Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

Nathan Heller published an article called Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk? The key question he poses is: has the industry become so large that it needs to be disrupted? Also, more venture firms and startups are choosing debt as a non-dilutive financing alternative. in the New Yorker.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2017

And the giant gets disrupted precisely because its cost structure to serve its customers and its cash cow, high-priced offering makes it nearly impossible for it to try compete. The deal fell through at the last minute and ADT chose not to continue financing the company, which was forced to shut down. And what prompted this lawsuit?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I pointed to several Economist articles I had read that mapped historical prices of real estate for 400 years and how on average property values grow at no more 1.5% That would mean that the increased number of new business startups will lead to a “funding gap&# of deals that can’t get financed.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

This is the fourth article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I know some people think the whole market has been disrupted and startups and funding work differently these days. Total disruption on the funding market? How’d that work out?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In this article, well explore essential strategies to help small business owners improve their cash flow to maintain a positive cash position for financial stability. Improve Invoicing and Payment Collection Delayed payments from customers can disrupt your cash flow, making it harder to cover operational costs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Masa Finance , a hybrid credit protocol and decentralized credit bureau founded by Pngme CEO Brendan Playford in late 2020, has raised $3.5 Decentralized finance’s premise transcends this segment of banked people. Masa Finance is the result of these collective ventures. million in pre-seed funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In addition to the P2P deals covered below, on the show we also talked about some of my favorite financing startups ( Wonga in the UK run by Errol Damelin , who is a superstar) and Affordit.com run by serial (and I mean serial!) I’m not arguing that this is a wise move to do with one’s money, just that it seems to have appeal.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Startups are known to disrupt the markets, and this disruption usually ends up in developing totally new demand for its offerings. Such demand and other metrics of a disruptive startup, when represented in the form of a graph, form a shape of a hockey stick. Did we miss something?

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts. The experience reaffirmed a core belief: resilience is not keeping away from disruption but about responding without hesitation. Chunyang Shen , Finance Expert, Jarsy Inc.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Finishing is the ripest for disruption. AI has also begun to play a bigger role in the construction supply chain, production scheduling, labor management, insurance and financing, risk assessment etc. This is an indication that the industry is ready for disruption. Read the full article on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

The financing is notable for a few reasons. For one, that new $6 billion valuation, is up 50% from the $4 billion it was valued at last November when it raised $200 million in Series D financing. Secondly, it’s further proof that mortgage – a traditionally “unsexy” industry that has long been in need of disruption – is officially hot.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was sick of hyperbole articles pronouncing that VCs were “scared or AngelList&# or “it was disrupting VC&# or some other BS exaggeration like that. Let’s be clear: AngelList doesn’t scare a single VC I know. It is additive. Jody talks about what it’s like working with Dave McClure.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The main point of the article is quoted below: [We are living in an era of] cautiousness far too satisfied with incremental improvements. Peter Thiel and Gary Kasparov wrote in the Financial Times about “Our dangerous illusion of tech progress”. To his great credit, Thiel is a contributor to this effort.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A startup is a business structure powered by disruptive innovation, created to solve a problem by delivering a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Innovation: The mark of a true startup is disruptive innovation. Once established, they are either revenue financed or take business loans. Innovation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Toni Eliasz is the program manager of the Disruptive Technologies for Development Program (DT4D) that supports the innovation and adoption of technology-driven solutions in World Bank Group operations. Toni Eliasz. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

This article was originally posted on Forbes.com. Here are some of the fifteen tactics that industry leaders, Nobel Laureates, and disruptive upstarts have used to build mutual prosperity for shareholders, the planet and the local community. Read the rest of the article! It has been reprinted here with permission from Ashoka.

