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OCTOBER 25, 2019

In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital upstarts – taking advantage of disruptive technologies from AI to IoT – reshape the economy and the corporate pecking order. Conventional wisdom dictated that incumbents should focus their innovation efforts on R&D and growing their cash cows while investing in a few startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Innovator’s Dilemma – In his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemma,&# Clay Christensen talks about why industry leaders almost always fail to act when “disruptive change&# enters their business. Incumbents can’t react. If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Some banks have been employing the same strategy for like a decade!” Fintech startups are convinced that banks have lobbied the RBI to reach this decision, employing the age-old tactic where incumbents cry foul and rely on the regulator to rescue the day. But until some change or clarity arrives, large disruptions are expected.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

has a legacy, centralized financial infrastructure that needs to be disrupted and re-imagined by fintechs with blockchain technology. Bob Ruark, principal and banking and fintech strategy leader for KPMG US, noted that pricing is difficult now given the rapid decline in valuations. Today the U.S. As a result, they may have to sell.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

At Qumra, we get excited about companies that disrupt traditional industries while doing good and improving quality of life. Our portfolio includes some great examples such as Fiverr that has disrupted the labor market by unlocking the global talent pool, or Talkspace, which is providing access to therapy to all. are at risk.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Experts say Africa is poised to be disrupted by web3 in a similar fashion that has seen Southeast Asia become one of the best markets for web3. It’s one of our main user acquisition strategies where we want to double every Africans airtime and data,” Zhang said. million in seed funding. The last bit is play-to-earn games.

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education incumbents mix-use media 96

Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 13, 2024

And then the way those modern data centers are built by the leading-edge companies now is they’re sort of built on day one with an integrated strategy for energy and for cooling. And so I don’t think there’s some magic bullet to hugely accelerate things. Economic growth is a great starting point.

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