Despite the tweets, Amazon Prime Day appears to have been a success. Single-day US sales for Amazon.com compared with a year prior: Transaction volume: +68% Revenue: +88% Customers: +57% Average transaction value: +12% ($59) Revenue per Customer: +20% ($79) Note: We compared 7/15/2015 with 7/16/2014 to match day of week For context, year-over-year revenue for … Continued

Dollar Shave Club has had quite a ramp leading up to their $75M round. Since launching their subscription service in March 2012, they’ve grown to $100M+ ARR and have yet to lose steam. For May 2015: Revenue was up 134% year over year Customer base was up 123% year over year As seen over time: … Continued