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Feedough

MARCH 1, 2021

While all disruptive high-growth businesses can be termed startups, it’s still a heterogeneous group with subtypes characterised by the industry served, market disrupted, funding raised, motive, and valuation. The space exploration market existed but was largely untapped before SpaceX disrupted the functioning of the market.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Get entrepreneur articles by email once a month. Enabling the public to participate in the types of deals usually reserved for angel investors and those “in the know”, Snowball Effect has assisted nearly 50 companies at various stages of growth to raise over $55M, from 6000+ unique investors since it’s launch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 21, 2017

When you build a strategic radar, you are guided by 29 disruption factors and eight essence questions. The disruption factors are what they state (i.e. a disruption to the context, a dent in the universe or reality). This article first appeared on The Step Change Blog. It’s all on one page.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Apply to Startup Battlefield 200 anyway — and announce your public debut at TechCrunch Disrupt! The only unicorn born in Q1 was Egypt-based MNT-Halan, which in early February raised $260 million in equity financing at a $1billion valuation, Mary Ann and Christine report in their look back at the first quarter of the year.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

This article presents key strategies, backed by expert insights, to help you showcase your startup’s value and growth potential. When presenting to investors who are more interested in finances, on the other hand, the conversation tends to center more around KPIs like revenue growth, cost per new customer, and other financial metrics.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Embedded finance will help fill the life insurance coverage gap. There’s latent demand for life insurance currently unaddressed by much of the financial services industry, and embedded finance can be the solution. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since the coronavirus pandemic took hold and disrupted every corner of daily life— Main Street being one of them. ” I work at Nav , a company that helps small businesses secure financing. . ” I work at Nav , a company that helps small businesses secure financing.

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Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

An disruptive idea marks the start of a startup. However, for some startups, it’s a essential inflow of capital just to set base for something big that can disrupt the industry. Investors Usually self-financed or from friends, family, and other non-institutional investors. But not all ideas convert into real businesses.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This article serves as a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs eyeing Singapore as their business launchpad. Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans. In this guide, we’ll explore the diverse startup programs available in Singapore.

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

For some context on how the program came about in the first place, check out this article I wrote earlier this year. Bell, a corporate finance attorney and a former White House policy advisor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in a press release. For more details, head here. P.S. Hope to see you there! Applications close August 5.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. The options for financing are seemingly endless: syndicates, public crowdfunding, VC firms, accelerators, debt financing, rolling funds, and, for the profitable few, bootstrapping. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. 3 disruptive trends that will shape marketing in 2022. 3 disruptive trends that will shape marketing in 2022. seed- and early-stage venture dollars. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

At TechCrunch Disrupt, I spoke to three investors about how they use TAM to guide their decision-making. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. 3 investors explain how finance-focused proptech startups can survive the downturn. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. “It

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

In a few months, TC Disrupt will kick off at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Apply today to join Startup Battlefield 200 for the chance to exhibit your startup for free at TechCrunch Disrupt this October and win the $100K equity-free prize. Listen up founders! So, here is a chance to participate. Applications close August 5.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. His article confirms a suspicion I’ve long harbored: Many entrepreneurs pursue accelerators so they can gain access to investors, score free publicity or receive positive reinforcement for their idea. Image Credits: Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

” Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. In a panel discussion at TechCrunch Disrupt, Managing Editor Eric Eldon interviewed Jaime Bott, talent partner at Sequoia, Tawni Nazario-Cranz, operating partner at Signalfire, and Doris Tong, founder and CEO of EQ Talent Group, to learn more about recent shifts in recruiting.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

In this article, he explains why faith, work ethic and more are essential. They will take more accounting, marketing, or finance courses or read up on industry specifics. In 2013, recognizing a need for disruptive distribution and retail changes in the 100-billion-dollar U.S. He is the author of The Rugged Entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

When Daniel Simon sold Bread , a consumer purchase finance and payments startup he’d co-founded, to Alliance Data Systems for over $500 million late last year, he quickly set his sights on building another startup.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

“Derivatives trading has been a pillar of traditional finance for a long time, but DeFi has not been able to achieve the capital efficiency and throughput required to make decentralized derivatives trading viable, until now.”. For now, Vega is still under development.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. PT, I’m moderating “The Path for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs,” a panel discussion at Disrupt 2021. .” Creative adtech is on the cusp of a revolution, and VCs should take note. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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