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Thrillist Acquires Gilt Groupe-For-Dudes Site JackThreads
Thrillist has acquired Gilt Groupe-for-dudes site JackThreads. The deal moves Thrillist, the NYC-based email-newsletter-for-dudes startup, into the e-commerce market. Previously, Thrillist has...
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Thrillist Zooms Past 2 Million Subscribers
Here's a nice milestone for Thrillist, the lifestyle email newsletter/website for dudes. The company just passed 2 million subscribers to its email newsletters, cofounder and CEO Ben Lerer tells us....
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View ArticleA WARNING For Anyone Looking To Start Yet Another Daily Deals Site
LivingSocial CFO John Bax has a warning for anyone looking to start ANOTHER group deals site: "They look profitable, but it's really one guy or a couple friends that don't pay themselves anything and...
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Thrillist's Groupon Clone Offers Half Off Lap Dances And Steak At Scores
How does a daily deal site stand out in a crowded field? Here's one way. Thrillist, the men's lifestyle focused newsletter, is offering a "strip and a steak" for $50 at Scores in New York. (For what...
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Is The Online Sample Sale Industry Destined For A Shakeout Or More Growth?
There has been lots of speculation lately around what to make of the M&A activity occurring in the private sales (also known as “flash sales” or “online sample sales” space). Is this industry...
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JackThreads, Thrillist's Gilt Groupe For Dudes, Is Crushing It
Thrillist, the email newsletter for dudes, acquired e-commerce startup JackThreads last year as a way to grow its revenues beyond advertising and sponsorships. It's working. JackThreads -- a sort of...
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Check Out Thrillist HQ, Where A Bunch Of Dudes Are Telling Other Dudes What's...
New York-based Thrillist is the rare startup where employees can work on the cutting edge of their industry -- in this case, digital media and e-commerce -- and enjoy free Jagermeister on tap. Ben...
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Thrillist Is Not Looking To Sell For $150 Million, Swears Thrillist CEO Ben...
We heard from an industry gossip that newsletter for dudes, Thrillist, is for sale, for a price between $150 million and $200 million. We heard from that source that Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer would like...
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The Truth About Men Who Shop For Clothes Online
When we think of the increasingly popular fashion flash-sale sites like Gilt Groupe and Hautelook, most people imagine uber-feminine “Sex and the City” types hunting for bargains while at work. But...
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The Secret Part Of Thrillist That's Crushing It Right Now
Ben Lerer's ever-growing startup Thrillist began as a witty email city guide. Over the past year, a subset of its business, Thrillist Rewards, has exploded. Thrillist Rewards finds local deals for...
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Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer Says The Opportunity For An IPO Is 'Quite Large'
Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer expects his daily deals site to be a $100 million revenue business a year from now, he told Katie Roof in an interview for The Deal Pipeline. He also said the company is...
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This Startup's Revenue Exploded From ~ $10 To ~$30 Million Last Year
No, Thrillist won't be eyeing an IPO anytime soon. But its business has grown leaps and bounds in the past year. We spoke with cofounder Ben Lerer who updated us on all of the numbers. In the past...
View ArticlePowerful Content Sites Are The Right Kind Of 'Audience Owners' To Succeed In...
Publishers such as Daily Candy, Thrillist and New York Times that have strong editorial content are the right kind of "audience owners" that can take full advantage of e-commerce campaigns, says Jonty...
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After Tripling Revenue, Thrillist Hires Its First President, Philippe Guelton
Men's lifestyle company Thrillist has hired its first-ever president, Philippe Guelton. Guelton will oversee everything from content to consumer facing technology. Co-founders Ben Lerer and Adam Rich...
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How A Tiny Ohio Clothing Site's Revenue Exploded From $5 To $50 Million In...
In 2010, Ohio-based JackThreads was acquired by the cool guy's site, Thrillist, for an undisclosed amount. JackThreads is a discount clothing site for hipsters. When Thrillist acquired JackThreads it...
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UPenn Frat Boys Are EVERYWHERE In New York Tech
Last week we wrote that UPenn frat boys were taking over tech. We thought we had a long list of people but other fratty business leaders have been emailing us in droves. Here's the revised list of...
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15 Incredible Employee Perks That Will Make You Wish You Worked At A Startup
Life at a startup can be less than glamorous with long hours and a chaotic environment. Most startups have little cash to throw around on amazing perks, but a few offer employee benefits that could...
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Cornhole, Beer Pong And CEO Chugging Contests: The Shenanigans Of Thrillist's...
Thrillist, a cool city guide and media company for men, held a summer picnic for its 215 employees last Friday. It wasn't your average picnic. There was cornhole, survivor flip cup, a cinnamon eating...
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Thrillist Threw A Booze-Fueled Weekend At A Hot New Chicago Hotel
Disclosure: Thrillist paid our travel and expenses to attend Hotel Thrillist in Chicago this weekend. This past weekend, hot-startup Thrillist, a city guide and media company for men, invited us out...
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