Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

It is incumbent upon those of us working to build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems to put inclusion front and center, at the heart of everything we do. Develop program-specific advisory boards from under-represented backgrounds. Board commitments to DEI. It’s not an afterthought. It is the whole thought. “If

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Now that everyone knows the stakes of a Facebook-like outcome, there’s more money looking to fund and fuel web-scale network-effect businesses. If the first move on the chess board was free, it leads me to believe that for most, the second and even third moves will be costly. Money has been coming into the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

But first up is Natasha’s dive into Mos , which founder Amira Yahyaoui says is gunnin’ to become “the incumbent bank in the U.S.” Anyway, the business of taking pictures of the Earth is a big one, and the company has raised more than $300 million to create an ever-larger network of satellites. Bottoms-up sales, or recipe for IT chaos?

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 21, 2021

They can accrue huge value by reducing friction and aggregating supply and demand — particularly because they have the ability to build network effects and economies of scale. In the last few years, incumbents have started to adopt technology to fix inefficiencies, but they’ve focused on tools to streamline individual tasks (e.g.,

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer expectations. Monzo attacked incumbent models by creating an entirely app-based experience where customers could open a checking account from their phone for free. Traditional banks have not been able to keep pace.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

Execs from the two startups say the combined company will have processed over $5 billion in payments and built a network of over 500,000 connected businesses by creating B2B DeFi payment networks in both the U.S. and Mexico. Specifically, it said, in Q2 2022, “ VC investment in fintech companies fell 17.8%

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

it counts Tampa International and John Wayne Airport as customers, processing some 150 million passengers each year across the board. million in the bank the company said that it will use the new funding to expedite its expansion plans and continue its push to “displace lethargic incumbents.” Founded out of Chester, U.K.,

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

First, they believe that the current offerings from the financial incumbents are lacking. banks consumer checking offerings have become less favorable across the board. banking system is the Automated Clearing House network, broadly known as ACH. The basis of this argument is really two fold. Checking Account Competition.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

Now with big banks, corporations, and governments on board, Bitcoin and?—?by ETH killers, BTC killers and all kinds of other projects with lofty promises and ambitious roadmaps to build better blockchains than the incumbents. Which means they have paid gas fees and used the Ethereum network. This was unthinkable a few years ago.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

They spoke a certain way, they were looking for cues of who else you knew in their network — and the minute that they discovered that you were not one of them, the meeting was basically over. Initially, my board, which is all white and male, didn’t understand this market and was a bit cautious.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 26, 2021

Even with $125K from YC and $1–2M in venture funding, a startup’s credit limit is still likely to tap out at $20K from an incumbent creditor—which is not nearly enough to cover software, marketing, and other expenses. incumbent offerings which only offered end-of-month reconciliation). The incumbent system involves three key “stacks.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2010

I found that I was always more curious about issues like “why do you charge for your web hosting services this way when newer non-incumbent players do not?&# or “What would happen if we didn’t bid for 3G services and in stead built our network on 2.5G But for most issues VC’s and boards are tourists.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The company initially built and ran a contract manufacturer for circuit board assembly, but realized that wasn’t the right context to tackle these problems. The next wave of supply-chain innovation will be driven by startups that help incumbents win. .” The passage of the CHIPS Act could launch another US startup renaissance.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

It seems that people were complaining that there was a kiddie pool too close to some of the rooms and there were people with their kids yelling and screaming at 8am. &# Never stay here again!&# This was a few years ago when I was in the kiddie-pool phase (now we’ve luckily graduated to boogie boarding!). My kids can yell at 8am!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Today’s interview was with Tige ( interesting to follow on Twitter ), who has been involved with funded and/or sitting on the boards of Revolution Money, Living Social, Flexcar (now ZipCar) and UberMedia. It had the audience, the people, the network, everything! The networks seem to be emphatic about monetization for the present.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Sila will use the new funding to increase headcount, target additional partners and expand product features, including its Ethereum MainNet stablecoin issuance and interoperability between FedWire and the Nacha Automated Clearing House network. There is a massive wave of fintechs emerging in the U.S.,

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Can you do this online before your visit, or are you handed a clip-board full of forms where you enter information you have already provided on previous visits? Narrow Networks — Narrow networks are an interesting response to the above market prices that the large hospitals and groups are pushing on the broader market.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Any area that needs to compete both with incumbents and also a set of already successful “new age” companies that made the first step of meaningful disruption. The army plays an important role in the socialization, education, skills development, social network and fabric of Israeli society.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ll have the new Discovery Stage featuring in-depth demos and speaker Q&As, roundtables, networking, breakout sessions and more. The social network is dedicated exclusively to women in professional leadership positions, charging thousands for a private membership (if you’re lucky enough to get accepted). Yes, Chief.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

What you should do, since now you're out of Twitch, you should do a professional network that's powered by the blockchain that, and I'm going to say this as kindly. Because people don't love the incumbent right now. One is the crypto social network. I'm going to give you my pitch, Shaan. that people love. Shaan: That's insane.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. Ezra Klein : Hello and welcome to the Ezra Klein Show, a podcast on Vox Media Podcast Network.

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