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Zappos Corporate Office

Nick Swinmurn founded Zappos in 1999 as Shoesite.com.

Swinmurn raised $2 million from investment firm Venture Frogs to launch the company.

Just a few months after the launch, Swinmurn changed the name of the company from Shoesite.com to Zappos, which was a play on the Spanish word for shoes, zapatos.

In 2000 Zappos had $1.6 million in revenue.

The company grew quickly, with $70 million in revenue in 2003, $840 million in 2007, and $1 billion in sales in 2008.

In 2009 Zappos was acquired by Amazon in a $940 million stock and cash deal.

Today Zappos is the #1 online shoe retailer and stocks 3 million pairs of shoes, handbags, apparel, and accessories.

Zappos.com

Nick Swinmurn founded Zappos in 1999 as Shoesite.com.

Swinmurn raised $2 million from investment firm Venture Frogs to launch the company.

Just a few months after the launch, Swinmurn changed the name of the company from Shoesite.com to Zappos, which was a play on the Spanish word for shoes, zapatos.

History

In 2000 Zappos had $1.6 million in revenue.

The company grew quickly, with $70 million in revenue in 2003, $840 million in 2007, and $1 billion in sales in 2008.

In 2009 Zappos was acquired by Amazon in a $940 million stock and cash deal.

Today Zappos is the #1 online shoe retailer and stocks 3 million pairs of shoes, handbags, apparel, and accessories.

MySpace Corporate Office

In 2003 several eUniverse employees decided to mimic the most popular features of social network site Friendster. eUniverse used its network of 20 million to sign up people to the site.

MySpace soon surpassed Friendster in its speed of development.

The site gained popularity quickly with young adults and teenagers.

In 2005 News Corporation bought Myspace for $580 million.

From 2005 to 2008 MySpace was the most visited social networking site in the world and in 2006 surpassed Google as the most visited website in the United States.

In 2008 MySpace began losing ground to Facebook and since then the number of users has declined every year.

In 2011 MySpace was sold for $35 million to Justin Timberlake and and Specific Media Group.

In 2016, Time, Inc., purchased MySpace and Time, along with MySpace, was sold to Meredith Corporation in 2018.

Today MySpace is a social networking service that has a strong emphasis on music. MySpace has 150 employees and had $109 million in revenue in 2016.

Myspace

In 2003 several eUniverse employees decided to mimic the most popular features of social network site Friendster. eUniverse used its network of 20 million to sign up people to the site.

MySpace soon surpassed Friendster in its speed of development.

History

The site gained popularity quickly with young adults and teenagers.

In 2005 News Corporation bought Myspace for $580 million.

From 2005 to 2008 MySpace was the most visited social networking site in the world and in 2006 surpassed Google as the most visited website in the United States.

In 2008 MySpace began losing ground to Facebook and since then the number of users has declined every year.

In 2011 MySpace was sold for $35 million to Justin Timberlake and and Specific Media Group.

In 2016, Time, Inc., purchased MySpace and Time, along with MySpace, was sold to Meredith Corporation in 2018.

Today MySpace is a social networking service that has a strong emphasis on music. MySpace has 150 employees and had $109 million in revenue in 2016.

Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) is a clothing company that owns the brands Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Van Heusen, IZOD, Arrow, and licensed brands such as BCBG, Max Azria, Sean John, Kenneth Cole New York, and MICHAEL Michael Kors.

PVH has its roots in the founding of D. Jones & Sons by Prussian immigrant Dramin Jones, which became the largest shirt maker in the United States by 1880.

The company merged with Phillips, a shirt business in New York City, in 1903.

The company merged again in 1950, becoming Phillips-Van Huesen (PVH).

PVH acquired many companies over the years, notably IZOD and Arrow in 2000, Calvin Klein in 2002, Superba Inc in 2007, and Tommy Hilfiger in 2010.

