abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

Many entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley believe that the financial services industry in the United States is “ripe for disruption. ” First, they believe that the current offerings from the financial incumbents are lacking. Consumers want faster, simpler, and cheaper transactions, and entrepreneurs want to give it to them.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Articles from the episode: A third straight week of tech layoffs in the books. Extras: Hana Mohan’s Twitter thread on the YC advice to founders. Things aren’t looking good for the model that once challenged the incumbency of SaaS. Plus a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch. Hana Mohan’s episode of Found.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. But today I want to give you advice on how to decrease your odds of failure in a startup. Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Fewer than 300 pages, the book parachutes the reader immediately into a cab journey in Ireland that Boden is taking post-financial crisis, when bankers weren’t exactly close to the public’s heart. Anne Boden: As you know, I’ve already done another book, “The Money Revolution.”

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

” C++ is not a great first language to learn, especially if it’s just from a book. Craig Cannon [00:09:18] – I thought that was actually a really nice piece of advice that you gave because you interviewed at Yelp twice. I think the relationship between creators and entrepreneurs is very similar.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

Dharmesh: I think that was good advice. And you can learn a lot of what you need just by reading the top three books on it and just practicing the craft, right? Because people don't love the incumbent right now. It's kind of related to Constant Contact's space and we want to get her advice. It's like that.

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