This Week in Startups - 642: News Roundtable

Bots, VR, and Twitter with Veronica Belmont and Dave Mathews

This Week in Startups - 642: News Roundtable launched on May 11, 2016 with 89 votes, #550 of 3,824 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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LaunchedMay 11, 2016

Launch day▲ 89 votes, 4 commentstop 14% of 3,824 that month

Websitethisweekinstartups.comnot reachable, checked September 2026

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of 3,824 launches in May 2016: 75%
of 2016's launches got fewer votes: 7×
the median launch of 2016 (12 votes): 158
launches landed the same day

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