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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. 2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer. This did not happen by magic. expectations.

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. 2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer expectations. This did not happen by magic.

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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines

Andreessen Horowitz

The emergence of generative AI, cloud computing, and new spatial platforms is poised to disrupt 3D creation end-to-end. From the age-old realms created in myths to the digital domains we traverse today in video games, the fidelity of these worlds has never been more immersive nor culturally impactful.

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A Collection of Uncommon Points of View on Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

I was given a copy at TechCrunch Disrupt. Second, network effects that enable the business to grow faster as it scales. Idea 2: Disruption is the wrong mind-set. Today’s mantra of disrupting industries focuses startups on existing competitive markets. Over the past day or so, I’ve read it in its entirety.

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HubSpot CEO and Cofounder Brian Halligan with Wufoo Cofounder Kevin Hale

Y Combinator

What’s fascinating to me about my mornings is those six startups, and they are startups, are all very much part of my life and have completely disrupted the incumbents in those space. I feel like all those industries are being disrupted dramatically by people who are just better at customer experience, a step function better.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

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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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

abovethecrowd.com

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. He runs the Game Show Network. That podcast is included here along with a transcript.

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