Today PVH is the world’s largest dress shirt and neckwear company. The company has more than 1,000 retail stores and sells its merchandise through retailers, licensees, franchisees, and distributors.

PVH is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PVH, is a member of the S&P 500, is #422 on the Fortune 500, has 16,700 employees, and had $8.19 billion in revenue in 2013.

PVH

PVH has its roots in the founding of D. Jones & Sons by Prussian immigrant Dramin Jones, which became the largest shirt maker in the United States by 1880.

The company merged with Phillips, a shirt business in New York City, in 1903.

History

The company merged again in 1950, becoming Phillips-Van Huesen (PVH).

PVH acquired many companies over the years, notably IZOD and Arrow in 2000, Calvin Klein in 2002, Superba Inc in 2007, and Tommy Hilfiger in 2010.

PVH is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PVH, is a member of the S&P 500, is #422 on the Fortune 500, has 16,700 employees, and had $8.19 billion in revenue in 2013.

Credit Karma Corporate Office

Credit Karma was founded by Kennith Lin, who had previously worked at E-Loan and Upromise, in 2008.

The company was funded by investors Chris Larson and Mark Lefanowicz. Five years later in 2013, Credit Karma received a $30 million investment from Ribbit Capital and Susquehanna Growth Equity.

Credit Karma is a web-based credit and financial management service that is free for consumers. The company provides free credit scores and free credit monitoring. It also teaches consumers how to improve their credit score and lets them check their credit score as often as they like to review possible improvements.

Credit Karma also offers financial account monitoring through the service Yodlee. This service allows consumers to track their bank, credit card, savings, and loan transactions.

Credit Karma

Credit Karma was founded by Kennith Lin, who had previously worked at E-Loan and Upromise, in 2008.

The company was funded by investors Chris Larson and Mark Lefanowicz. Five years later in 2013, Credit Karma received a $30 million investment from Ribbit Capital and Susquehanna Growth Equity.

History

Credit Karma also offers financial account monitoring through the service Yodlee. This service allows consumers to track their bank, credit card, savings, and loan transactions.

Discovery Channel Corporate Office

The Discovery Channel and its parent company, Cable Educational Network Inc., was founded by John Hendricks in 1982. Several investors raised $5 million to launch the network.

The channel began broadcasting in 1985 in 156,000 households.

In the early years, The Discovery Channel focused on educational programming, such as wildlife documentaries and science and historical specials.

By 1990 the channel was available in 50 million households.

In 2000 The Discovery Channel began to change its programming, including reality-based series focusing on automotive occupations, and investigations. In 2005 the channel added popular science and historical themes.

Today the channel’s most popular shows include MythBusters, Unsolved History, Best Evidence, Dirty Jobs, and Deadliest Catch.

The Discovery Channel is available in over 400 million households worldwide and is owned by Discovery Communications, Inc.

The channel received negative reviews and calls of bait and switch after it advertised that Paul Rosolie, host of Eaten Alive, was going to go headfirst and be eaten by a 20-foot anaconda snake. After 90 minutes, it became clear that Rosolie was wearing a compression suit and that while the confused snake did attack, he was not going to be eaten.

Discovery Communications is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol DISCA, is a member of the S&P 500, is #531 on the Fortune 1000, has 5,700 employees, and had $5.54 billion in revenue in 2013.

The Discovery Channel

The Discovery Channel and its parent company, Cable Educational Network Inc., was founded by John Hendricks in 1982. Several investors raised $5 million to launch the network.

The channel began broadcasting in 1985 in 156,000 households.

History

In the early years, The Discovery Channel focused on educational programming, such as wildlife documentaries and science and historical specials.

By 1990 the channel was available in 50 million households.

Today the channel’s most popular shows include MythBusters, Unsolved History, Best Evidence, Dirty Jobs, and Deadliest Catch.

The Discovery Channel is available in over 400 million households worldwide and is owned by Discovery Communications, Inc.