mobile devices since launch in November,...
Alphabet names Nobel laureate Frances Arnold a new board member
Google’s parent Alphabet Inc yesterday named Nobel laureate Frances Arnold as a new member of its board, filling a vacancy left by the retirement of Canadian academic Shirley...
Waymo expands app to iPhone devices in Phoenix
Alphabet-owned ride-hailing company Waymo has now stated that its iOS app will now be available to iPhone users in the metro Phoenix area of Arizona. The move by the company, which...
Uber to offer courier services for retail businesses?
Dara Khosrowshahi, the Chief Executive of Uber Technologies Inc mentioned at a meeting on Wednesday that the ride hailing company could extend its existing food delivery business t...
Nintendo’s Switch gaming console launches in China on December 10th
Japanese gaming icon, Nintendo will officially launch its Nintendo Switch gaming console in mainland China on December the 10th. The retail price is 2,099 yuan ($298.20), local par...
Facebook to allow transfer of your photos to Google Photos
Earlier this week, Facebook Inc announced it had introduced functionality enabling users the option to transfer their photos and video content from the social media network directl...
Brief on new Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai
Google has announced that its CEO, Sundar Pichai will replace company the co-founder of Google, Larry Page as Chief Executive of its parent company Alphabet Inc, the company said i...
Thanksgiving outage for Facebook
Today was Thanksgiving in the US, which meant more time and space for folk to use social media. Unfortunately for users of Facebook and its related family of apps including Instagr...
AI specialist Appier has raised $80 million
Interested to learn that the articifical intelligence start-up Appier has raised $80 million in its Series D round of funding. The latest in a line of investors include TGVest Capi...
China plans stronger protections for intellectual property
Yesterday, China declared it would seek to improve its much criticised protections for intellectual property rights, including raising the upper limits for compensation for proven ...
Insurance platform raises $45 million
In case you missed it, San Francisco-based Vouch Insurance, a dedicated platform offering business insurance for start-up businesses, stated on Wednesday that it raised $45 million...