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First, they believe that the current offerings from the financial incumbents are lacking. Regulation becomes the friend of the incumbent in highly regulated industries through a process known as regulatory capture. The basis of this argument is really two fold. The point to understand is that the U.S.
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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Ones that offer amazing value (low relative margins) at high volumes that makes it nearly impossible for high-cost incumbents to compete. How does the incumbent respond? That is what Clay Christenson defined in his book as “The Innovator’s Dilemma.”. How do existing incumbents compete with that? It’s remarkable.
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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They say things like “we have a unique feature” and “the incumbents are dumb,” which might be true, but isn’t a strategy. There are not enough blogs or books about this phase; often leaders go underground. This impedes sympathy and the ability to deliver appropriate advice. Founders almost never have a real strategy.
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.
15:05 – Providing advice as content vs in the product. 21:30 – Inbound marketing and audience building advice. Brian Halligan [02:14] – I basically just block all that day Wednesday so no one can book a meeting there. ” A lot more introverts felt comfortable doing that after that book came out.
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