2020 saw the battle for short videos intensify; 2021 will determine the emerging winners and trends! — The area of short videos has seen a number of TikTok clones, including Instagram Reels, Spotlight, and more. Then there is Rizzle, which brings a fresh perspective with Rizzle Series, their short vertical series. In October 2013, Snapchat launched Stories, forever changing how we thought about videos. What were once…

Rizzlians went on a Tweetstorm to get the attention of VCs and it was the best show of love an app has ever received! — Every now and then, there comes an app that captures the imagination of its users in such a strong way that it becomes a key part of people’s lives in a positive way. When we set out to build Rizzle, that’s what we had in mind. …

After decades of using social networks built by white Americans, America has a new favorite that is ‘Made in China’. — In 2015, there was a social network that captured the imagination of teens using popular music tracks. “OMG, Selena Gomez invited me to a duet!”, cried thousands of middle schoolers who went on to obsessively show off their dance moves and lip syncing skills on this app called musical.ly.

Empathy brings equality. Trust and love bring empathy. Stories build trust and spread love. Let’s tell our stories. — It is a dark time in America. 2020 has shown that we still have a lot of progress to bring. We’re still so behind that many of us don’t even understand equality. This post is not about equality or the lack of it. That is another post for another time…

We have an emotional intelligence crisis in America — When I watched Bohemian Rhapsody, one specific line caught my attention so strongly that I made a mental note to write about it. It was when Freddie referred to Americans as “puritans in public, perverts in private”. It represents a certain sad truth about the American society. “Puritans in public…

Research shows an average of 7 hours for every 1–5 minutes of video uploaded to YouTube! — Whatever type of YouTuber you are, you know that creating a YouTube video takes time, dedication, and persistent effort. We delved into the depths of what it takes to create a YouTube video through a Rizzle prompt and some Reddit research. This article summarizes our findings. Sources We used two primary…

A journey of self discovery and growth unlike any other! — Precisely after four years, I will be writing myself a paycheck this month, thanks to our Series A raise. The thought makes me tear up. It will be significantly lower than my last paycheck and it will be lower than any paycheck I’ve received in the last decade or perhaps…

The current situation does not bode well for a Democrat takeover in 2020. It is time to learn necessary lessons from the right. — It’s February 2019 and we already have an impressive list of democrats running for President in 2020. Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Buttigieg. Other potential high profile candidates include Joe Biden, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton…

Capitalism and misunderstood economics led to fascism, destroying freedom. — In 2018, we saw more women, and women of color in particular, getting elected to Congress than ever before in the history of America. That’s progress. It suggests there is hope. …