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July 1, 2019

Going to School on Square Cash App’s Customer Acquisition Tricks

My friend Darby Sieben, formerly of YPG and now at RBC Ventures, directed me to this interesting piece about Square and its Cash App, a mobile payments app competing with the likes of Venmo and PayPal. The article in ARK Invest, an investment management company, outlines the approach Square has taken to boost Cash App…

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April 21, 2015

LSA15: The Impact of Mobile Scheduling, Booking, Payments

Mobile scheduling, booking and payments are changing the way consumers interact with local businesses. Smartphone adoption and apps are finally bringing these services into mainstream usage. Charles Dyer of Pingup, David Galvan of MasterCard and Evan Ginsburg of Square explored how mobile-centric booking and payments are likely to affect consumers and impact digital marketing services…

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March 19, 2015

LA Times, Toyota, Advance Auto Parts, Square Join Growing LSA|15 Speaker List

Back in February we shared a preliminary list of speakers for the 2015 LSA Conference April 20-22 in LA. Since then we have added over 30 exciting speakers. Most recently, LA Times, Toyota, Square and Advance Auto have been added to the agenda that now features 45 speakers and counting. From LA Times, Earl Baer,…

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October 6, 2014

Square Now Worth $6 Billion Are SMB Marketing Services Coming Soon?

Last night it was disclosed that Square had collected an additional $150 million in funding — at a whopping $6 billion valuation. The company has now raised nearly $600 million. Square is clearly a candidate for an IPO. However others have speculated that the company will be acquired. While it would now be challenging for…

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